Bugatti, maker of the world’s fastest and most expensive production vehicle, is experimenting with an electric powertrain that delivers 597 kW of power. That’s roughly 800 horsepower! Auto Express reports that engineers from the Volkswagen-owned comp… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bugatti Developing 800 HP All-Electric Supercar

Image: Flickr, Deepwater Horizon Response A lot of the questions surrounding the response to the gulf oil spill address the chemicals being sprayed onto the gulf and pumped out underwater to disperse the spilled oil. These dispersants are intended to break the oil up into smaller bits, which can sink into the water and get eaten up by microbes there. Along with questions about whether “out of sight, out of mind” is really better, there are serious concerns raised about depositing huge quantities of dispersant chemicals … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Which is Worse? Washing Laundry or Spraying Corexit 9500 Dispersant on Oil Spills?

Volunteers produced a lot of boom at Felix’ Fish Camp, Mobile Alabama, to absorb oil. Photos courtesy of Matters of Trust Since the Top Kill method has failed, cleaning up the continuously leaking oil in the Gulf of Mexico is clearly a nonstop effort until the gusher is somehow capped. Marine toxicologist and author Riki Ott left her home in Alaska to bring her expertise to the Gulf as well as her experience with the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill 21 years ago, especially in stopping the use of

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Hair Raising Campaign to Clean Up Gulf Oil Gusher

Image credit: Good As strange as it sounds, a salad—just a simple bowl of lettuce and a few chopped veggies— costs more than a highly-processed Big Mac . Wouldn’t it be great if this was reversed? According to Good , it’s possible…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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How to Make a Salad Cheaper Than a Big Mac

Photo via IB Times The calls have been intensifying over the last couple weeks, both from residents around the Gulf of Mexico and environmentalists everywhere : Step up to the plate, Obama. Take the reins from BP. The company’s response has been a costly, devastating failure, and so far, the Obama administration-directed federal agencies have allowed it to continu… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Calls Mount for Obama to Oust BP, Take Over Spill Response

The New Yorker has published a quite thorough piece on the issue of Bisphenol A, the agent that the article’s author, Jerome Groopman , says “may be among the world’s most vilified chemicals.” Bisphenol A (BPA), which is a nearly ubiquitous chemical used in thousands of plastic items and other products, is certainly one of the most vilified substances on the pages o… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The New Yorker on Bisphenol A: How Bad is It?

photo: J. Novak The UN’s third Global Biodiversity Outlook report warned of the dire consequences associated with alarming biodiversity declines and losses of habitats. Since 1970, we’ve seen a 30 percent decline in wildlife species, according to Prof Joseph Alcamo, chief scientist of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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UN Reports on the Economic Repercussions of Massive Declines in Biodiversity

Image credit: Kevin /Flickr Kerry-Lieberman climate bill is out, Grist writes , and, though it has some flaws and lacks support to the point that failure is nearly guaranteed, fighting for is worthwhile—maybe even a necessity…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Why the American Power Act is Worth Fighting For

Photo: Placid Casual . It’s no news that fixed-gear bikes (or ‘fixies’) are trendy in cool-hipster biking. Wallpaper magazine is writing about them , Urban Outfitters is selling them , and

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Top 7 Reasons Why Fixed-Gear Bikes are Oh So Hot Right Now

Dexelcrafted They have a lot of wood in British Columbia, Canada, and a lot of talented designers who work with it. A flying squad of them arrived at ICFF with some of the more serene and elegant work in wood. Their booths were all simple and white, showing nothing but their work in the most minimal of settings. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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British Columbia Designers Display (mostly) Calm and Elegant Work