photo via ecoliblog It’s one the biggest questions facing foodies: Go with organic or not. Cost is a factor, of course, but so are the health benefit of organic. A new study out today puts another check in the health column for organic food. An EU-funded reveals that organic milk is healthier than the white stuff most of our parents used to pour over our sugary morning cereal. Newcastle University looked at 22 store bought brands and found that organic milk had lower levels of saturated fats and more good healthy acids, including Omega-3s…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: glasseyes view / CC In the last few weeks, a lot has been made of the mysterious mass-animal deaths that have struck in the United States and throughout the world — and for good reason. The ominous events become the centerpiece of a discussion about what harmful human activity could be behind nature’s apparent poor health: ranging from… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Fish & Wildlife Service Pulls GMO Crops from Wildlife Refuges in the U.S. Northeast
January 17, 2011 No Comment
Image: Peter Blanchard via flickr As part of a lawsuit settlement, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced last week it would stop (illegally) planting genetically engineered crops on all its refuges in 12 states in the northeast, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER)…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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World Future Energy Summit 2011: Exploring Clean Power in a City Built on Oil
January 17, 2011 No Comment
Masdar City Paradoxes abound at the World Future Energy Summit , an annual conference held in the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi. The summit draws heads of state, business leaders, and other influential figures to the tip of the Arabian peninsula to discuss global clean energy solutions to the ongoing climate crisis. The UAE is, of course, one of the largest oil exporters in the world, so it’s both ironic and remarkable that such an event is held here — a fact that few of the speakers fail to mention in their opening statem… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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I have been consistently blown away by the quality of the submissions for the LifeEdited project. It is now the review period where readers can vote for their favourite project. There is so much to chose from, even dpet’s homage to Daniel Libeskind happening here…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Images credit New York City Taxi of Tomorrow Design writer Allison Arieff looks at the three finalists for the Taxi of Tomorrow for New York City and is not impressed. She writes in the New York Times: The bar wasn’t set all that high: the Taxi of Tomorrow was meant to be “safe, fuel-efficient, accessible, durable, and comfortable.” A look at the three finalists announced in November 2010 confirms they are perhaps all of those things. They are also… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Green was the color of the night as Angelina Jolie, Catherine Zeta Jones and Mila Kunis dazzled at the Golden Globe awards. AP’s Natalie Rotman checks out their fashion choices as well as what other stars wore on the red carpet. (Jan. 17)
Continue reading …Winners of European Amateur Photo Competition: Praying Mantis Sunset and More (Slideshow)
January 17, 2011 No Comment
Photo: Constant Couteille Can animals enjoy the sunset? It seems so with the November winners and finalists from Wild Wonders of Europe ‘s amateur photo competition — but there’s nothing amateur about these shots. Here you’ll find stunning silhouettes of both a praying mantis and a butterfly caught against the sun, an owl reflecting on an orange horizon, a dolphin leaping in the soft light of the last minutes of day, and more.
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Image credit: Andy Butkaj , used under Creative Commons license. I got my electricity bill yesterday, and it was the highest it has ever been. I was delighted. You see we recently switched our ailing 14-year-old propane-fueled heating unit for the most energy efficient air-to-air heat pump we could get our hands on. While many UK heat pumps are failing to live up to the hype, I believe we followed Lloyd’s guidance on Read the full story on TreeHugger
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