Is Meat Glue Safe?
published May 12, 2012 and has No Comments
Meat glue is under public scrutiny like pink slime but what is it and is it safe? Read the rest here: Is Meat Glue Safe?
Read more...The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?
Photo via the New Republic It's a widely held notion that politicians have long been in the pocket of Big Oil. And there's good reason for that perception: oil companies' huge campaign donations, vast lobbying power, and close ties to politicians have ensured that their taxes remain low , that hidden subsidies are around to provide extra funding, and that they receive preferential treatment in US energy policy. But there could be a new, ... View original post here: The Next Big Oil: Big Smart Grid?
Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can
So there really isn't anything that deep to this image. It's just a (more or less) life-sized blue whale eye. And on the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society site you can educate yourself/be mesmerized/ waste some time for a while staring at it while the entire life-sized animal scrolls across your browser window. Believe me, it's way cooler than you might think:... Read more from the original source: Ever See a Blue Whale Life-Sized on Your Computer? Now You Can
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Federal Food Aid Recipients Double Their Money at Local Farmers’ Markets
published May 6, 2012 and has No Comments
The evaluation report three years after Double Up Food Bucks started giving incentives to SNAP (formerly food stamp) recipients More: Federal Food Aid Recipients Double Their Money at Local Farmers' Markets
Read more...FDA Issues New “Sweeping Rule” To Reduce Use of Antibiotics in Livestock
published April 14, 2012 and has No Comments
New FDA rules says farmers needs a veterinarian prescription for antibiotics. View original post here: FDA Issues New “Sweeping Rule” To Reduce Use of Antibiotics in Livestock
Read more...Woman’s Life Saved By a Tree She Planted 50 Years Ago
published April 5, 2012 and has No Comments
When 95-year-old Alice Wright planted a young live oak in front of her home in Houston a half-century ago, little could she have known that it would one day save her life. Continued here: Woman's Life Saved By a Tree She Planted 50 Years Ago
Read more...Avocado Fried Egg
published March 24, 2012 and has No Comments
This recipe is a Californian twist on the breakfast dish, Egg in the Hole. Instead of using bread, I used a thick slice of avocado. Yum! Read the rest here: Avocado Fried Egg
Read more...NYC to Build Green Playgrounds for Stormwater Capture
published March 14, 2012 and has No Comments
A potential partnership between the Trust for Public Land and NYC's Department of Environmental Protection may turn some schoolyards into water-catching public playgrounds. Here is the original: NYC to Build Green Playgrounds for Stormwater Capture
Read more...Solar-Powered Shipping Container Architecture That Actually Makes Sense
published March 12, 2012 and has No Comments
A Nigerian start-up is offering mobile, solar-powered buildings made from shipping containers for a variety of uses - from marketing to saving the world. Original post: Solar-Powered Shipping Container Architecture That Actually Makes Sense
Read more...Jack in the Box’s Bacon Shake is Vegetarian…Not Healthy
published February 25, 2012 and has No Comments
This newest fast food frenzy froths with so many problems, it's enough to make me fully vegan. Read the rest here: Jack in the Box's Bacon Shake is Vegetarian...Not Healthy
Read more...Massive Waste of Mardi Gras Beads is No Party
published February 20, 2012 and has No Comments
You can't kiss all that trash away: But a few environmental groups in New Orleans plan to divert some of the plastic beads from landfill this year. Read the original here: Massive Waste of Mardi Gras Beads is No Party
Read more...Why Corporate Fat Cats Love Ethical Consumerism
published February 15, 2012 and has No Comments
Buying green and Fair Trade is a good thing. But it should not be confused with voting. Excerpt from: Why Corporate Fat Cats Love Ethical Consumerism
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Hollow Surfboard Is Made from Broken Skateboards 2012-05-27
A Finnish designer has made a working surfboard from broken skateboards. Read the original here: Hollow Surfboard Is Made from Broken Skateboards
More in this category ...The Secrets of Tasty Tomatoes Discovered - Can Commercial Tomato Flavor be Fixed?
How to grow tastier tomatoes and how to make food taste sweeter without sugar: just two amazing discoveries from a study of the chemical interactions underlying tomato flavor preferences Read the rest here: The Secrets of Tasty Tomatoes Discovered - Can ...
