Turns out, it is Chinese mine fires.
Via Marginal Revolution:
China alone loses between 100 million and 200 million tons of coal each year to mine fires, as much as 20 percent of their annual production, according to the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, based in Enschede, Netherlands. The Institute estimates that carbon dioxide emissions [...]
Posts Tagged ‘air conditioning’
And you thought it was all your driving that was causing climate change
Marketing to Americans [travel]
Conrad Hilton was a visionary.
Not only did he build one of the world’s most famous hotel chains, but he also understood that the best way to make Paris and other European cities more appealing was, well, to make his hotels there more like America. This meant installing two things: air conditioning and steakhouses.
After all, just because you’re [...]
That myth about how Coke dehydrates you
You know how whenever you’re thirsty and reach for an ice cold refreshing soft drink someone invariably tells you that soda will dehydrate you or only make you thirstier? Yeah, well it turns out that is total BS.
From the New York Times:
It was long thought that caffeinated beverages were diuretics, but studies reviewed last year [...]
Should New York try running negative ads?
The AP reports that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and London Mayor Boris Johnson have agreed to swap ad space on each city’s public transportation system in order to boost mutual tourism. London will be able to place a few dozen ads in MTA buses while New York will get poster locations in the Underground.
Of course, what [...]
Being an American means you don’t have to sweat (as much)
Taking the subway in the middle of the summer is never going to be an entirely pleasant experience. For starters, the fact you’re taking the subway means you’ve already had to leave your air-conditioned home or office and ventured out into the summer heat.
But at least in America when you finally get on the [...]
Cooler heads previal
Walking down Broadway in 90 degree heat earlier this week, I came to have a deeper appreciation of the American retail tactic of luring customers into shops by blasting air conditioning out of open doors. As it was particularly sticky that day, I was happy when my walk brought me to the boutique-lined blocks of [...]
Why Europe Sucks €4. Inadequate air conditioning
Today the temperature was more than 80 degrees here in Michigan. This means one thing—Americans across the upper Midwest enjoyed the first warm day of the year from the air-conditioned comfort of their homes and automobiles.
Sure, some Americans popped outside for a short walk or a brief spat of gardening. But more often than not, [...]
