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Interesting map showing hotspots of compact fluorescent and LED lightbulb sales.

A brief review of Stephen Hren's Tales from the Sustainable Underground.

Microscopic plastic beads from skin care products showing up in the Great Lakes and elsewhere.

The Wall Street Journal has a nice interactive feature called Waste Lands: America's forgotten nuclear legacy that includes maps and details on the history and current status of Manhattan Project sites.

From The Guardian, a very cool article on Steward Brand, founder of The Whole Earth Catalog (and much more).

I continue my effort to downsize; please help me Get Rid of Stuff!.

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Almanac

Cape Lookout National Seashore, established March 10, 1966, includes 56 miles of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Most of the Seashore is accessible only by private boat or commercial ferry. Facilities are very limited.


Photo: NPS.

The result is a relatively uncrowded experience compared with that available in the rest of the Outer Banks. In addition to water sports and beach activities, options include backcountry camping, cabin rental, and observation of wild horses.