It’s Episode 9 already? My God, The Fabulous Beekman Boys is so great it feels like it’s episode 3. We only have a few left. I think I’m going to cry when it ends. For real. I’m going to cry. As usual, for this recap, I’ll use the goat system to rank what I see, and it will indicate whether I will follow the Beekman Boys’ lead and leave New York City. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Chef Josh, Cheese, and Jean-Georges On The Fabulous Beekman Boys

Photo: nateOne (Flickr) As if the annoying, misleading ads from the makers of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) weren’t enough food for thought already, CBS News reports that researchers from UCLA have found that fructose — which is a component of HFCS (a suspected culprit in America’s obesit… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Fructose Can Accelerate Growth of Cancer Cells: Study

Photo: Wikipedia , public domain. “The Mir-2 captain underlined that the subs were probably the only deep-sea vessels in the world capable of stopping the leak.” What if the Russian Mir submarines could stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and the Russians say that they are ready to help, but BP never asks? That seems to be what is happening right now. Read on for details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Could the Russian Mir Submersible Stop the Oil Leak?

If at any point during your observation of this interminable oil crisis in the Gulf you’ve found yourself thinking, well, it looks like we should probably do something to start curbing our national dependence on this stuff, know that you’re not alone. And if, like me, you’re starting to get pretty ticked off that there seems to be absolutely no momentum building in Congress (or anywhere, really) behind policy that would do exactly that, then you may be scratching your head over why exactly that is. This seems like a perfect time to win political points by taking on Big Oil, right? Alas. This video from an MSNBC segment does a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The BP Spill and the State of Clean Energy Legislation (Video)

photo via EPA The pundits are saying that the vote on Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s amendment to upend the EPA’s Endangerment Finding, which says the CO2 and other greenhouse gases are warming the planet, could be a harbinger of things to come on the Senate climate and energy bill. This is probably not the case, since the Murkowski language could never get through the House and the president wouldn’t sign it. Nonetheless, EPA chief Lisa jackson posted a blog today on the

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EPA Administrator Pens Blog Against Murkowski’s ‘Dirty Air’ Amendment

At the end of last week, Grist came out with this handy infographic that breaks down where the blame for the BP Gulf spill lies. It’s a useful tool to help visualize the scope of the problems that caused the disaster, and I think it more or less gets it right. And there’s a reason that BP is only 37% responsible, despite being the public face of the spill (as it should). But… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Breaking Down the BP Gulf Spill Blame Game

We often complain about how Toronto favours the driver over the cyclist, but for one day a year cyclists rule the city as the two main highways are closed down for the Becel Ride for the Heart , a fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation sponsored by a margarine company. (Michael Pollan would not approve ) So while the … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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13,000 Cyclists Take Over Toronto Highways

Plastic scrap bundles. Image credit: AaronPennFiles Recycling businesses, especially start-ups, need to be closely watched by Federal and State authorities to avoid the misery of huge messes left, fires and explosions, and water pollution. There is a long history of such problems justifying close regulation. It continues, as we see in this example reported by Environment News Service : “Arriving at the scene, a South Elgin police officer observed an individual at the business… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Illinois Plastic Recycler Faces Criminal Water Pollution Charges

Image via Science Daily “The Biggest GM Crop Scandal in Germany to Date” A genetically modified strain of maize classified as NK603 — one that is explicitly banned in the European Union — has been unleashed in Germany. The crop has been unwittingly planted on nearly 7,500 acres so far, and is continuing to spread. The source of the contamination has not yet been determined, but it is believed that it could cost farmers millions of euros to eradicate the tenacious GMO crop…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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GMO Crop Takes Over Thousands of Acres in Germany

Image credit: Other Brooks Brother & HowStuffWorks Not long ago I was in New York, and was surprised at the number of restaurants proudly proclaiming that they sold “coal-fired pizza.” Having established that we were, indeed, talking about coal – not charcoal – I found myself outraged that folks could see burning coal in the center of the city, or anywhere for that matter, as a desirable selling point. I mean, what’s wrong with wood? That outrage has been on my mind a lot lately, because as we watch the public fail to grasp the connecti… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Is Energy Literacy Our Biggest Challenge? Confessions of a Coal-Fired Pizza Addict