2011 October 22

Meatless Make-Ahead Meal: Warmed Greek Quinoa Salad

Photo: Jess Root My ongoing mission to make quick n' easy meals more interesting and nutrient-rich than a post-yoga protein bar continues. But with the weather cooling down and my body craving warming comfort foods, my favorite Quinoa Salad spiked with Black Beans and seasonal fruit needed an autumnal update for one of my favorite grains. I turned to the kitchn's handy list of Fast & Healthy: Seven Quinoa Recipes...Read the full story on TreeHugger

New Synthetic Bacteria Can Detect Air Pollution & Color-Code Your Poop (Video)

Yes, that's poop. Image: Daisy Ginsberg How Synthetic Biology Could Change the World Daisy Ginsberg is an artist and designer currently exploring the frontiers of possibility in the emergent field of synthetic biology. She just gave what was by far one of my favorite talks at this year's Poptech conference; she discussed the potential boons and pitfalls that products of synthetic biology may yield in coming years. To showcase the nasce...Read the full story on TreeHugger

Senator Harry Reid Opposes Keystone XL Pipeline – Says We Should Be Investing in Clean Energy Jobs Instead

Opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline received even more support this week when Sen. Harry Reid came out against the tar sands oil pipeline, a 1,700-mile long project from the Canada to the Gulf Coast. Reid penned an Oct. 5 letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, first reported by the Washington Post, in which he calls the proposed project "unsustainable" and "dirty." The first Keystone pipeline spilled 12 times in its first year....Read the full story on TreeHugger

More Humpback Whales in the North Pacific Than Previously Thought

Photo: natalielucier Scientists have recently come to the conclusion based on one of the largest ever studies on humpback whale populations that the population in the North Pacific is actually higher than previously thought. Scientists believe that numbers are actually upwards of 21,000 rather than 20,000. While many other whale populations are sagging at alarming rates, this shows that populations can rebound after coming dangerously close to extinction, according ...Read the full story on TreeHugger