Whaling Increases Carbon Emissions… So Let’s Sell Credits Against It!
photo: Chris via flickr. One more on the connection between whales and carbon sequestration : Scientists from the Gulf of Maine Research Institute have determined that 100 years of whaling has...
View ArticleNew York City’s Gowanus Canal Declared Superfund Hazardous Waste Site
Does this listing mean the Smith-9th Street F/G train stop the only subway stop above a Superfund site? Photo: Alan Cordova via flickr Read more from the original source: New York City’s Gowanus Canal...
View ArticleSolar Powered Plant Mate Puts Your Garden’s Vitals On Your iPhone
Images via Yanko Design If you’re a fretful gardener with a gadget geek streak, you might love this concept design by Tom Dooley, Mansour Ourasanah, and Mathieu Turpault. Using solar powered spikes...
View ArticleModern Modular Done Right from Challenger Living
A lot of lessons have been learned over the last decade as architects and manufacturers try to make modern green prefab affordable and accessible to a wider audience. A new entry into the market is...
View ArticleWater Footprint Labels to Become As Important as Energy Star
Photo via Pink Sherbet Photography World Water Day is approaching (March 22, 2010 if you’d like to mark your calendar) and there’s no better time than now to start focusing more on the importance of...
View ArticleNewly Discovered Giant Lizard is Human-Sized, Has Two Penises
Photo via News.au Biologists have just made one of the most stunning animal discoveries of the year–it’s a cousin of the komodo dragon uncovered on an island in the Philippines. Scientists have dubbed...
View ArticleAfrican Cheetahs to be Introduced Into India in Three Years
photo: World Resources Institute via flickr. More on the ongoing efforts to re-establish the cheetah in India : The Hindu reports that Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, just returned from a survey...
View ArticleBlack Carbon Pollution From Fossil Fuels Causes Twice the Warming As Burning...
photo: Peter Gibbons via flickr More on the important role that black carbon soot plays in increasing global warming and what can be done about it: A new study published in Nature Geoscience found...
View ArticleEach Dead Dolphin in Gulf of Mexico Treated As Potential Evidence Against BP
More on the abnormally high number of dead baby dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico : Huffington Post reports that the official US government investigation into what’s behind the deaths–suspected, not...
View ArticleMore on The Benefits of Standing Desks (And How To Build One On The Cheap)
Image Credit Marco Ament , Creative Commons CalorieLab shows us the best standing desk ever, Marco Ament’s version made out of Coke cans. While they warn that standing too much can cause varicose...
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