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Results of a recent major survey conducted among 1,000 American adults shows that although almost half of them are committed in principle to using environment friendly mobile phones, they are not quite ready to pay a premium to make the total switch.
So what’s the catch then? Cell Phones with recyclable components can be slightly more [...]
Old South African traditions certainly do die hard, and apparently so do their animals.
Ritualistic animal slaughters are being planned by traditional leaders, to bless 10 stadiums for the 2010 World Cup tournament before the start of the event next June.
“We must have a cultural ceremony of some sort, where we are going to slaughter a [...]
Here is the high-resolution slideshow from the worldwide climate change action event organized by 350.org on October 24th, dubbed the International Day of Climate Action. 5245 actions took place in 181 countries, receiving major media coverage and resulting in tons of inspiring and photographs and video. Check out the 350.org homepage for more news, vids [...]
Tim Hurst shares his fondness for heirloom pieces, particularly his prized vintage “Coronado” toaster. Manufactured by the now defunct Gamble-Skogmo Inc. in Minnesota, he purchased it for only $2 at a yard sale.
Initially, he estimated that the chrome-wrapped toaster must have been four or five years old because it was still in pristine condition until [...]
It seems good fortune may finally be smiling down upon the polar bears of North America. The US government is planning to designate over 200,000 square miles in Alaska as critical habitat for the polar bears.
Although the bears are merely listed as a threatened species by US standards, it is enough to garner them a [...]
Private and corporate funding of higher education in the U.S. is nothing new, but blatant advertising of the coal industry to the point of requiring that a new dormitory for basketball players contain the word ‘coal’ in its name is kind of pushing things. A recent segment of the Rachel Maddow show pokes fun at [...]
Creative Review, a UK-based visual communications magazine is making use of a revolutionary packaging material that dissolves in water. They are the first magazine to test-drive Cyberpac’s experimental packaging solution called “harmless-dissolve “.
Made from hydro-degradable substrate, the material is lighter and five times stronger than normal polythene yet it is non-toxic so you can toss [...]
Henry David Thoreau once said: “It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it is to make sheep ferocious”.
If only people today saw things the same way he did. The future of the world’s tigers is diminishing fast and looking very bleak, despite efforts made to protect them and [...]
Many people are concerned of the potential health effects insect repellants may have. To restore consumer’s confidence, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a webpage containing product information on registered insect repellants and their effectiveness. It aims to help consumers select the right product to suit their needs in order to protect themselves [...]
Grizzly Man he is not, but the similarities between the professional life of biologist Lynn Rogers and the well-known pursuits of Timothy Treadwell – slain subject of director Werner Herzog’s 2005 documentary – will likely draw a few extra viewers on October 28th, when the BBC’s debuts Bearwalker of the Northwoods. Treadwell was a gung-ho [...]
Not 30 minutes ago, the US Coast Guard reported an oil tanker leaking fuel into the San Francisco Bay. The slick that was caused is at least a mile long so far, and still expanding. Oil was leaked from the Panama-flagged Dubai Star during a fuel transfer this morning, and they are unsure how much [...]
“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation”
– Oscar Wilde
Copycats, mimicry and camouflage are common themes among the natural world. Animals and plants imitate others or their surroundings to either hide from their predators or trick their prey. Since tomorrow is a day [...]
For months now, people have been pushing governments towards the climate change treaty goal of COP15 in Denmark. Protests were made, celebrities voiced their thoughts through song, and the number 350 spread like wildfire across the world. But it seems these efforts of ours may not be enough to convince government and U.N. officials to [...]
The melting of ice caps on the Polar Regions due to global warming along with illegal hunting and trade of endangered polar bears has pushed government authorities to take steps and have the Critical Habitat Provision of the Endangered Species Act implemented. This act proposes that two hundred thousand square miles of Alaskan territory will [...]
Sweden has been a world leader in finding new ways to reduce emissions. Now, consumers around the country are probably perplexed to read labels such as “Climate declared: .87 kg CO2 per kg of product “ on their grocery items and restaurant menus. The concept of creating this food guideline is their first step towards [...]
