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Can you hot box in that thing?
Willie Nelson's on the road again ... in a limited-edition "Willie's Willys" pickup, which will run on pure BioWillie, natch. Just 500 of the re-created 1941 Willys hot rods were made -- and one can be yours for the low, low price of $97,000. Willie's BioWillie-run Willie's Willys would appreciate you refraining from willy jokes. Thanks.
Photo: Serious Wheels.
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Yearning to breathe free
In a harsh blow to those who view renewable energy as an anti-American conspiracy run by communist pagan pedophile Hollywood atheist Jew Christmas-killers, the world's foremost icon of Freedom© will now be run on wind power. We're coming for you next, Rushmore.
Photo: iStockphoto.
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You get a bulb! You get a bulb! You get a bulb!
When grade-school teacher Mr. Luna came up with his "bright idea" to give every child in America a CFL, he turned to the world's most powerful person for help. No, not Bono. The Big O! To help fight global warming, he's asked her to buy 50 million kids a bulb each. And a pony.
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Funding mentalists
Just before President Bush showed up at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to tout his funding for alternative-energy research, the Energy Department scrambled to rehire 32 NREL employees fired earlier due to, um, Bush's budget cuts. As aspiring satirists, we salute this administration. Well done, sirs.
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Drop it like it's hot
From the city that brought us Rice-A-Roni, cable cars, and Full House comes the latest in alternative energy: dog doo-doo. In an effort to be zero-waste by 2020, the hippie city is looking into the poo-tential of methane-generated electricity powered by poochie piles. No shit.
The Grist List, 24 Feb 2006
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Posted 11:30 AM on 24 Feb 2006
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David Roberts is staff writer for Grist. You can follow his Twitter feed at twitter.com/drgrist.
Sarah van Schagen is Grist’s Seattle editor.
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