Photo: Michael Graham Richard The State of the Auto Industry Another year, another Detroit Auto Show (officially known as the North American International Auto Show — open to the general public between Jan. 15-23). I’ve been to a few of them, and I’ve followed green(er) transportation for even longer, so I want to begin by sharing my thoughts about the current state of the auto industry, or at least the part that they reveal to the public. The main questions that I always ask myself when I go to these shows are: Are we moving in the right direction? Is it real or… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Scare Flies Away With Water With This Chic Version Of The Popular Latin American Bug Repellent
January 11, 2011 No Comment
A design version of a popular fly repellent. Photo: Jose de la O. If you walk the streets of Latin America, especially rural or crowded places with food where flies love to hang out, you’re going to see a lot of transparent bags and plastic bottles hanging from strings. This is a popular street invention to scare flies away, not chosen for its sustainable benefits (DIY, zero toxic) but for its cheapness. Mexican designer based in The Netherlands Jose de la O took this idea and made a chic version of the thing: a glass lightbulb-shaped … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image via kaibara87 via Flickr Creative Commons Researchers have figured out that data can be stored in bacteria, and that a single gram of bacteria can store more information than 450 2-terabyte hard drives! This storing and encrypting information in living organisms is called biostorage, and students at Hong Kong’s Chinese University are using E. coli to test the possibilities of how we store information in the future. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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All images from NikeBetterWorld.com Time was when it was difficult to write about Nike on TreeHugger without reminding everyone how blackened their ethical record was. Times have changed people. Being one of the biggest apparel companies in the world, whose mission is all about competitive excellence, it’s clear they want to be the best. Long past playing catch up Nike have now sped ahead, overtaking many on the … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo Credit: William Sacco, Yale University Cockroaches are amazing. No matter how disgusting you might think they are, they should be considered one of the 7 wonders of the living world, if there were such a thing. They’ve been an inspiration in many ways to scientists working in the field of biomimicry, and the latest example of that inspiration is displayed in the grip of a mechanical hand, which mimics the flexible, spring-like movement and dexterity of cockroach legs. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: BenZolno OK, so the Great Pacific Garbage Patch may not be anywhere near as big as we thought , and some activists think plastic bags are a distraction from the major environmental issues we face. But that doesn’t stop many others from holding up the single-use plastic bag as a symbol of all that is wrong with our consumer culture. Now a viral rap video is ma… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image via Sunchips Dear Pablo: Are those noisy Sun Chips bags really compostable? I am really hesitant to throw any compostable packaging into my compost pile. Like any new product offering compostable packaging will need some time to reach perfection. While it helps fund R&D into next generation compostable packaging and shows strong environmental leadership, compostable Sun Chips bags may have done for compostable consumer goods packaging what those dim flickering spiral bulbs did for CFLs in the early 1990′s. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: bonhams Never mind the poster, original artwork by graffiti artist Banksy is on auction today. It was commissioned by Greenpeace fo… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Video captures from Globo Along a stretch of highway in central Brazil, a female wolf was hit by a truck and left to perish on the roadside. Death seemed imminent for the animal when it was discovered by a compassionate passerby and rushed to the veterinarian at … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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