Photo: Lance Cheung , Flickr, CC The US Interior Department has released a report identifying the 24 best locations for solar development on public lands across the nation. These so-called “solar zones” across the Southwest have been pinpointed in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona California, and Nevada. This plan will hopefully help speed up development for solar projects nationwide. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Rik Panganiban 2010 was a hard year to love the NYC MTA, rates went up, services went down, entire bus lines were eliminated. Feeling nostalgic for the good ole days? Well this holiday season, the MTA has a cure for you. On Sundays, during the month of December, the MTA is rolling out vintage trains from the 1930′s era ” Nostalgia Shopper’s Special ” that run along the F/M line from 2nd Avenue (Lower East Side) to Queens Plaza (Long Island City). Subway enthusi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Salt crystals in Lake Urmia. Photo: Ehsan Mahdiyan / Creative Commons . About 100 years ago, my grandfather emigrated to the United States from a village near Lake Urmia, in what is now northwestern Iran. He died long before I was born, leaving me with little connection to my ancestors in the region, but a strong desire to someday visit the place — tantalizing close to Turkey, where I now live, though difficult to reach due to visa restrictions — where they apparent… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …New Report Judges Video Game Consoles on Energy Consumption; Wii Comes Out on Top
December 19, 2010 No Comment
Photo: ginnerobot under a Creative Commons license. If you’re looking into getting a new video game console this holiday season, here’s one more criterion to take into consideration: energy consumption. The Electric Power Research Institute this week released a report comparing the Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3. After an hour of playing Madden NFL 11 on each… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Jack Duval Folly Beach, a South Carolina Beach just outside of Charleston, needs another renourishment project just five years after the last one, according to a recent article in The State …. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photos by author You may have heard that well-worn neckties can be full of germs. This isn’t one of those posts. Not directly, at least. It’s about Infectious Awareables, a California company which sells silk neckties featuring microscopic close-ups of diseases like anthrax and other public health problems like avian flu, breast cancer and climate change. Even dental plaque, dust mites, E. coli and ebola are represented. Sorry, no
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Image: tipster Anamaria, ElliptiGO WOW, that looks fun! For those who have been searching for just the right option to reduce that falling-off-my-bike-at-every-corner factor in bicycle commuting, or to get the most out of exercise time, ElliptiGO offers an attractive addition to the pallet of people-powered vehicles. On the other hand, if you still have a pair of powerisers in the basement, then think twice before jumping on this year’s exer-commuting trend. Vid… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Religious Group Puts Out 12 DVD Series on Environmentalists’ "Spiritual Deception"
December 18, 2010 No Comment
The Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins, via the Advocate There’s only seven days until Christmas and no doubt many out there are looking for a last minute stocking stuffer for your little one. Here’s an idea for you. How about “Resisting The Green Dragon,” described by its producers as an “explosive new 12-part DVD series” that exposes how radical environmentalists are brainwashing children and putting them on a dangerously wrong “spiritual” path. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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photo via ecoliblog Let’s just say I’ve been curious for a while. Every week I walk by the raw milk booth at my local farmers’ market, casting an interested but furtive look at both what’s on offer and the sort of people that are in line to make a purchase. Today I finally took the plunge and walked over to bring home some raw whole milk, the same kind that my mother and the FDA have always told me to stay away from. But after I was given a sample of the wh… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Candice Reynolds, Red Queen Tarts, LLC With science pointing to all the pitfalls of sugar on human health and longevity, I have ever more reason to curb desserts and hidden sugars. Sadly, “reason” lacks in my vocabulary during the holidays. On the rare occasions I make an indulgence, it needs to feel like one. I’m practicing the avoidance of unfulfilling, mindless hand reaches into the relentless displays of Hershey’s and processe… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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