Tours disputations and biodiesel tours

The Manila Times reports on a big conference on population held in France where the effects of population growth on carbon dioxide emissions seem to have been a hot topic. Doesn't sound very new.

In more encouraging news, DaimlerChrysler India says it's testing cars fueled by pure biodiesel in faraway Ladakh. As might be expected, German engineers are involved.

Moving away to our satellite, Google is commemorating the old (36, to be exact) first Moon landing with an extension to their Maps.