Which Is Worse, Air Leaks or Heat Loss? Neither. It’s Energy Consumption That Matters
December 21, 2010 No Comment
Image Credit: Resources for a Sustainable Future There is a strange debate going on at Green Building Advisor, where a writer thinks “home buyers have been “brainwashed” into thinking only about R-values, as energy codes give short shrift to the importance of airtightness.” The debate goes back and forth, but not once to they address the real point: How much energy is being consumed over all. They are preoccupie… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo by respres via Flickr Creative Commons When I first read the headline of the article on PressDemocrat stating that kids are now to have access to fresh water where they eat their lunches, my jaw dropped a little. Have I been out of school long enough for all the water fountains in cafeterias to have disappeared?! Apparently, yes. Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, who sponsored the bill that will go into law on January 1, 2011, says unfortunately, i… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Earthshipkirst Appalachian Gothic architecture made from recycled pallet wood is by no means the only DIY housing option using reclaimed materials. In fact, TreeHugger has featured countless posts on “earthships”—self-sufficient passive solar homes built from old tires, cans, mud and concrete. From Justin’s introduction to the earthship concept , via Kristin’s post on
Continue reading …Sedation and Total Sleep Dental Care: Angel Dental Care – El Monte, California Family Dentist
December 21, 2010 No Comment
Patients can get deeply sedated or be totally put to sleep by a specially trained professional. The beauty of this method is that not only will patients not feel any discomfort during the procedure.
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Photo: sharktrust.org It’s a loophole that should have been closed long ago — but since it wasn’t, shark finning is still legal off the West Coast and in the Pacific. Shark finning , as you’re probably aware, is the practice of capturing a shark, slicing off its dorsal fin, and casting it back into the water, where it slowly bleeds to death. The rise in popularity of shark fin soup in China has fueled a boom in the practice. But a bill in the Senate seeks to put an en… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Images credit Vincent Wittenberg and Guy Königstein Deposits are a wonderful tool; I have previously suggested that It’s Time for Deposits. On Everything. Dutch designers Vincent Wittenberg and Guy Königstein have carried the principle a step further, to street furniture. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Laura Norén (the full image is available on The Society Pages ) Some time ago, I asked whether peeing in public was green . With issues ranging from nasty smells to social disapproval, it’s clear that the appropriateness of peeing in public is a far from cut-and-dry matter. We have already seen plenty of examples of product design aimed at alleviating some of the problems with public urination—from
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We’ve now reached that time of year when we traditionally look back at the past 12 months and try to see what caught your attention among the hundreds and hundreds of articles published on TreeHugger. From a Jaguar electric car to a man single-handedly building his own subway system to a tiny, tiny RV, and more, the following 10 stories were the most popular — according to traffic — in the transportation category. Each gives us a good idea a… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo by John Talbot via Flickr.com. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com . It’s a nice day, you’re walking along and all of a sudden– squish . You don’t even have to look because you know you’ve really stepped in it. There’s nothing quite like an encounter with a pile of poop to put the kibosh on a good day. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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