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Popular Mechanics October 2009 Glenn Reynolds	How Self Reliance Can Get You Through Any Disaster It's better to bend than to break, and it's best to be prepared for the worst. Resilience engineering starts with the insight that it's smart to design and maintain systems so they have some give.
Popular Mechanics September 11, 2009 Andrew Moseman	How to Make a (More) Environmentally Friendly Rocket Fuel Every NASA space shuttle launch leaves a huge cloud of exhaust in its wake, and some nasty chemicals lurk in the exhaust.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2009 Anders Bylund	Google Enters the Solar Industry Ruling the Internet is all good, but Google won't do it at the expense of the real world.
AskMen.com	Is Weed Recession Proof? Machete-wielding police officers have hacked their way through billions of dollars worth of marijuana in the country's top pot-growing states to stave off a bumper crop sprouting in the tough economy.
National Defense October 2009 Frodl & Manoyan	Why an Effective Global Warming Treaty Will Not Be Reached Neither the United States nor the European Union are going to be able to coax, cajole or coerce China and India into firmly committing to any hard CO2 reduction targets.
AskMen.com	Drunk Driver Jailed For Life A Canadian man has been sentenced to life in prison for mowing down a woman in a wheel chair as he drove drunk. It was his 19th drunk driving conviction, the court said.
AskMen.com	The Worst Approach Ohio police said a suspect in a robbery was arrested when he returned to the home about two hours later to ask the victim out on a date.
AskMen.com	A Jail Sentence For "Sexting?" An 18-year-old pleaded guilty to reduced charges in Vermont's first "sexting" case, in which he allegedly directed two teenage girls to videotape or photograph themselves performing sex acts and send him the results.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2009 Michelle Conlin	A No-Carbon Payoff For one year, author Colin Beavan and his wife tried to live with no impact on the environment.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2009 Colin Beavan	Finding Promise in Sustainability 2.0 Companies that embrace the new "quality of life" movement will become the marketing icons of the future.
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