Shanghai, China: city of the future. But could Shanghai’s future include increased flooding and dangerously high water levels? Flooding is always a hazard for low altitude coastal cities. Shanghai sits at only three meters – or ten feet – above sea level, as do other world metropolises also threatened by higher waters, such as New [...]
Madagascar just can’t get a break: desertification, political instability, economic hardship, endangered species and now a bunch of toxic waste in their water. In August a Turkish freighter shipwrecked off the island nation’s southern coast, spilling raw phosphate, fuel, diesel and lubricant into a rich marine ecosystem, which is also on a migratory path for [...]
What can grow 30 meters long, breathe air, travel millions of miles during its lifetime and that live as long as 100 years? Whales of course! These huge, yet gentle mammals with brains bigger then ours have lived in the oceans for more than 50 million years. They survived continental shifts, meteor strikes and maybe [...]
Robert and Brenda Vale, both architects by profession have actively researched the ecological impact of human living in a span of three decades. What was initially intended as a study on sustainable-designed buildings shifted focus on people’s behavior as they attempt to uncover what sustainability really means through their provocatively titled book called “Time to [...]
A section on the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15) homepage entitled ‘Climate Thoughts’ allows you to vote on ideas relating to climate change that you ‘support’. You can also write and link your own climate thoughts and see who agrees with you. Popular climate thoughts on the COP15 site include Sir Paul [...]
As cliché as that phrase sounds, “live and let live” is exactly what biodiversity is all about. This seamless coexistence of all species is what makes life on earth so interesting. From microbes to whales, life on earth comes in all kinds of packages. If earth was a disco with each clubber representing a different [...]
This past week, there has been a huge amount of new and improved eco inventions or products being put to the test. Creations range from toys to electronics to shelters. Here is a list of some that I’ve found to be the most fascinating or useful.
The Foldable Eco-Shelter
Have you ever been worried about what might [...]
That’s right, pond scum – better known as algae. It takes over waterways everywhere and in many forms or disguises; seaweed, kelp, that underwater moss that you can easily slip on (lichens), and so many more. It forms symbiotic relationships with coral and sea sponges and has a multitude of uses, including the ability to [...]
World leaders, activists, celebrities and youtubers are uploading videos on the COP15 youtube channel to urge governments and citizens to act on climate change. Prime Minister of Denmark Lars Løkke Rasmussen, actress Emma Thomson, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and model Helena Christensen are among some of the bigger names, but also featured are youth representatives and [...]
Hollywood star, Rachel McAdams, downplays her celebrity status as she puts up a simple site along with her close friends Megan and Didi. Green Is Sexy (www.greenissexy.org) started when the threesome’s frequent exchange of eco-friendly tips became a daily discussion. They decided that sharing ideas and valuable information with other people could indeed make a [...]
Avid watchers and followers of the hit Animal Planet TV show Whale Wars will be ecstatic to hear that the Sea Shepherd crew finally has another ally to help them in their war against commercial whaling on the high seas. This past week, it was announced that New Zealand’s Earthrace crew will be joining the [...]
The government of the United Kingdom’s Met Office has just released a pretty wicked looking interactive climate change map. Besides being a slick example of computer design, the map is chock full of info. One can click on several ‘hotspots’ for information, zoom in and out, and hide or highlight areas such as draught, health, [...]
The advent of solar panels gave way to several innovative ideas on how to utilize solar energy for contemporary use. Chinese designers Cheng-Tsung Feng, Yao-Chieh Lin and Bo-Jin Wang have conceptualized a solar-powered traffic light. Instead of the usual three-tiered design, they proposed a single unit that will switch from red to amber then green [...]
This first video, from the international charity Oxfam, shows how climate change affects poor developing nations first and foremost, and how rich developed nations are the chief sources of greenhouse gasses and other factors that contribute to climate change.
The second video is a public service advertisement by the British Department of Energy and Climate Change [...]
Yes, there is yet another type of water bottle out now and so far, this one seems to be different from the rest.
WaterGeeks, a global water crisis-fighting company based in Western Canada, came out with a bottle that has its own filter system. While this filter system is not very useful in the great outdoors, [...]
