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Celebrities Come Out For ‘The Cove’ Public Service Announcement

We’ve all seen Hayden Panettiere saving dolphins (and birds) once before, but many more celebrities are starting show up.

A new documentary has been made, showing an annual killing of dolphins in Japan. It’s estimated that some 20,000 dolphins are killed there each year. The odd thing about the whole thing? Well, the world doesn’t even know this is happening. That’s where The Cove steps in. The Cove, an hour-and-a-half long documentary, has won an Oscar for “Best Feature Documentary.” I urge you to pick it up, watch it, then do something about it.

[Huge thanks to Gizmodo for posting this on their site. It has nothing to do with technology, so koodos to them!]

{ Environment, Issues }

Los Angeles Wild Fires In An Incredible Time-Lapse Video

While the wildfires were ablazin’ over in the western portion of the United States, one man decided to take out his camera and start taking photos. Put together in a time-lapse video, the camera reveals what looks like a volcano erupting in L.A. right before our very eyes.  I wonder if anyone’s realized it’s not a good idea to live in L.A. anymore? Probably not.

[CrunchGear via Original, via Geekologie and iReport]

{ Environment, Issues }

GM-Volt: Save The Chevy Volt!

It has come to my attention that General Motors (GM) is in dire need of a bailout. Apparently, the automotive company is on the brink of collapse.

In an interview with Automotive News, CEO Rick Wagoner said that “this is an issue that needs to be addressed urgently” and that GM’s cash reserves are less than $5 billion. Now, that may sound like a pocket full of sunshine, but in reality, that won’t even cover their bills.

Now, I really do want to see the Chevy Volt come to fruition, since I am a tree huger and all. The all new Chevy Volt is an electric hybrid which runs completely on electricity for the first 40 miles. Upon completion of the 40 miles, it switches over to a regular hybrid gasoline engine and will get about 37mpg on the highway and 27 miles in the city. What’s best about this car: if you only drive the 40 miles, it costs anywhere between 50-80 CENTS to recharge the battery to full.

So, if you have it in your heart to help a company that’s trying to help the environment, please send a letter to the US Government. Please!