Dow Chemical, Nature Conservancy Announce $10M Partnership: Good Deal for the Environment?
January 25, 2011 No Comment
The Nature Conservancy and Dow Chemical announced a new collaboration yesterday that will “help Dow and other companies recognize, value and incorporate nature into global business goals, decisions and strategies.” The pledge, $10 million from Dow over the next five years, is not the first corporate sponsorship for The Nature Conservancy, but it’s not likely to be any less controversial than some of years past. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Heat Regulation is Key In most places around North-America and Europe, winter biking isn’t too complicated if you have the right approach ( no need to pull a MacGyver… ). This short video primer produced by our friend Elizabeth at StreetFilms gives you the basics on how to dress (overheating can be as big a problem as feeling cold). You can also find more info about winter biking at
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Photo: Wikipedia , CC Give that Bear a Gold Medal in Endurance Swimming We’ve known for a while that the increasing melting of the Arctic sea ice cover during the summer was posing big problems to polar bears, forcing some to swim for extended distances, using up their precious reserves of energy and reducing their chances of surviving harsh winters and reproducing. A group of scientists has tracked on bear who swam continuously for 9 days over 426 miles of almost freezing water! … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Arch1Design Carol Browner, the Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change — i.e., the administration’s top climate post — is stepping down . Speculation had long swirled that she was going to give up the job, but beltway rumor had it it that she was moving to another in the administration. Alas, ’twas not to be. Browner is jumping ship — and even worse, it look… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Zimbio As per usual, the intertubes are awash with speculation of what President Obama will say during his State of the Union address — along with plenty of friendly advice on what he should say, too! And who am I to sit on the sidelines while the internet chatters away? Here’s my two cents: Obama should use the momentum from a recent uptick in the polls and take the opportunity to talk firmly about the realities of climate change — and how American innovation is more than able to tackle the problem, while creat… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Jules Clancy , author of the website Stonesoup , cooks all of her meals using only five ingredients, not counting salt, pepper and olive oil. The recipes are clever in their simplicity and every one I’ve tried has tasted great. She split this recipe into two, giving the spice mix a separate recipe and fulfilling her mandate, but I’ve listed them all as one recipe here…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Liberia is home to African forest elephants, like those seen here. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Since civil war broke out in Liberia in the 1980s, 19,000 elephants have been killed by poachers. Today, only 1,000 elephants remain, meaning the country has lost 95 percent of its elephants in only a few decades…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image via TED video Van Jones gave a talk at a recent TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch event, and what he brought up about the correlation between plastic use and poverty was fascinating. Zeroing in on Cancer Alley , disposability of things, the placement of environmental issues and humanitarian issues as either/or efforts, the sense of righteousness tainting green actions, and sustainability as a poverty-fighting solution, Jones’ talk is ripe with ideas. Check it out after the jump. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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TIME asks, “Should we stop freaking out about China and Clean Tech?” It brings up interesting points from the debate on partnering with and/or competing against China on clean tech innovation. Definitely worth a read. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Lance Armstrong Foundation’s New Home: A Repurposed Warehouse in Revitalizing Neighbourhood
January 25, 2011 No Comment
Images credit Hester + Hardaway The first things that catch your eye are the boxes, sort of indoor sheds. They are made from remilled roof decking from the old warehouse that is the new home for the Lance Armstrong Foundation , or LIVE STRONG . It isn’t in any suburban office park, either, but in East Austin, a part of town described as “diverse” and “underserved.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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