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Warehoused bales of reclaimed cardboard awaiting recycling. Image credit:Pulp and Paper Canada,

Photo by Paul Keller

What if everyone were to switch to CFLs today?

Sometimes it is hard to know whether a new product is an actual innovation or just an obvious idea trying to look good.

Smith & Wesson were unavailable to talk about gun control, so instead the New York Times got Michael Critelli, Executive Chairman of Pitney Bowes, to defend junk mail against attempts by Leonardo, Oprah and others who consider junk mail an environmental problem and are supporting legislation to have a do-not-mail list, similar to the do-not-call list.

Q. What is the argument that Oprah Winfrey and Leonardo DiCaprio are making?...

This post points out the parallel risk of under-regulating the financial industry and undercutting established environment protections. You may not like it; but the analogy is apt. Both strategies have us headed over a cliff.

Well thats up to a jury of your peers (or a peanut gallery, if you prefer) to decide. The new site SideTaker.com allows roommates, coworkers, neighbors, siblings, and those in relationships of any kind to air out their differences in front of a global audience. Beware of using this site at work, as reading about one train wreck after another can be addicting....