Image via Agora Gallery Artist Franco Recchia has put old computer parts to good use by creating impressive cityscapes with them. While they are a tribute to modern creation and human ingenuity, they could also be seen as something slightly more Wall-E-esque. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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December 8, 2010 No Comment
Photo: The New England Aquarium The famous Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center made headlines when it got an eco-friendly makeover in 2007, replacing its conventional lights with 30,000 LEDs. But that’s not enough to make it the world’s most eco-friendly tree: From Lima to Copenhagen and Barcelona to Pittsburgh, cities around the world have gone to extreme — and downright wacky — lengths to celebrate sustainability while marking the start of the holiday season…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: designatednaphour , used under Creative Commons license. From the very rare Mexican walking fish to the most obnoxious bird in the world , there are so many species out there disappearing that it is easy to get a little numb to what we are losing. But news comes from the Guardian that one species many of us rely on at this time of year is likel… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Farming Futures Michael Eavis isn’t the only farmer building a massive solar roof on his cow shed . According to a new survey, more than 80% of UK farmers want to install solar on their roofs. And they want to do it by 2013. The survey, which was conducted by Farming Futures and Solarcentury , was intended to gauge the extent that farmers wanted to invest in solar power now that
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Image: OVK Slow Down Do you get the feeling your car likes to go faster when you’re blasting a great song on your interactive media system? Come on, admit it: you are secretly rationalizing that if the car goes faster fueled by the music, it must not be using more gas. Sure, your eco-conscience screams “hypermiling is better” but your car just isn’t listening. Now there is an app that will help your car keep its speed in check when you are rocking out on the road. The video below explains how it works…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo credit: M. McCarthy via University of California, Santa Cruz There’s a reason for leaving “no stone unturned” when it comes to scientific exploration — there’s probably life underneath even the most unlikely rock. Even if that rock is well under the seafloor. Researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, have found evidence for a biological community of living organisms camped out in porous rock deep underneath the seabed. The microbes are “chemoautotrophic,” getting their energy from chemicals rather than sunlight or sunlight-dependent or… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Some incredible news about the success of its first year comes from Ecosia — the search engine site which committed to donating 80% of its profits to a green cause announced it managed to contribute a whopping $160,000 to WWF’s Jureuena rainforest project in Brazil during Ecosia’s very first year of operation. Amazing! … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: SandTDesigns , used under Creative Commons license. Since way back in 2006 there has been much hype about Britain’s commitment that all new homes would be zero carbon by 2016 . But there has been confusion too. Last week I posted on George Monbiot’s assertion that the Government had backtracked on its zero carbon pledge , and was somehow arguing t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: charlotte macey Lavender sachets are so lovely; they smell sweet and look nice in your drawer. They are supposed to keep away the moths (although the jury is still out on that one) and help you sleep peacefully. Here’s a small gift for yourself or a friend that you can make without a sewing machine. Use whatever nice fabric you have and decorate it as simply or as lavishly as you wish. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: AMagill / CC In this age of consumerism , particularly around the holiday season, sometimes its easy to forget that the things we’ve used the longest often have the most value to us — but the virtues of reuse just seem come natural… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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