The tragic shooting of Gabrielle Giffords has resulted in vehement calls to “tone down” the intense political rhetoric that has gripped the nation as of late. These calls come from left and right-wing pundits and politicians alike, and they’re aimed at dialing down all of the gun metaphors and violent terminology that’s commonplace on talk shows and on Facebook pages. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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m-louis / Creative Commons The stag beetle is the largest terrestrial insect in the United Kingdom but finding the elusive species has always been a challenge. Conservationists fear that the beetle’s numbers may be declining but without an accurate count of the population, no effective protection plan can developed. Fortunately, new research suggests that a simple solution—using everyday ginger—could make counting stag beetles easier…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Japanese Tuna Company, Labeled Sustainable, Found Worst for Marine Life: Greenpeace
January 10, 2011 No Comment
Image: mySupermarket Continuing its unofficial role as a fishing industry watchdog, Greenpeace is calling attention to the most environmentally destructive tuna brand in England, a Japanese company that uses destructive fishing methods while falsely claiming sustainability. The organization recently criticized the Marine Stewardship Council for handing out
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter The one downside to all of the canning and preserving that I do in the summer is that during the winter, my refrigerator is filled with jars and jars of jams , jellies , pickles and relish… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Barilla pasta will switch 45 percent of the eggs it uses to cage-free by the end of the year, according to the Humane Society. Barilla is the world’s largest pasta maker, and the transition will make it the first pasta company to join the growing cage-free movement…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Climate Change Effects May Continue For Next 1000 Years, Even Under Zero Emissions Scenarios
January 10, 2011 No Comment
photo: Wonker / Creative Commons Take this as an indication of the long-term magnitude of climate change: New research shows that even if we had a zero-carbon economy today, the impact of rising CO2 levels would continue to have serious ecological impact for the next 1000 years. The research published in Nature Geoscience examines zero-emissions scenarios beginning both in 2010 and in 2100, … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo credit: eBay Green This guest post was written by Annie Lescroart, a member of eBay’s 270,000-member Green Team. The holidays are a distant memory but for many people, the ghosts of Christmas waste still linger. Believe it or not, in the United States, it is estimated that the amount of household garbage in the U.S. generally increases by 25 percent between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, from 4 million tons to 5 million tons. Yikes!! So if you’re still staring at your Christmas tree, scratching your head, wondering what to do with all of th… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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images: PCRM & MyPyramid.gov The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine filed suit last week against the US Department of Agriculture and the the Department of Health and Human Services in US District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging the the agencies violated federal law in failing to respond to a PCRM petition advocating a plant-based food pyramid as an alternative to USDA’s ” MyPyramid ” dietary guidelines. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Kate Stohr, the co-founder of Architecture for Humanity , dropped me a note suggesting that I have a look at their Year in Review of their work in Haiti. I did, and couldn’t help but come to the conclusion that it was really boring. . I mean really, others like Kevin Schopfer are proposing floating cities ; Andre Duany is floating
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