OinkLibel? Soil Association Accused of Defamation by UK Factory Farm Developer
January 19, 2011 No Comment
Pigs on a factory farm in Ontario, photo: CALM Action / Creative Commons Recall the infamous McLibel case from the late 1990s? Hints of that now via The Guardian : UK organic farming advocates the Soil Association have been given a libel warning by developers of a proposed
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Photos by Jaymi Heimbuch This recipe was created exclusively to pair with a bottle of Sangiacomo Chardonnay, West Rows from our featured green winemaker, Benziger Family Winery. The chardonnay is bright and slightly creamy with notes of citrus. With its light hints of vanilla bean, the medium-sweet wine is a perfect match for the caramelized sugars in roasted vegetables. With Old Man Winter knocking at the front door, it’s the perfect ti… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Join the Masdar Digital Dialogue: Debate the Clean Energy Future on Twitter
January 19, 2011 No Comment
#tweetmasdar The World Future Energy Summit brings heads of state, clean tech pioneers, and businessfolk from around the world to the oil-rich capital Abu Dhabi to hold forth on the future of energy. That being the case, it also brings in a truckload of media to cover it all. Typically, between filing stories, we media folk just gossip amongst ourselves about the goings on — cleantech rumors, who’s greenwashing where, and what the future of energy technology really is. We also… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …The EDV-1 From Daiwa: The Ultimate Post-Apocalyptic Expanding Container House
January 19, 2011 No Comment
Images Credit Daiwa Cameron Sinclair is so going to want 10,000 of these amazing robotic shipping container sized instant houses. EDV stands for Emergency Disaster Vehicles, but it is really a pushbutton house that leaves Adam Kalkin in its wake. It is actually rather clever; the lower level has all the complicated plumbing a… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Benziger: ’60s Pot Farm Becomes Napa’s First Certified Biodynamic Winery
January 19, 2011 No Comment
Photos by Jaymi Heimbuch Mike Benziger and his wife Mary first discovered what was originally the Glen Ellen estate at Sonoma Mountain back in 1980. Immediately, Mike had a premonition that this is where… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo by feserc via Flickr Creative Commons As groundwater supplies dwindle, it’s only natural to start digging deeper, hoping to access more water the farther down we go. However, that could lead to some serious problems, as a new study of wells in Vietnam has shown. In tests of 512 private wells that reach from 33 to 164 feed, 27% contain arsenic levels that surpass World Heath Organization standards. The wells study impact some 3 million people — and it’s just the beginning of what could be a far bigger problem since the arsenic could be a commo… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Top Gear’s Tesla review isn’t the only piece of BBC reporting that has annoyed green transport enthusiasts. Business Green reports that electric car advocates in the UK are up in arms over a BBC’s experiment on the viability of electric cars . Rather than testing the vehicles in the conditions and purposes they were designed for (short- to medium-distance urban and suburban journeys), reporter Brian Milligan decided to drive a Mini-E from Lo… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Please, people, start eating those Canada Geese! Image credit Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Two years ago, Sami asked Are Invasive Species Ethical Food? In The Way We Eat- Why Our Food Choices Matter , Peter Singer thought it was OK to dumpster dive for meat, since it was already dead and would otherwise be wasted. Does the same apply for invasive species, which are causing so much damage to the environment? Some think… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: Elite Fitness Here’s a frustrating bit of news for the day: losing weight could be driving the toxins from fat cells (where they’re stored) into your bloodstream—and making you sick…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: The Nation Richard Heinberg has talked about life after economic growth before. Now, as part of its ongoing exploration of peak oil, The Nation magazine gives him a platform to expound his views to the world. It doesn’t make for comfortable or upbeat viewing, but he delivers a message that we should all be paying attention to—especially if we have a 401k. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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