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    Urban chickens - by frog



    I’m a petless kind of urban frog. I’m not a big fan of cats, and I always feel a little sorry for big dogs in the big city. And, as you’d expect, I don’t have a lot of affinity for fish bowls and cages. But I know a lot of people do like pets, so [...] read more
    March 27, 2008 10:01 am - 5 Comments
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    Living in the city - by frog



     This year is the first time ever more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. So the Freakonomics blog has a fascinating debate going on (as always) on urbanisation. It has analyses from a range of urban experts on trends for the future: James Howard Kunstler argues that climate change and peak oil [...] read more
    December 12, 2007 12:05 pm - 21 Comments