blog.foreignpolicy.com - 10/23/2009
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Move over ethanol, there is a new bio-fuel in the world... bunnies. Thousands of stray rabbits in Sweden are being shot, frozen and then burned for heat . Stockholm even hires rabbit hunters for the task, like Tommy Tuvuynger, a modern day Elmer Fudd ."We are shooting rabbits in ...
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 10/27/2009
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A friend joked yesterday after a frustrating experience
dealing with Comcast that “I think we need a...
public option for cable/wireless companies.” But there’s a real issue here. The United States gets very mediocre results in terms of broadband price and speed compared to ...
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A Public Option for Broadband
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Endgame
Matthew Yglesias —
C’est la faute des magazines:
— AIPAC sort of fixing up eyesore vacant lot in my neighborhood; next on the agenda, a new attitude toward settlements.
— Bernard Avishai says he’s a Zionist but Jeffrey Goldberg wants to kick him out of the club.
— Sweden burns rabbits for fuel. Really.
— “État-providence” is French for “welfare state”; it’s a much better phrase.
— I think maybe the Wizards need to hire new medical staff.
— Windows 7 is the Creed of ...
A Night in Tunisia, Sweden's Use of Bunny Power, Tim Pawlenty
Notes From a Grumpy Old Man —
... I'm still not sure if this story is a hoax or not, but Foreign Policy has this story that Sweden is using cute, cuddly bunnies as fuel for warmth: "Thousands of stray rabbits in Sweden are being shot, frozen and then burned for heat. Stockholm even hires rabbit hunters for the task, like Tommy Tuvuynger, a modern day Elmer Fudd. "We are shooting rabbits in Stockholm center, they are a very big problem," he said. "Once culled, the rabbits are frozen and when we have enough; a contractor comes and takes them away." ...
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