Image credit: The Poop Project Whether looking at the selective flush and letting it mellow or recycling our poop for sustainable farming , it’s no secret that I believe rethinking the way we handle our bodily waste—both human and animal—is one of the most urgent tasks facing humankind. So when commenter The Puru left a note on my review about
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Image Credit Judit Klein Everybody knows NIMBY and even BANANA, but there are a lot more abbreviations for those people and organizations that want to obstruct or delay projects, be it a wind turbine, bike lane, or urban intensification. Yuri Artibise rounds up 15 , including some gems: CAVE [people]: Citizens Against Virtually Everything DBTD : Death By a Thousand Days–another common tactic used by planners to “fix” a project they don’t like.
Continue reading …Saving the Oyster, and the Bay: Shell Recycling Program Replenishes Endangered Oyster Population
November 29, 2010 No Comment
Image: fotologic via flickr Recycling, it turns out, is not reserved for inanimate objects. An increasingly popular Chesapeake Bay program is sending oyster shells collected from restaurants, which save the shells from customers’ meals, back into the bay, where they form homes for new oysters. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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All photos supplied by Brooks The 1880′s were, arguably, the bicycle’s golden era. From that time we derived the so-called ‘Safety Bicycle’, where, unlike the ‘Penny Farthing,’ riders could reach the ground with their feet. The same period also saw the introduction of the chain drive, pneumatic bike tyres, and the first Brooks leather bicycle saddle (or seat.) With almost 150 years of leather craftsmanship, Brooks, continue to innovate, recently launching a line of vegetable tanned, organic leather bicycle saddles. Inspired not so much by a need to be ‘green,’ but by cyclist’s requests for even higher … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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This Great Blue Heron, one of the first organisms to greet us upon arrival in the Galapagos, sure doesn’t seem to mind the tourists. All photos credit Collin Dunn. The Galapagos Islands are like no place on earth. The Galapagos Islands have too many tourists. The Galapagos Islands have some of the most interesting, unique plants, animals, landscape, and scenery in the world. The Galapagos Islands aren’t prepared to maintain the level of conservation necessary to preserve the natural wonder of this place in the face of increasing human impact. A case can be made for all of the above, and in some… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Stephen Del Percio, Lloyd Alter, Shari Shapiro, Chris Cheatham I follow the three leading bloggers on green building law closely; they make complicated and important issues affecting green building comprehensible. When I saw that they were all on a panel together at Greenbuild, I had to attend and meet them in person, and hear their responses to the question “What’s the Next Big Challenge in Green Building Law?” Although all three are great at making complex issues understandable to non-legal types, I still could not understand my notes well enough to do a post, so I asked them all to look into their crystal ball and send me their… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: CSIRO It’s been tagged the ‘kitchen table conversation’ approach. And if a recent trial is anything to go by it works. “Participants … cut power use by 37 per cent and their carbon footprint by 27 per cent,” says Paul Graham, one of the projects proponents. Now the search is on to find 500 folk who’ll act as convenors of these kitchen conversations with family, friends, neighbours or workmates on the topics of energy, climate change, water and waste. It is well known that we humans are herd animals and much of our changes in behaviour result from observing our peers. The Energymark pr… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Sweatshop-Free? New Report Grades Levi’s, Gap, and Wal-Mart’s Supply Chain
November 29, 2010 No Comment
Photo: As You Sow When it comes to sweatshop-free supply chains, does your favorite fashion brand make the grade? More than a decade ago, in response to controversy sparked by sweatshop conditions in the U.S. companies’ global supply chains, apparel brands adopted vendor codes of conduct to avoid risks. To date, it’s been unclear which brands have actually adopted effective policies and programs to address the issue. A new report, released by corporate responsibility group As You Sow re… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Megan Herbert You could make your regular morning cappucino (skimmed milk, please) like you always do. Or you could get a little espresso powder, shake it over a Megan Herbert stencil and sip your foam through a woodland scene. Or sift some chocolate through one of the stencils onto a cake for tea. No flat surface is immune to decoration… … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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photo: goldrushfieldtrips.com California has a history rich in gold, but despite sky high prices, the gold mining industry doesn’t seem positioned for a revival in the state. The price of gold is more than $1363 an ounce, causing some folks in areas near historic lodes to clamor for a renewed mining industry in California. But cultural attitudes have shifted, and residents concerned about the environmental impacts and effects on tourism seem more inclined to preserve mining as a relict of the past. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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