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BBC's Inside Out Airs Expose on The Impacts of UK's e-Waste on Developing Countries
Photo via dieselboii e-Waste is finally starting to go mainstream and the issue is making its way to television viewers. While some examples of e-waste on TV are horrifying, like the Amazing Race episode that made light of dumps and the extremely hazardous environments in which e-waste "recyclers" work, other programs are diligently chipping away at the veil between gadget ...Read the full story on TreeHugger [...]
Ecorazzi Represents At 2010 Go Green Expo In New York City
If you’re a long time reader, you know we’re just smitten over the Go Green Expo. A bunch of cool eco-minded companies and individuals mingling under one roof? How can we not like that?! So, when I was asked to moderate a panel about eco fashion and lifestyle at this year’s event, I, of course, said, [...][...]
The Green Quote: The Lazy Environmentalist Josh Dorfman On Green Communication
“We become influential as green communicators when we emphasize how green choices enable people to achieve the things that matter to them. If green choices help us save money, look cool, get more dates or improve our children’s chances of getting into a great college, then people are far more likely to embrace them…Our success [...][...]
BP Still Ranked Greenest Oil Company by Greenopia - Citgo Brings Up the Rear
photo: BP Greenopia has updated their guide to the greenest oil companies--though it may seem like it, it's not entirely an oxymoron--and BP is still on top. The other positions have shifted a bit, with Sunoco and Hess taking second and third place:...Read the full story on TreeHugger [...]
Co-opportunity by John Grant - Join Up For a Sustainable, Resilient, Prosperous World (Book Review)
We're excited to welcome British author and green marketing guru John Grant back to the top of our reading list. His latest offering 'Co-opportunity' invites us all to "Join up for a sustainable, resilient, prosperous world." In his recent Change Makers interview John said, "I actually think green should be a bi-product of us living co-operativ...Read the full story on TreeHugger [...]
Electric Assist Bike Fail - Iwatani Fuel-Cell Assisted Bicycle
Photo via Tech On When it comes to innovation in the greener electronics sector, there are ideas that are smart, but haven't quite found their mojo when it comes to the finished design or prototype. And then there are just flat out bad ideas. This bike falls into that second category - unfortunate because an electric assist bike that requires no help from the grid is an attractive idea. But this one falls flat. In fact, the makers don't even like it. But there is one benefit to this terrible[...]
Crunching the Numbers ($$$) on Bike Commuting
Photo: CarFree.us "I knew I was benefiting myself and the environment by commuting without a car, but to see the real impact is very amazing."If you want to get around faster than your feet can take you while doing as little harm as possible, the bicycle is your best option. An unnamed author has recently started documenting his experience with becoming a bicycle commuter, and the results are interesting (and hopefully encouraging enough that others will do the same!). In a recent post, he does[...]
LED Street-Lights are Greenest Choice, Life-Cycle Study Shows
Image: Knossos Induction Lights Are Close, But No CigarMost people who have been following lighting tech seem to be convinced that light-emitting diode (LED) lights are the future, but it's always good to see new research being done on them. The more sure we are that they're the way to go, the better. It always sucks to invest a lot of time and money into something only to later realize that it's not nearly as good as we were first led to believe (*cough* corn ethanol *cough*). Researchers at[...]
eBay Launches a New Portal for Conservation Minded Shoppers
Image credit: eBay "Going green" may be turning into a tired refrain for those that have been working hard to decrease their environmental footprint for years. To corporate America, however, the phrase has just as much vibrancy as ever. At the end of February, Walmart announced a plan to cut the greenhouse gas emissions from the lifecycle of its products by 20 million metric tons by 2015. Now, eBay ...Read the full story on TreeHugger [...]
How to Recycle A Used CFL Bulb
They last a long time, but not forever. Compact Flourescent bulbs contain mercury and need to be disposed of properly. Disposing them improperly will lead to more environmental hazzards than you want to be responsible for.Your best bet is to see if you have a municipal recycling center in your area that will take them off your hands. I am lucky enough to have one in my area that will take the bulbs and other hazzardous products back and handle them properly. You can also return them to IKEA if[...]
What Are Twinkie's Made Of?
One of America's favorite snack cakes isn't made with the ingredients you would expect. Turns out rocks, yes rocks are pretty high on the ingredients list.Five ingredients come from rocks.This got my attention. However, it only got worse when I discovered that the ingredients come from phosphate mines in Idaho, gypsum mines in Oklahoma, and oil fields in China. Okay, so now I was wondering if I was watching a real news story?come to find out, I was.The Twinkie, which was created during the[...]
Food Danger Alerts
This useful online search tool from the Center For Science In The Public Interest allows you to search for food problems by food type, pathogen or state. Find out what's wrong with the food in your neighborhood now, you can't be too cautious these days.The Outbreak Alert Database[...]
Tomorrow Today - Electricity Vendors
Mouna Andraos has created the Power Cart for the 2007 Conflux Festival in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It's a portable street vending cart (complete with umbrella for shade) that can charge your gadgets with solar and crank power. via Craft[...]
Food's Future
An intersting look at where farming is headed.[...]
Is Carbon Offsetting Cheating?
Watch this video to understand the situationAs the saying goes, you can?t have your cake and eat it too. So goes the running argument about whether offsetting your carbon footprint is a useful contribution to our eco-system or just another futile exercise in pretending to be doing good by spending your all-mighty dollar.It?s in the headlines: NewsCorp and Yahoo have been some of the more vocal companies offsetting their footprints. While Yahoo is quite honest that their plan is for the future,[...]
Did You Know?
An 18-hole golf course uses enough water daily to supply more than 2000 families.[...]
Washing Clothes With Your Bike
This pedal powered washing machine from the Cyclean company allows you to get fit while washing your clothes. Now this is what I call environmentally friendly, the ultimate green washing machine.Visit the Cyclean website for more information[...]
Sculpting With Recycled Paper
Rachael DiRenna does amazing things with recycled paper.Visit her website[...]
Avocados Can Prevent Mouth Cancer
Creamy rich avocados may help prevent mouth cancer and reduce the growth of pre-cancerous cells, a new research has revealed. Scientists at the Ohio State University, who recently carried out a study, have claimed that extracts from Hass avocados could kill oral cancer cells as well as arrest their growth. The researchers believe the fruit works because of its high level of phytochemical, plant compounds thought to have health-protecting qualities, and often found in dark coloured fruits and[...]
Toxic Popcorn
Finding the humor in all this makes the world a little less scary.via Miniature Brainwave[...]