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Shea Gunther

Thursday links: Groupers, cruise ships in Haiti, and doggie toilets

Are cruise ships landing in Haiti a help to the devastated nation or a slap in the face? Will Barbie's next job be as an environmentalist? And is tanning killing you?

Thu, Jan 21 2010 at 2:17 PM EST

Photo: Evil Erin/Flickr
Here are some great posts from around MNN that you should check out.
 
• Cruise ships continue to dock in Haiti. Some are appalled at the apparent lack of compassion but others defend it as a much needed economic boost to the area. What do you think?
 
• Vote for Barbie to be an environmentalist!
 
• The FDA is thinking about putting tougher warnings on tanning beds after studies found that tanning bulbs emit dangerously high levels of carcinogenic UV light.
 
• Karl Burkart deflates the psuedo controversy surrounding the IPCC's Himalayan glacier goof-up.
 
• MNN's Jim Motavalli talks to Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
 
• Check out MNN's wide array of photo galleries.
 
• The PowerLoo is a fully flushable backyard canine toilet for people sick of their dog's poop.
 
• Seems like a pretty good deal: make a microloan, get some chocolate.
 
• Red grouper make intricate and complex homes, earning them the nickname of architects of the ocean floor.
 
• My buddy Dave Connell writes about the e-waste implications of a battle between Apple and Google.
 
Have a great Thursday. It's a new Office tonight!
 
 
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