A group of Yale students, poking around in the jungles of Ecuador, has unearthed a type of fungus that digests otherwise-unkillable plastics . The microscopic Amazonian fungus feeds on polyurethane, which is a particularly tenacious landfill-clogger even as plastics go. It can take up...
Early USDA guidelines highlighted the "meat group." This post is part of Protein Angst , a series on the environmental and nutritional complexities of high-protein foods. Our goal is to publish a range of perspectives on these very heated topics. Add your feedback and story suggestion...
Last year, Google invested more than $915 million in clean energy projects -- solar, wind and transmission. That's a lot of money, even for Google, which had $38 billion in revenues in 2011. The investments don't appear to be core to the company's mission of organizing information, an...
“See that, see that?! … Oooh, something is going on. They are spraying tonight.” A large cylindrical truck whooshed past us. I am driving along a state road with Becky, a local activist, who is narrating from behind the wheel. “I once stuck around to see them spray and I had to turn t...
Green sea turtle numbers are showing signs that years of conservation efforts are starting to pay off. Conservation International has announced that over 1.4 million green turtle eggs were laid last year in 14,220 nests on Baguan Island of Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi. This is an all-tim...
If a bite of food falls on the ground, often we pick it up and eat it. Five second rule, right? But if it falls in something gross or we haven’t cleaned the floor in awhile, we don’t eat it. Because that’s gross. Especially if your floor is covered in chicken shit. It’s unclear, then,...
“Is there an Australian version of Fox News?… No,” Monckton told the gathered group, which included Manners himself. “Frankly whatever you do at a street level – which is what you are talking about here – is not going to have much of an impact compared with capturing an entire news me...
I was arrested today for exercising my First Amendment rights to freedom of the press on Capitol Hill. I was not expecting to be arrested for practicing journalism. Today’s hearing in the House Energy and Environment subcommittee was called to examine EPAs findings that hydraulic frac...
The news that the Susan G. Komen Foundation was pulling financial support for breast cancer screenings from Planned Parenthood and its affiliates sent shock waves online yesterday as just about everyone other than christian conservatives denounced the decision as caving to right wing ...
The EPA yesterday released its quarterly rankings for renewable energy use and generation, revealing few surprises. Intel and Kohl's , long the top firms on the list, continue to hold first and second place, respectively on the overall list of green power users. Walmart , Whole Foods ...
Retinol is one of the best anti-aging ingredients available. It can help reverse the visible signs of premature aging due to excessive sun exposure, help control acne and reduce wrinkles. Likewise, acids such as Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) like glycolic acid or Beta Hydroxy Acids (i.e....
Ever feel like the stuff you own ends up owning you, instead ? Ben Davis, the founder of JoinLess , can empathize. As the brains behind the “world’s first open source brand,” Davis wants to create a new symbol-led movement, like the (RED) campaign , “but better,” he tells Ecouterre. U...
Winter is probably the harshest time for your skin, so sometimes it’s good to revisit some great natural skincare tips and tricks to keep you radiant all throughout the season. This infographic, via Visual.ly , highlights some great tips for keeping your skin in tip-top shape. Here ar...
Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times Solar panels atop the roof of the New York Power Authority in White Plains. Despite uncertainties in the solar energy market, New York officials should support the “steady and measured growth” of solar power in the state as part of a balanced renewa...
It wasn’t surprising that the Wall Street Journal published an error-riddled op-ed about climate change last week, essentially saying it was bunk and we shouldn’t “panic” about it . We’ve gotten used to that. But what has really started to amaze me about that newspaper’s editorial pag...
Michelle Obama Gives Jay Leno A Vegetarian Meal 1 Tweet by Michael dEstries February 1, 2012 Categories: Eats , Film/TV , Vegetarian Tags: jay leno , michelle obama . As mentioned yesterday, Michelle Obama stopped by “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” last night; talking about all thing...
A writer, producer and director, Meyers is editor and site director of Green Building Elements, a contributor to Clean Technica, and founder of Green Streets MediaTrain, a communications connection and eLearning hub. As an independent producer, he has 18 years of direct experience in ...
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“Coffee employs over 100 million people worldwide, most of which is slash and burn and sold cheaply,” said Todd Carmichael, CEO and Co-Founder of La Colombe. “Sustainable coffee – specifically, coffee that is traded above fair prices and grown using earth conscious methods – not only ...
Racism Guides Japanese Police Actions in Taiji Commentary by Captain Paul Watson Shingu Police Station and Detention Center where Erwin was held for nearly a month. There is no beating around the bush here. Everyone is hesitant to say it, but the evidence is now very clear and I inten...
FYI . . . from the Diesel Technology Forum: Washington, D.C. – The sales of new clean diesel automobiles in the U.S. increased by an impressive 27.4 percent in 2011 over 2010, according to updated sales information compiled by HybridCars.Com and the market research firm Baum and Assoc...
, a popular line of “professional-only” hair-straightening products, has agreed to warn consumers that two of its formulations emit formaldehyde gas —a known carcinogen—according to California’s attorney general on Monday. As the first law enforcement action under California’s Safe Co...
:: Der Strommix in Deutschland im Jahr 2011 + 01.02.2012 + Die Grafik zeigt die Zusammensetzung der Stromerzeugung in Deutschland im Jahr 2011. Die Erneuerbaren Energien konnten ihren Anteil im Vergleich zum Vorjahr weiter ausbauen und so auch einen großen Teil der durch Moratorium un...
Water samples taken from two EPA monitoring wells had anomalously high pH values (highly alkaline). Chemical analyses and modeling indicated this elevation in pH could have been caused by small additions of potassium hydroxide (KOH). Potassium hydroxide was a constituent of two hydrau...
New grid-connected PV capacity worldwide in 2011 rose by 67 percent to nearly 28 gigawatts (GW), nearly 21GW of that in Europe (up 57 percent from 2010's 13.3GW), and 60 percent in Italy and Germany alone says the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). Meanwhile, NPD Solar...
I was arrested today for exercising my First Amendment rights to freedom of the press on Capitol Hill. I was not expecting to be arrested for practicing journalism. Today's hearing in the House Energy and Environment subcommittee was called to examine EPAs findings that hydraulic frac...
Sandy Kelly via Flickr /CC BY 2.0 Most climate scientists are beyond reluctant to attribute a specific weather event to global warming. But NASA's Dr. James Hansen and two of his colleagues from the Goddard Institute of Space Studies have released a paper linking the heat waves in Mos...
Cool stuff, but the article implies that the solar panels are used to propel the ship. This is not the case. The ship is propelled by a diesel engine. There is apparently a generator, separate from the engine which provides electricity for this ship's functions. The solar panels are t...
The new company, called MidAmerican Renewables LLC, will be based in Des Moines and will include limited liability companies in the hydro, wind, geothermal and solar sectors. MidAmerican Energy — an electric and natural gas utility that serves parts of Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Sou...
China will introduce favorable tax and financial policies to support the development of its green economy , according to its 12th five-year plan, which started last year. A strong “green” policy is essential if China is to maintain its rapid and sustainable growth. "China will build a...
