Photo: Sara Novak Can a cocktail be good for you? In moderation, we’d like to think so. The seven drinks here are packed with vitamin-rich fruit. Plus, the easy recipes are proof you don’t have to pay top dollar for great cocktails — you can make them at home…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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7 Fruit Cocktails (Potentially) Good For Your Health
April recently wrote In Defense of Sidewalk Bike Riding , suggesting that it’s OK in certain circumstances: “I believe there are in everyday cycling occasions on which a cyclist may need to sidewalk ride.” Meanwhile economist Felix Salmon weighs in at Reuters: … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Is Riding a Bike On The Sidewalk OK?
A tiny baby seahorse was measured off the coast of Dorset, England. Image via the Seahorse Trust . It must have been like finding a needle in a haystack, but somehow, in murky water conditions, diver Neil Garrick-Maidment, the executive director of the Seahorse Trust , spotted a single 1.5-inch-long female baby seahorse “clinging onto a piece of seagrass” off the coast of Studland, Dorset — a finding so rare he said it was “akin to seeing a yeti in the wild.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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First-Ever Baby Seahorse Spotted in British Waters
Photo: Banksy.co.uk Poor Dolphin World-famous guerilla artist Banksy has made many environmental statements in the past, but we think this one is particularly clever, especially with the events of the past few months . Check out the video after the jump to see the coin-operated kiddie ride in action…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
TreeHugger has reviewed many different, greener things to do with our bodies after we have shuffled off the mortal coil, from freeze-drying to composting . Now an English company offers a new option: Have your ashes pressed into vinyl record albums. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Live On From Beyond The Groove: Have Your Ashes Pressed Into Vinyl
We love the idea of the Swedish TreeHotel, with its Almost Invisible Mirrored Tree House and its The Bird’s Nest Tree House that Hides Among The Branches . The bird house designer, Bertil HarstrAm of Inredningsgruppen , has another in the works: a UFO…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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UFO Lands In Swedish Tree House Hotel
Until the refinery at Lanjigarh is closed, indigenous groups feel Niyamgiri mountain is not safe. Photo: Survival International . While there was unrestrained rejoicing yesterday by indigenous rights campaigners after the Indian government halted a proposed bauxite mine by Vedanta Resources on the grounds it threatened the rights of two tribal groups in Orissa, an article in the
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Indian Tribals’ Sacred Mountain Not Safe Until Vedanta Refinery Closed
Image credit: AZrainman Could government finally be waking up to the threat of peak oil? When a government minister attended a peak oil conference as a “keynote listener” , I perhaps unkindly cited it as evidence that miracles do happen. But despite warnings of peak oil in 5 years from Richard Branson , there’s no doubt that governments the world over have not so far devoted too much attention to peak … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Image credit: LollyKnit Pablo has already talked about the environmental pros and cons of wine corks , and Kara has also looked at the real versus synthetic cork debate . (On the other hand, when Kristin talked about the recyclable benefits of screw-caps , one commenter pointed out that the increasing global demand for wine means the cork forests will never be able to keep up.) Whatever your cork-based beliefs, this is not a topic that is likely to go away anytime soon. Now the Guardian has an excellent portrayal of the cork harvest, and why it matters. For folks who talk so much about restraint, it’s so nice to talk about what we should be consuming for a change. (Especially if it involves drinking wine…)… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Cork vs Plastic: How Real Cork is Harvested and Why It Matters
The basic kayak-carrying trailer costs $669 US. Photo credit Tonys Trailers . When I wrote about cycling and the homeless recently for EnzymePDX, I happened to find out about Tony and his trailers through a work colleague. A one-time Tour de France participant, Tony Hoar is also a tireless bicycle advocate thinking outside the traditional cycling mindset. Cargo hauling is his passion. He has designed some fantastic bike cargo haulers, made to carry everything from a few surfboards, to a stack of kayaks, to a movable bedroom. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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DIY Cargo Bikes Haul It All – From Kayaks to Compost