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Al Gore, the environment, gender and sex

From Fast Company, Al Gore's $100 Million Makeover: Not long ago, he was the butt of jokes—lockbox, earth tones, a postelection beard. Then he dusted off an old slide show and jumped with both feet into the private sector. Al Gore on moving beyond Kyoto: America should join an international treaty that cuts global warming pollution by 90 percent in developed countries and by more than half worldwide. The untold story of how an epic loser engineered what may be the greatest brand makeover of our time. If attacking Al Gore was a movie, it would be Say Anything.

Almost a quarter of nature’s resources are now being gobbled up by a single species – humans, and more on charting greed for all things green. A review of Biodiversity and Environmental Philosophy: An Introduction by Sahotra Sarkar. Michael Oppenheimer discusses his book Confronting Climate Change. Global warming in an Age of Energy Anxiety: Why progressives should shift the emphasis from regulation to investment in their political and policy approach. Buying into the Green Movement: Eco-friendly shopping may be fashionable, but critics argue it won’t reduce global warming. Much of America is suffering under dry conditions, but it is California, Nevada and Arizona that are facing "the perfect drought", Dan Glaister reports. There is, however, an upside to the dry, hot weather: good, cheap wine.

He Thinks, She Thinks: It’s not what you expect: Women are more resilient, men more focused. She navigates by landmarks, he by internal compass. Our differences are surprising—and profound. A review of On Law and Chastity by Robert E. Rodes, Jr. Fear not! The latest clutch of sex guides are full of advice for people with no time to Do It. But who has the time to even read about sex these days? To save you the trouble, Lucy Mangan sifts through Mating in Captivity et al for some top tips. Do we all have "feminised" bodies now? An excerpt from Property in the Body by Donna Dickenson. The Obstetric-Industrial Complex: A review of Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care by Jennifer Block. The article "The Baby-Name Business" provides the latest evidence that Americans are slowly going mad.

Marriage, Trademarked: How to understand—and answer—the claim that same-sex marriage demeans the institution. Walking the English Streets: An article on the rich, complex, and contested history of "the oldest profession". Giddyup With Pony Play Fetishists: It's a boundary-stretching variation on conventional sexual fetishes, with its own bizarre paraphernalia and terminology, substituting bridles and riding crops for the usual manacles and whips — and it just might be going on in a hotel conference room or backyard near you. Soft porn, sluttish brides and honour killings: Another routine week for feminist journalist Natalie Haynes.