It’s no secret that the global food system contributes a huge amount of greenhouse gas emissions to our atmosphere. According to Laura Stec, author of Cool Cuisine: Taking The Bite Out Of Global Warming , ag contributes 14% of total global emissions. When you consider the overuse of petro-chemical inputs , meat-centric diets , and the long haul of imported foods there are so…
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Cool Cuisine Takes A Bite Out Of Global Warming
Photo via Jaymi Heimbuch According to a study by Pike Research called “Electronics Recycling and E-Waste Issues,” we can expect to see a leveling out of the amount of e-waste heading to landfills by 2015….
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e-Waste Expected to Plateau by 2015
Allison Arieff shows the work of inventor/cartoonist Stephen Johnson, calling him “a sort of R. Crumb meets R. Buckminster Fuller.” I found the Nod-Office particularly interesting……..
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Transformer Furniture: The Nod Office by Stephen Johnson
Photo credit: RMS Beauty Like dainty pots of finger paints for the post-kindergarten set, RMS Beauty’s cosmetics line is a palatable, pigment-rich palette for the color-obsessed. Packaged in tiny glass jars, the creamy formulations melt into your complexion like butter on a midday sidewalk, adding hydration, coverage, and definition with a few strategic sweeps of your finger. Cold-pressed certified-organic coconut, jojoba, and argan oils co-mingle with unrefined Sh…
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RMS Beauty Offers Natural Radiance That Goes Beyond Skin Deep
Photo via HacklabToilet Well, this could be an exercise in water conservation, or it could just be another oddball Twitter hack. Someone has hacked a toilet to tweet each time it’s flushed. A little TMI? Without a doubt. But, we’ll lean towards water conservation side, and focus on how this, um, innovation can help take the “If it’s yellow…” motto to the max. …
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Twittering Your Toilet Flushes for Fun or Efficiency
photo: Abengoa Solar Two weeks ago, Spain’s Abengoa Solar announced that it has begun operating the world’s largest solar power tower near Seville. Now the company will begin construction on two 50 MW concentrating solar power projects, using a different technology:…
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Two More 50 MW Concentrating Solar Power Plants in Spain: 100,000 Homes to be Supplied
Photo credit: notNeutral Fair-weather play dates come and go, but notNeutral’s outdoor kids furniture will hold steadfast, rain or shine. A collaboration with Loll Designs , the BBO2 collection comprises 100 percent recycled post-consumer high-density polyethylene (HDPE), a plastic resin used to make products and packaging such as
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From Milk Jugs to Tea Parties: notNeutral’s Recycled Outdoor Kids Furniture
Photo via Search Auto Parts The House Energy and Commerce Committee has reached an agreement on a fleet modernization, or “cash-for-clunkers,” proposal, which would pay consumers to get rid of their old, fuel inefficient cars for newer, more efficient ones. See if you qualify….
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"Cash for Clunkers" Gets Green Light In House Committee
This is such a great idea. Take one old satellite dish and a pile of AOL CDs or whatever old software you have filling your drawers. Bolt the CDs to the mesh of the dish. Voila: a solar stove capable of 800 degrees F….
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Build a Solar Cooker From Old CDs
Photo via The Official Google Blog Google has decided to forgo lawn mowers in favor of more eco-friendly goats to trim its Mountain View headquarters. …
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Google Gathers Goats for Greener Gardening