Photo: Krikit I’ve long been scared of conventional deodorant . The idea of aluminum seeping directly into my skin cells leaves me uneasy. My cosmetic rule for the most part is if I can’t eat it, I avoid applying it to my skin. Responsible hygiene can have so many meanings like avoiding baths and excessively long showers, using organic and locally-sourced personal care products whenever possible, and most recently,
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Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), July 2009. Image credit: University of Nebraska at Lincoln , National Drought Center; Photo courtesy of Bridget Cameron, Texas Water Development Board. Large swaths of US southern states are experiencing drought impacts, with some of the most extreme impacts seen in the Lower Mississippi River watershed, extending east through Florida. Parts of Texas, as pictured, are also impacted. Production of tobacco, peanuts, soy, and wheat have fallen significantly in roughly a dozen states because of the drought; … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Rich Vail Fund Manager Hits Cyclist And Runs, Gets Off Because Charges Might "Jeopardize His Job"
November 7, 2010 No Comment
The rich are different from you and me; they get to hit and run, almost killing a cyclist, but get off without serious charges because it is hard to be money manager for Smith Barney if you have a record. District Attorney Mark Hurlbert is not charging Martin Joel Erzinger with a felony, because “Felony convictions have some pretty serious job implications for someone in Mr. Erzinger’s profession,” which is managing billions for rich people. Dr. Steven Milo, the victim, is not impressed. Mr. Erzinger struck me, fled and left me for dead on the highway,” Milo wrote. “Neither his financial prominence nor my financial situ… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Parsons The New School From Barneys New York’s culinary-themed windows at their Madison Avenue flagship to our recent article on Jai’s fruit- and vegetable-dyed fashion , the link between food and fashion has been getting more media attention. In New York City tomorrow, at Union Square’s Greenmarket from 9-11am, students from Pa… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A screenshot of the Building Dashboard for a residence hall at University of Missouri . Another conservation contest on college campuses is nothing new. How they’re showing off the results makes this one notable. About 40 colleges in the U.S. and Canada are competing for “biggest loser” status by cutting energy and water use in the Campus Conservation Nationals. The competitors are using an online app called Building Dashboard, which makes energy and water use visible in real time on the web. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Architecture Meets Comics In Bureau Spectacular’s Mobile Briefcase House
November 6, 2010 No Comment
Photos: Bureau Spectacular Transformer spaces never cease to amaze with their ability to morph and adapt to the user’s needs of the moment. Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular offers another take on the genre with this intriguing residential loft addition; though it’s not a true transformer space, it’s envisioned as a “briefcase house”, ie. a house within a house — which he explains dramatically with comics. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Foxtongue Rickets is a disease that had for the most part vanished in most parts of the world, but now doctors are warning that it may be seeing a resurgence within some ethnic groups. The culprit is a lack of Vitamin D, which doctors warn is caused by kids not spending enough time outside. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: Screenshot via CNN It’s been a long week, what with the seemingly never-ending 2010 elections bearing seriously bad news for green . But it’s Friday, which means I get a brief reprieve from thinking about all that unpleasant stuff. Instead, I shall devote my attention to the finer things in life, like this: Bears chasing down bison in Yellowstone, and the bold men who photograph them! Video is after the jump:… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Bill Clinton’s Vegan Sex Appeal, Pamela Anderson Strips for Charity, and More
November 5, 2010 No Comment
Photo: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff / Creative Commons PETA is still months away from naming its Sexiest Vegetarian Alive winners for 2011, but one newly-vegan celebrity is gaining early buzz as a front runner: Bill Clinton . … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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