July 2011
2 posts
Ezra Klein via Kevin Drum
Two researchers at the University of Chicago estimated that switching to a vegan diet would have a bigger impact than trading in your gas guzzler for a Prius. A study out of Carnegie Mellon University found that the average American would do less for the planet by switching to a totally local diet than by going vegetarian one day a week….A Montanan who drives 40 miles to work might not...
Via Marginal Revolution
A New York City pet store that’s surrounded by bars has banned drunken puppy-buying.
http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2011/07/thwarted-markets-in-everything-2.html
June 2011
1 post
What's Ailing Israel.
a sweeping majority of Israelis – 63.5%, to be exact – think the Jordan valley is part of Israel; in other words, not part of the West Bank; or, in plain words, don’t understand why or how Israeli presence there is being called into question.
http://972mag.com/polljordanvalley/