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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 [...]
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