Today on Planet 100: Bad News Bears (Video)
published November 10, 2010 and has No Comments
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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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More Stories From the Gulf Oil Spill: Shrimp Fisherman One of the Forgotten Victims (Video)
published November 5, 2010 and has No Comments
A couple weeks ago we shared a couple of the touching and sobering videos that NRDC , StoryCorps and Bridge the Gulf have been producing, reminding us that even though t... Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the original here: More Stories From the Gulf Oil Spill: Shrimp Fisherman One of the Forgotten Victims (Video)
Read more...@AI_AGW Twitter Chatbot Argues with Global-Warming Deniers Automatically
published November 3, 2010 and has No Comments
Image: Twitter screen grab Any Family Ties With ELIZA? Nigel Leck got tired of arguing with people skeptical about global warming science. Noticing that most of them used the same debunked arguments over and over again, he decided to make a Twitter chatbot to answer them automatically. The bot is named @AI_AGW (the photo is of HAL 9000's camera-eye ...
Read more...Greg Lavardera + Tedd Benson = Alliance For Modern Methods of Construction
published November 3, 2010 and has No Comments
credit: Bensonwood/ Greg La Vardera Tedd Benson is one of the most interesting builders in America; he has been looking at the way houses have been put together for years, and has built a number of homes shown on TreeHugger, including perhaps my favourite of the decade , Kieran Timberlake's Loblolly House, and our Best of Green 2009 Bright ...
Read more...Graffiti Rabbit Under Threat But Beaver is O.K.
published October 29, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo: flickr hive mind When it comes to graffiti, a beaver is o.k. but a 12 foot high rabbit isn't. That's the decision by a local council in London who have decided that a huge graffiti rabbit has to go. They have deemed it a "blight on the local environment." That's a big disappointment to the elusive graffiti artist ...
Read more...Toyota is Turning Old NiMH Batteries Into New Batteries
published October 28, 2010 and has No Comments
Image: Toyota The Circle of Battery-Life The more hybrid cars and battery electric cars are on the road, the more battery pack we'll eventually have to deal with. It's still a better problem to have than to have to deal with vehicles that burn significantly more non-renewable fossil fuels, with the waste products going straight in the atmosphere. At ...
Read more...Artist Poster Campaign Sends Powerful Green Messages (Slideshow)
published October 28, 2010 and has No Comments
Credit: Marlena Buczek Smith, Xander Pollack Can a poster change the world? We've covered them a lot on TreeHugger: The newest batch comes from the the Canary Project , which brought together a Who's Who of contemporary artists for their take on issues of climate change, sustainability, and energy independence. The result is Green Patriot Posters , an art ...
Read more...Design Your Own Shoes (Including Vegan!) Online
published October 28, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo: Milk and Honey Shoes If you invest a pretty little penny, or two, in shoes from department stores--that turn over seasonal footwear collections faster than you can ask: does the shoe fit?--there's a slower fashion alternative. Enter Milk and Honey Shoes ; they let you design your own own shoes from your own computer, meaning you get the ...
Read more...Ellen Talks Turkey, Comedians Fight Malaria, and More
published October 22, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo: ronpaulrevolt2008 / Creative Commons Comedian -- and vegan -- Ellen DeGeneres is the face of Farm Sanctuary 's annual Adopt-a-Turkey Project , which encourages supporters to rescue a turkey this Thanksgiving (instead of roasting one). Find out how you can join the cause -- witho... Read the full story on TreeHugger View post: Ellen Talks Turkey, Comedians Fight Malaria, ...
Read more...Artist Weaves Weather Data Into Complex Baskets
published October 16, 2010 and has No Comments
Images: Natalie Merbach In a world of ever-increasing information flow, we can't seem to get enough of diagrams and interactive maps that help us better organize and understand our world. Artist Natalie Merbach's fascinating sculptures -- which translate ecological, astronomical and meteorological data into physically woven, basket-like structures -- will certainly delight those of ... Read the full story ...
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8 Enchanting Sea Creatures You Can Crochet 2012-05-28
Save the sea creatures! Handcraft your own natural specimens using these these simple patterns, some yarn and a crochet hook. View post: 8 Enchanting Sea Creatures You Can Crochet
More in this category ...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
