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If you are into sports, it has been an amazing two weeks in London. If you are into design, culture and green it hasn't been too bad either. Bonnie wraps up her terrific coverage of everything outside the venues, from electric mini minis to public transit. 
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These were a riot; sometimes you see them scrambling across the field to get out of the way. 

It takes a little bit of high tech spy gear to reveal how murderous our fluffly little bags of purr really are.  

 KittyCam Technology Reveals How Much Wildlife Is Killed by Outdoor Cats 

It turns out to be lot better a driver than most people are. " impressive, almost science-fiction worthy stuff!"  

Google's Self-Driving Car Reaches 300,000 Miles Without an Accident

It is getting to the point where the phone is becoming our computer, and it is going to change everything.

The phone is already changing the auto industry as priorities change; the housing industry is the next revolution.   

 

Staying Connected May Be Worth More To Young People Than A Set Of Wheels 
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The most popular post of the week, with 47 comments complaining that it is impossible.

 New Bladeless Wind Turbine Claimed to be Twice as Efficient as Conventional Designs 
tomato sucker
The troubling question that has been on everybody's mind this week.  I'm gonna git you sucka.   

 Should You Prune Your Tomato Plants? 
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From lasagna to Gazpacho, keep the kitchen cool and power-usage low with the best of summer non-cooking. 

Some say that New Yorkers are arrogant; Mat demonstrates with his audacious claim about his farmers' market.  
beat the heat
A new series about keeping cool with culture, not contraptions. Beat the Heat!
Edited by Lloyd Alter. Comments: newsletter.editor@treehugger.com 

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