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1. The Observatory

   Flat-Screen TVs Hyped as Climate Threat

   August 22, 2008 09:40 AM

   This summer, several headlines touted a new threat to the world’s battle against climate change. But this menace doesn’t burn gas, churn oil, or even kill trees. Flat-screen televisions have been criticized lately because manufacturers use a little-known... Continue reading

2. Bio

   Matthew Townsend

   Matthew Townsend is in his final semester at City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism. He previously covered high school, college and professional sports for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Since returning to journalism after a few years in corporate writing, he has written for the Huffington Post and several New York publications, including the New York Observer.