At first glance, this looks like something of a hollow victory.  After all, with a population of less than 30,000 people, Hastings would probably remain beautiful regardless of its citizens’ actions.  Then again, that fact shows Yahoo wasn’t favoring more well-known sites – the biggest city on its top ten list is Topeka, Kansas.

And it turns out that Yahoo wasn’t just looking at the amount of grass in any given area, either.  “Current initiatives [in Hastings] include conversion of methane to energy at its pollution control center, local production of Ethanol E85, extensive networks of parks and hiking and biking trails, and installation of energy-efficient street lighting,” reveals a Yahoo press release.

Yahoo’s “Greenest City in America” challenge is only the latest in a series of conservation projects.  Google has also gone green, and made announcements about a fleet of hybrid cars and some solar panel arrays just last week.  Even Microsoft is getting on board . . . it appears that the corporations are vying for the title of “Greenest Company-With-A-Search-Engine in America.”

For today, however, the spotlight remains on Yahoo and Hastings.  Also – I’m kind of hungry at the moment – let’s not forget that Nebraska-style BBQ.

This publication is still used today as a source of reference in, for example, property ownership matters where the book provides historical proof of landholding.

Today, the Domesday Book goes online:

The iconic 11th Century document, which has been rebound, copied, facsimiled and even hidden in prisons, has been made available online. This latest chapter in the history of the survey of England, carried out for William the Conqueror, has been organised by the National Archives in Kew, west London, where the book has its home.

It is the oldest public record at the archives and was voted the nation’s finest treasure in 2005. All of its pages are now available to be viewed, along with a translation from the original Latin, to anyone with an internet connection.

A true delight for history scholars and, as the quote says, for anyone with an internet connection. Wherever you are.

Domesday Book | Britain’s finest treasure

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