Photo: Toyota The Atmosphere Doesn’t Care Where Greenhouse Gases Come From It’s a clever ad, and a good reminder that transportation and energy production aren’t the only sources of greenhouse gas (GHG). Methane, which is copiously produced by ruminants like cows and sheep, has an effective atmospheric lifetime activity of around 21 times that of CO2, which means that every unit of methane emitted has the equivalent effect of about 21 units of CO2 per equal time interval. But is the ad literally accurate? That’s harder to deter… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We actively follow the 5Gyres project, and the group has just announced a competition you definitely want to check out: “We are launching a contest today to win a trip on the 5Gyres Boat. The winner will spend 10 days on the boat from Tahiti to the Cook Islands while they are studying the amount of plastics in that part of the Pacific. The Chaco Waves for Change art contest is looking for artwork that demonstrates our world’s addiction to single-use plastic.” Check out the Wend Magazine article for more details … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo credit: dailyinvention / Creative Commons When engineers are called in to restore degraded streams and rivers, the focus is typically on reestablishing flow. This requires the dismantling of old damns, dredging, and the rebuilding of valley bottoms. These human engineers, a new study suggests, would be better off taking advice from natures’ own landscape-altering builders: beavers. The pools and ponds created by
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photo: Franco Pecchio / Creative Commons The issue in all this will obviously be in implementation and enforcement, but taking that as a given, this is really pretty great news: As AlterNet reports, Kenya’s new con… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Sonata Hybrid Drives 2269.3 Miles Across U.S.A. On Less Than 2 Tanks of Fuel
January 4, 2011 No Comment
Photo: Hyundai Hypermiler Wayne Gerdes Does It Again! The ultimate test for a fuel efficient vehicle is a long drive with an expert hypermiler at the wheel. In the past few years, it’s been done with a variety of cars, including the Honda Insight , Toyota Prius , Ford Fusion hybrid ,
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Image credit: Green Treks Network Back in 2009, the EPA was sued for “abdicating leadership” on protecting Chesapeake Bay . Part of clean water advocates’ anger was directed at a lack of geographical targeting for agricultural conservation funding. But what does agricultural conservation have to do with protecting the bay anyway? … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter I’ve heard meat eaters say that they don’t like vegetarian meals because they aren’t hearty and satisfying enough . This very simple recipe for mushroom and cannellini paprikas will go a long way in dispelling that attitude. The red wine and the smoked paprika give this dish a depth of flavour that you usually associate with beef dishes…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Sea Shepherd Harassment Limited Japan’s Whaling Negotiation Flexibility: Wikileaks
January 4, 2011 No Comment
This particular leaked cable from Wikileaks hits strangely close to home: The activities of Sea Shepherd are of course the subject of the Animal Planet series Whale Wars , the fourth season of which begins this summer. Image: AnimalPlanetStore.com . The latest green-themed Wikileaks release concerns Sea Shepherd , the Japanese government, and tells us what we pretty much already knew:… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …CES 2011: TreeHugger Bringing You Cleantech and Green Gadgets from Las Vegas
January 4, 2011 No Comment
Photo credit CES For the last couple years we’ve been covering the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s the biggest tradeshow in the world for electronics, and there is always a lot of interesting items and news about the ups and downs of the industry. Today I’m off to CES to dig up the best and worst of consumer electronics. We have high hopes that this year will show us some great progress in the areas that matter — from smart grid services and software to super low-energy electronics to gadgets designed with c… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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