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Why do we have to keep proving over and over again that tap water is better than bottled? David Suzuki said that bottled water is toast but somehow everyone is not getting the message. This time seven very famous chefs and sommeliers from Michelin-starred restaurants in London did a blind tasting of ten different waters from various rivers across England. Since they are chefs, they have a very sophisticated palate. They used the lexicon of wine-tasting to describe the different waters as “complex,” “having a floral note,” having “good character” and being “honest and unpretentious. The water from the Severn Trent taps was “a moun...
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We wrote about the Digital Water Pavilion and commented on how sustainable the Expo Zaragoza is in itself. However, we find the urinals of this Water Festival in Spain are worth an extra post as it illustrates perfectly how one small decision can make a big difference.
46 eco-friendly urinals have been installed at the Expo, which all together save around 48.000 cubic meters of water during the weeks of the show. According to El Confidencial, that...
Thu, 2008-08-28 00:00
Uhm. Yeah. We're not sure exactly what this is even used for. Maybe if you need to make enough margaritas to feed an entire army, literally, and in under 2.5 seconds, then what you need my friend is this gas-powered-party-blender. The best thing they have to say about it is that it is "the sensible alternative to cutting ice with a chain-saw."
It has a "2-stroke, 43cc gas powered variable speed engine" so you can go from chop to puree to obliterate with just the flick of a switch. Did we mention it's gas-powered? Get one now before gas prices go back up again. Seriously. At $275 USD, don't worry there's free shipping, you'd better se...
Wed, 2008-08-27 23:45
Despite the tremendous risks involved, more and more countries are sinking ever larger sums of money into research examining the energy potential of gas hydrates, or methane clathrates. As Janet Pelley reports in the online edition of Environmental Science & Technology, government and industry scientists in Canada and U.S. have embarked on a long-term p...
Wed, 2008-08-27 17:54
image: Inbicon
In the ongoing push towards second-generation biofuels, Danish firm Inbicon, a spin-off of DONG Energy , has announced that it will be bringing its cellulosic ethanol process to North America, partnering with Thomas Corle and his G-Team to market its technology.
Inbicon toots its own horn:
Two significant advantages set Inbicon apart. First, its unique, patented cellulosic technology works at low-operational costs compared to other biomass process technol...
Wed, 2008-08-27 17:42
Image source: Eco My Party
We totally agree that carrying your own tupperware is better than those styrofoam clam shells, and that reusing is important. But what if you are holding a party and don't have 40 sets of tableware? The Eco-Party Pack, by Eco My Party, will come to your rescue. At the end of the party, everything can be thrown in the compost and is 100% biodegrade.
The packs come in sets prepared for 10, 25 or 50 guests. The supplies all come in a recycled cardboard tote and contain: Plates, bowls, cups and food pots sustainably-sourced from sugarcane fiber. "Silverware" is made from sustainably-sourced birch. Napkins are all unbleached, recycled UK waste paper. Packs...
Wed, 2008-08-27 17:37
Ford Adapting to New Reality
GM has already announced that it would invest more in small cars, a hot market. Now Ford is announcing a $75 million investment in its Michigan truck plant to retool it for C-class small car production.
"The plant will begin converting its body shop in November when the tooling and equipment specific to the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator will be disassembled and transferred to Kentucky Truck Plant [...] in th...
Wed, 2008-08-27 17:04
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After yesterday’s ominous news that North American permafrost (and presumably European and Asian, as well) stores 60% more greenhouse gases than we thought, here’s another siren announcing that we are rushing full speed ahead towards a climatic tipping point:
Scientists are reporting that the extent of sea ice in the Arctic is at the second lowest point on record. Currently ice covers 2.03 million square miles; last year's sea ice coverage, 1.59 million square miles, set the record. In the past ten years Arctic s...
Wed, 2008-08-27 16:45
Do you love doing yoga? The "tree" pose (Vrksasana) connecting your body to the earth while your soul reaches to the sky? Then you will enjoy the news that "husband and wife Hal Preussner and Debra Pruessner have taken yoga to new heights with the Tree Yoga Multi-Sling (TYMS)". This device allows users to suspend themselves from any strong tree, in a multitude of poses ranging from beginner to very advanced. Yes, it is yoga meets anti-gravity boots. ...
Wed, 2008-08-27 16:43
When Prices Are Low, They Want Subsidies, When Prices are High, They...
A U.N. report released yesterday shows that if subsidies on fossil fuels (which we already wrote about: Hidden Oil Subsidies: We Need to END Them) were abolished, it could "cut world greenhouse gas emissions by up to 6 percent" and also nudge up world economic growth.
