The Pools at The Palms photo by Bonnie Hulkower
Several arts groups came together to create the 15,000 square-foot pool party space, cheekily named "The Palms." The idea is to look like a 1940s Florida resort hotel lobby, complete with fancy cocktails. But this is not your grandmother's Boca Raton 1940s summer party. This is a summer Read the full story on TreeHugger
Image: courtesy of tipster Ben Rich
Over a year after Lloyd told us about the US Department of Energy's plans to better enforce laws regulating shower water usage, it appears the laws still have no teeth. Alert TreeHugger tipster Ben sends us this photo of a poster in a Westin shower. In case you cannot read the small print in the image, the poster reads:...Read the full story on TreeHugger
2011 USA Innovation Award Winner Carrie Parry. Photo: Carrie Parry
For the first time, the UK-based Ethical Fashion Forum (EFF) is bringing their annual sustainable fashion Innovation Award to the United States. On September 12, the winning designers will show their spring 2012 collections at Nolcha Fashion Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York.
Past recipients include notable ethical fashion designers such as Christopher RaeburnRead the full story on TreeHugger
U.S. exports of distillate fuel (which includes diesel) reached a record 656,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2010 and have grown every year since 2003 Image credit:USEIA, U.S. distillate fuel exports continue to grow
All a Bachman Administration, backed by a Tea Party dominated US Congress, would need to do to bring gas under $2/gallon is to ban the export of gasoline from US refineries. The threat alone would initiate a price collapse. No problem. Well, maybe a little problem with campaign donors but what's a little disagreement ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Cotton harvesting in Texas, USA; unloading freshly harvested cotton. Image credit:Wikipedia
Soon it will be time to harvest some political outcomes of the ongoing extreme drought conditions down South. Here's a climate-impact snapshot of how things stand in the Southern Plains states of Texas and Oklahoma. The US Drought Monitor for August 30th reports: "In Texas and southern Oklahoma, another week of above-normal temperatures (up to 14°F above normal, with highs eclipsing 110°F) and sunny skies...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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