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When I last wrote about Food From the Sky's rooftop supermarket garden, they had just picked up an award for their zero food miles produce. It seems the project is still going strong, and I've just come across a great video about how this urban mini-farm is organized to provide the freshest, most local produce possible. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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But Not All is Rosy...
The Chevrolet Volt has received what is probably the second most valuable award in the automotive world, Consumer Reports' "Recommended" rating (the first is Consumer Reports' "Top Pick" rating). So many people base their buying decisions on CR that it would be pretty bad for an electric car - of which people are already a bit suspicious because it's a new technology - to fail to pass that test. Good thing for the Volt, then, but not a...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The iPhone 4S. Apple's latest. Everyone who cares about gadgets was waiting on pins and needles to hear about the release of the the latest, newest, ooooooh-est iPhone from Apple. And nearly everyone was disappointed by what was actually released. If anything, the iPhone 4S is proof, yet again, that Apple could give a _ _ _ _ about the environment in the larger scheme of things. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Image: Ray Bodden via flickr
Despite the fact that the project has not been approved yet, and despite nearly universal opposition (with the exception of the State Department), work on the Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The next time you're in a Best Buy, you might be able to pick up a home energy monitor or other tool for saving electricity use at home. And if you're having a new electronic installed or repaired in your home by the Geek Squad, you'll be able to add on a home energy audit. Best Buy is moving into the energy efficiency realm, and helping more customers (hopefully) shrink their energy footprint. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Photos by Jaymi Heimbuch
Admit it, oatmeal has an image problem. As tasty as it is, and I am not just talking cookies here, it's rather unattractive to look at. But with a little pan-searing, you can turn the lumpy and gooey mixture into something divine. Enjoy this recipe with a mimosa....Read the full story on TreeHugger
Left: "Horrifying". Right: "More horrifying". Image: WWF
While Sharks Aren't Really 'Horrifying', a World Without Them Sure Is
The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) is known for its ads (which are sometimes pretty surreal and strange, like the Fish Head ad reproduced below for your viewing pleasure). I don't really find sharks anything close to 'horrifying', in fact, I'd say that I find them really fascinatin...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Update: Video of the trial is now included in this post.
When I wrote about a planned mock ecocide trial to explore what would happen if CEOs were held responsible for their companies' destruction of the environment, commenters wished it could happen in real life. While that reality is not yet with us, the mock trial has gone ahead—and the verdict came back "guilty".
But what does it all mean? ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We have bomb shelters, cellars for when tornadoes hit, houses on stilts for floods... but what do we really have in the case of a tsunami? New Comsopower, a Japanese company, has come up with a novel safety measure for surviving such a disaster. It's called Noah, a capsule that's designed to bob in the water until the contents reach safety. While it's designed for people, could it be possible that this may really act as an ark?...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Photos: Toshihiro Sobajima for Atelier Tekuto
Earth building is unusual in Japan, a nation better-known for its high-tech and ultra-modern architecture. That's why this single-storey earth-brick residence in Chiba, Japan by Atelier Tekuto is so striking: not only does its curves differentiate it from the cookie-cutter linearity of its neighbours, but its slick interiors are a departur...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Former Philippines Tourism Secretary Guillermina Gabor at the Planet People Peace Conference. Photos: Paula Alvarado.
Every person interested in environmental issues is well aware of the dangers of species extinction and the importance of conservation to keep the variety of flora and fauna alive.
What's much less talked about is the questio...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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It's easy to understand why soda is such a guilty pleasure: cold, fizzy, and sweet, it's a treat like no other. However, soda is usually filled with chemicals, preservatives, crazy high levels of sweeteners (and let's not even get into all those plastic bottles).
What about making your own soda? It isn't as hard as it sounds -- or at least, it doesn't have to be. You can start from scratch with complicated recipes that rely on yeast to ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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I don't have quite the same glut of eggplant that I had last year which resulted in a wonderful caponata, but we did pretty well this year. However, I did have plenty of tomatoes, so I made some eggplant parmesan with fresh tomato sauce. This was a bit of an exercise to use what I had from the garden and the pantry, so I used Read the full story on TreeHugger
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At one of London's top hotels, the W Hotel Leicester, a fleet of eye-catching bikes are now on display. Created by a host of artists and designers, the bikes are part of an auction—with proceeds going to the Elton John Aids Foundation.
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From visiting tiny houses to training chickens to eat slugs, I am somewhat addicted to Paul Wheaton's permaculture-related YouTube channel. My latest discovery is likely to be a little controversial—a thoughtful two-part video on how to kill and process a chicken.
Sure, it might not be to everyone's tastes. But I would hope that this is valuable watchi...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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President Reagan tried to make ketchup a vegetable, and President Nixon loved to eat it with cottage cheese. The French do not agree.
In fact, they are trying to ban it from schools where les élèves are pouring it all over their food....Read the full story on TreeHugger
photo: US Coast Guard/Creative Commons
President Obama, of course, campaigned on a promise to "end the tyranny of oil." The nation needs to hold him to this promise, and one of the most important reasons why is what happened to the Gulf Coast when the Deepwater Horizon exploded. The event claimed the lives of eleven people and just nine days later oil began to hit the wetlands of coastal Louisiana. It's estimated that 250 million gallons spilled into the sea, and the incredible NGO Waterkeepers has been fighting for justice ever since...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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