Karl Burkart Blog

Oil industry insider describes BP 'monster' lurking in the Gulf
100,000 barrels per day and a tilting wellhead presage a doomsday scenario, according to one industry insider.
Chipotle turns spam e-mail into healthy school lunches
Forward 100 spam e-mails to Chipotle, and they will give $10 to The Lunch Box, a nonprofit that gives healthy meals to kids.
California, the chargers are coming!
Landmark grant goes to California to pave the way for mass adoption of electric vehicles.
Google makes dream of smart grid wireless network possible
The vision of an energy-efficient super grid that allows powers companies to communicate real-time may be possible through Google-Spectrum Bridge partnership.
Can fish fry oil save London from impending drought?
London launches hi-tech desalination plant to stave off drought, and it will be powered by a renewable fuel found in abundance in the city -- fish fry oil.
Painting a mountain to save a glacier
World Bank backs desperate attempt to restore a glacier in Peru using nothing more than whitewash.
Climate movement gets a high fashion 'Akomplice'
An unusual equation ... Hip-hop + haute couture + global warming + U.S. Department of Energy = white paint.
SpongeBob and Aquaman on BP oil spill
Two funny videos from two aquatic icons -- SpongeBob and Aquaman -- speaking out on their now destroyed habitats.
Rebranding incompetence: Anti-BP art
BP has been attacked from all sides, but it is the artist community that has provided its most thorough evisceration.
Wired Chevy Volt Challenge winners
Wired Magazine gives 4 deserving eco-geeks the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a new Chevy Volt.

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