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This is interesting: Two photographers have traveled the world to meet "average" families and report on their dietary habits, then taken photos of the families with their weekly food totals. Link . Check it out!

An interesting little site that features representations of the world map with re-sized proportions - based on factors such as population, HIV prevalence and wealth: Here's a preview of one for purchasing power: Worldmapper: The world as you've never seen it before via Ian @ Amazing Grades

Did you know that every 6,000 miles a car travels, it produces its own weight in CO2? There are 30 million cars in the UK and each car is driven on average 9,000 miles a year. That's a lot of CO2 being pumped into our air. These photos show some examples of current electric hybrid models: Toyota Prius What are hybrid electric vehicles? Hybrid vehicles are powered by a combination of a petrol or diesel engine and electricity. This cuts down on the amount of fuel needed, meaning hybrid vehicles produce fewer emissions. and spend less on petrol. Most hybrids also use regenerative braking, which means that energy is put back into the battery when braking - this improves energy efficiency and reduces brake wear. Honda Insight What are the environmental benefits of hybrid electric vehicles? As well as producing fewer emissions, hybrid technologies improve fuel efficiency and therefore provide considerable fuel savings compared to a non-hybrid vehicle. Honda Civic Hybrid How much does i...

A plan to create a £24m wood-fuelled energy plant is closer to being built after securing more than £5m of government funding. If it goes ahead, the combined heat and power plant will be capable of heating 20,000 homes a year. The biomass scheme will use wood fibre to produce steam to make electricity. Heat generated during this process will be used to manufacture 100,000 tonnes of wood pellets a year, offering an alternative to fossil fuels, such as oil. The new plant will create around 30 local jobs. Full Story

Lots (one hundred) ways to conserve energy, use less water protect our air and create less rubbish. It's... 100 Ways to Save the Environment Huzzah for saving the environment!

Really useful links all about Climate Change. Includes latest news, a slideshow, what we can do to fight climate change, the impact climate change will have on us and the causes. More on climate change | Climate change | Guardian Unlimited Environment Really useful site with lots of information.

Tense anniversary in French suburbs Clichy-sous-Bois, is a drab suburb in the north-east of Paris, scene of the deaths of two local teenagers who died and sparked three weeks of rioting across France's largely immigrant suburbs. Cedric Lignier, 18 Clichy-sous-Bois If more was done to help youths, they would sell fewer drugs. But it’s difficult to get work. As soon as employers see our faces, they think we want to steal from them. I want to work! More comments and quotes here Map of Paris suburbs. More maps here . French police figures for the riots: 9193 cars burnt 2,921 arrests 21 nights of riots Read the full story here including a timeline and lots of other resources from the BBC website.

A supercell is a severe thunderstorm with a deep rotating updraft (called a mesocyclone). Check out these amazing photos of a supercell thunderstorm in Nebraska: May 28, 2004 Highway 12 Supercell-ne Nebraska More about supercells . More awesome storm pictures at extremeinstability.com

"Britain's biggest cave discovered "