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  1. tochatihu replied to the thread Environmental News.

    Coffee, China, and sleepy Yunnan Province. A bit of coffee is grown in Yunnan:...

    Apr 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
  2. tochatihu replied to the thread ... overweight people in their overweight EVs, tearing up our roads -.

    It seems odd to invoke overweight people in this discussion. A factor not clearly linked to EV operators, does not consider how many on...

    Apr 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
  3. tochatihu replied to the thread ... overweight people in their overweight EVs, tearing up our roads -.

    Some heavy examples: The Heaviest Cars, SUVs, and Trucks on the Road - Klipnik List of The 15 Heaviest Cars in The World (With Images)...

    Apr 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
  4. tochatihu replied to the thread Environmental News.

    Urban greening and reduction of heat-related deaths: In two decades increasing urban vegetation could have saved over 1.1 million lives...

    Apr 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
  5. tochatihu replied to the thread Environmental News.

    I often mention The human enterprise here and will offer my definition. Human activities seem a different and larger concept, being all...

    Apr 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
  6. tochatihu replied to the thread Disease Prevention and Health Reseach.

    What could happen if the US ends global health funding? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01191-z This I would call a lightly...

    Apr 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
  7. tochatihu replied to the thread ... overweight people in their overweight EVs, tearing up our roads -.

    Great to see Jalopnik mentioned here. Neither that article nor its Arstechnica similar mentioned toad damage by much larger commercial...

    Apr 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
  8. tochatihu replied to the thread ... 50 years ago the thing was, "... I'd walk a mile for a Camel?" ~.

    Years ago I was mtn biking up a dirt track and saw a fellow walking his bike down. I supposed mechanical problems and inquired. He said...

    Apr 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
  9. tochatihu replied to the thread Movies to listen to while driving?.

    If one can obtain the full audio of Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy, it would be good. I'm here to announce that a video documentary...

    Apr 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
  10. tochatihu replied to the thread Environmental News.

    I bought a copy of Mao's Red Book with English translations in my first visit to The Great Wall. Seller asked a high price but I paid...

    Apr 25, 2025
  11. tochatihu replied to the thread Environmental News.

    NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, appointed by Trump in first term, has resigned. His statement: Statement by Director Sethuraman...

    Apr 25, 2025
  12. tochatihu replied to the thread Way to go Norway.

    When I was in Bergen (Norway), our tour guide said little of its history as Viking port whence they went a plundering. That was Wild West.

    Apr 25, 2025
  13. tochatihu replied to the thread Driving styles.

    I'm with @ChapmanF concerning aesthetics of early Prius transportation appliances.

    Apr 25, 2025