[Diabolical CO2, Kenyan edition: It's "robbing peoples' bank accounts"!]

...in the rural Turkana district of northwest Kenya, the culprit robbing peoples' bank accounts is climate change.

The worst drought since 1969 is "wreaking havoc" among the pastoralists who make their homes in this already harsh environment, the BBC reports.

Drive Smarter Challenge loves a back seat driver, if they're intelligent and green — Autoblog Green

Markus created a new character, the back seat driver who you might actually want to drive with, since he gives out advice on how to save gas while getting around.

[If we're using this much extra fuel because of weight gain, do we really want to haul around an extra passenger who tells you to keep your tires properly inflated?]

In 2006, Jacobson and McLay found that cars and light trucks consumed up to 938 million additional gallons of fuel each year as a result of average weight gain since the 1960s. In the new study, Jacobson and King found the amount of additional fuel had jumped by nearly 200 million gallons, to 1.137 billion gallons a year, an increase of about
21 percent.

[Maybe they can improve the weather by keeping recovery rooms chillier, or by using crappier lighting in the operating rooms?]: Study reveals NHS Scotland's CO2 emissions

Fresh targets requiring the NHS in Scotland to boost its energy efficiency and slash greenhouse gas emissions are expected, following the latest health service CO2 emissions study.

And does Grandma really need that power-guzzling heart-lung machine?