Monthly Archive for März, 2011
Photo credit: Nomad Tales via Flickr/CC BY-SA
In response to concerns from many Americans that radiation levels were too high in milk, the EPA announced it would be boosting radiation monitoring across the nation in order to ensure that the health and safety of the public was adequately protected. The EPA does stuff like that; addressing health concerns of the public by doing t... weiterlesen...
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Who knew that poop scooping was big business? Well, not big business like Coca-Cola or tampons or power production, but big business as in there's a poop scoop business in most large towns. That's because pet waste is such a serious threat to fresh water supplies, and pet owners can't be counted on to pick up and weiterlesen...
by Aaron BrittAt Dwell we've long been fans of the Chicago architecture firm Studio Gang Architects. Headed up by the nation's fastest rising femal architect Jeanne Gang, the company is responsible not just for a number of very fine houses, but the new Aqua Tower in Chicago as well. On the heels of such success comes a book about Studio Gang's work titled Reveal: Studio Gang Arch... weiterlesen...
Community Architecture Lab has introduced a biodegradable, flat-pack coffee table made of bamboo with all of the modern appeal of the iconic Noguchi table. The table is easy to assemble and saves fuel and energy by shipping flat instead of in a huge box. CAL recently unveiled the green table on KICKSTARTER to raise money to support its education program, which teaches kids the f... weiterlesen...
Contemplating what happens when the duck blind stays empty. Image credit: All images this post are by J.Laumer.
As it has become fashionable among young people to criticize hunting - while all of us who care about the environment, hunters included, are under attack by well-funded, radicals - I thought this would be a good time to remind TH readers that from Teddy Roosevelt t... weiterlesen...
Searching for an exciting venue for your next fiesta? Skip the local watering hole and have your friends hop onto the Party Bike instead! This free-wheeling, pedal-powered party on wheels has enough seats for 10 people and can be decked out with an optional solid wood bar top, a beer tap and solar battery charging panels. Okay, we know what you’re thinkin’ – i... weiterlesen...
The boat skipper, Clive, showing us the route the boat is making. All photos: Paula Alvarado
After a pause to get used to life on board a boat, TreeHugger Paula is back with details of the departure of the latest 5 Gyres trip.
With the Valdivia forest surrounding us and a bright sky above us, we finally set sail joining the 5 Gyres project in the last of a series of expedition... weiterlesen...
Photo by Craig Baerwaldt via Flickr Creative Commons
The CEO of GoDaddy, Bob Parsons, filmed himself killing an elephant in Zimbabwe. As if that weren't bad enough, he actually states that shooting it is rewarding. Yes. Rewarding. In fact he states, ""Of everything I do, this is the most rewarding." Why? Because the elephant is a so-called "problem elephant" or one that has had... weiterlesen...
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Instinct and gradual increases in daylight have long bee thought to be the driving factors behind bird migration. Recently, gradual shifts in seasonal temperature averages have been suspected to have an impact.
Seasonal rainfall, a new study suggests, may t...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Images via SciSpy app
A new app from Discovery's Science Channel will have you crawling around the backyard with your iPhone hunting for strange bugs and odd flowers, and claiming the title of citizen scientist. With this app, you can participate in a whole community of people interested in the flora and fauna growing around us, and help scientists (the professional kind) disco... weiterlesen...
Inglewood has seen better days, but a grand scheme by local architecture firm (fer) Studio could dramatically enliven the downtown area. Vertical gardens, green roofs, and an altered urban fabric with a splash of renewable energy thrown in make it an exciting proposal for the down-and-out California city. The grand master plan has been submitted to the city council and (fer) has... weiterlesen...
photos (L,R): marya/Creative Commons; eutrophication & hypoxia/Creative Commons
In case you missed it yesterday Democracy Now! aired a debate between now-pro-nucl...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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