Reuters explains: "Subsidies on oil, gas or coal are meant to help the poor by lowering the price of energy but the report, issued on the s...
Wed, 2008-08-27 16:00
Everyone used to get their milk from the milkman; it would come in glass bottles that would be picked up and refilled. As women joined the workforce it became less convenient than picking up the new cardboard-packaged milk at the supermarket.
Returnable bottles have been back for a while; We pay a $2 deposit on our milk bottles from Ontario's Harmony Organic Dairy, with the lovely motto "you can whip our cream, but you can't beat our milk." In Manhattan, the milkman is back as well- the Manhattan Milk Company will deliver organic milk from 51 Amish farms in Pennsylvania Dutch country in glass bottles every week.
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Wed, 2008-08-27 15:51
Image source: Twinka Tison
Fortunately (or unfortunately) the surf was flat on Monday, which squashed our plans to paddle out, but did give me a chance to sit down with Vipe Desai, President and Founder of project BLUE. Now in its first full year of operation, project BLUE is set to raise $100,000 USD, all of which will go straight to the Surfrider Foundation, by giving consumers a way to help the oceans by doing something they already do. "Its not a charity. Its a plan of action."
Any time you buy an item with the project BLUE tag, $2 of every purchase goes to Surfrider and sales are tracked so that money raised in Australia, for example, goes b...
Wed, 2008-08-27 15:47
The likely short-lived record holding wind farm will be located north of Constanta, Romania, about 10 miles inland from the Black Sea. Photo: Martin Solli
Before anyone jumps on the Europe’s largest claim, pulling another planned project out of their “Gotcha!” hat, let’s be clear that the project I’m about to describe is only claimed to be the largest fully-permitted windfarm in Europe. Moving on...
Czech utility CEZ Group has announced that it has purchased two adjacent as-yet unbuilt windfarms in Romania from Continental Wind Partners. Taken together...
Wed, 2008-08-27 15:33
When he still rode the Straight Talk Express it had a banner on the front: "Get on Board the McCain Train" and alas, that may be as close to a train as John McCain ever gets. He is not fond of trains; according to Derrick Jackson of the Boston Globe:
In 2000, when he was chairman of the Senate Science, Commerce and Transportation committee, McCain killed $10 billion in capital funding for Amtrak. He denounced Amtrak as a symbol of government waste, claiming, "There's only two parts of the country that can support a viable rail system - the Northeast and the far West."
In 2002, McCain said "Amtrak needs to make more progress before any further funding schemes are enacted," while at ...
Wed, 2008-08-27 15:21
Reddit's Alien is Hitting on Us
As you can see from the screen grab above, Reddit Environment has a special logo today. We think it's very cool, and want to assure the Reddit team that the love is mutual! In fact, if you check the right side of the image above, you'll see a Reddit bookmark in my browser.
Reddit? What's That? Sounds like a Frog Noise
For those of you who don't know yet what reddit is, you need to check it out. We have a little primer below......
Wed, 2008-08-27 15:15
Amidst the talk over the legacy of Beijing's "Green Olympics," there has been surprisingly little attention paid to the environmental impact of the city's new buildings. It's especially surprising given that buildings have the largest footprint of any human activity, that...
Wed, 2008-08-27 14:51
Fishermen in Kerala, India photo: Ron Layters
Most of the time when the issue of fishing comes up on TreeHugger it’s in the context of some new government fishing ban, or what consumers can do to make sure the seafood they purchase is from a sustainable fishery. While these efforts are good, according to a new report in Conservation Biology the real issue which needs to be addressed if global fisheries ar...
Wed, 2008-08-27 14:17
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"Honey, can you pick up the kids after work today? And don't forget we have our solar party tonight." Solar party? No, this isn't some full-moon-dance-around-in-the-forest type party. This is the modern version of the tupperware party, for those wanting to go green. Sunset Magazine's September issue highlights one family who not only bit the bullet to get panels, but is also throwing parties to get other people to go green.
Each party comes complete with an evite, food, drinks and a sales rep from a local solar company. Attendees can climb on the roof, check out the system and even ask questions like, "yeah, but will my ...
Wed, 2008-08-27 13:20
Organic veggies on the honor system.
Stephen Brooks is the co-founder of Kopali Organics and a correspondent for Planet Green’s G Word .
It absolutely blows my mind how cool it is to be green these days. Was it Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth? Or could it be the rising fuel costs? I mean didn’t you know that Cameron Diaz has “gone green”. Or maybe the time has just really come and people are really starting to wake up all at the same time? Oooh that’s deep! Do all these ste...
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