Photo credit: ornellaswouldgo / Creative Commons In 2007, Colin Beavan began an experiment. The question was: Can one family survive a year in New York City without creating a net-impact on the environment . Since then, this simple question has spawned an entire movement, organized around the
Continue reading …Photo: TreeHugger No matter where your skills (or lack of) lie, there’s a DIY category for you. From crafting and building to biking and gardening, putting your own two hands to work is a rewarding way to save money and trim your carbon footprint. An added bonus: Taking the time to make something by hand gives you an escape from routine — and a sense of accomplishment — that’s priceless. Encourage your friends’ and family’s inner DIY’er with these eco-friendly gifts. Produced by Mairi Beautyman
Continue reading …“The unfortunate death of storm chaser Matt Hughes,30, has sent shocks throughout the entire storm chasing community Thursday as well as the Discovery Channel family. Hughes ran the “”Dog House”” vehicle, that accompanied the Tornado Intercept Vehicle. Matt Hughes reportedly died after an injury sustained following a failed suicide attempt, and had nothing to do with a storm. According to an inside source, Hughes’ motive was triggered by issues at home.”
Continue reading …Credit: Neil Chambers In the middle of Time Square on a cold November evening, XBOX launched its new controller-free gaming system Kinect. In NYC fashion, it was a gigantic party with lights, cameras, hundreds of dancers, performances by Ne-Yo and Lady Sovereign , and thousands of people in the crowd. But for the greenies in the audience,… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Image: Liberty Pundits At Least, According to Politico If you take Politico’s coverage at face value, then every congressman who supported energy reform suffered an agonizing, violent death — or at least were savagely beaten within an inch of their lives — on election day . In its typically breathless horse-race coverage, the right-leaning news outlet used every wartime cliche in the book to describe how … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Imagine KC from Arnold Imaging on Vimeo . Jonathan Hiskes at Grist describes The Future We Want, a multimedia exhibition, website and IMAX movie that projects a positive, uplifting view of a “clean energy economy that creates jobs, protects the environment and provides a secure and prosperous world for our children.” Hiskes focuses on a short video showing the impact of a light rail system being installed in Kansas City, shown a… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …NEW YORK (CBS) “Storm Chasers” fans were shocked to learn on Wednesday’s episode that meteorologists and storm chaser Matt Hughes had died. Follow this link: xpressnew.blogspot.com
Continue reading …click our link hotnewss.com – to watch full “Matt Hughes Storm Chaser Death NOT From Storm Chasing (VIDEO)” exclusive video!! Matt Hughes, the seemingly fearless “storm chaser” in the famous Discovery Channel show has shocked the whole meteorological world (and everything related, in any way, to it) by the news of his death last May 26. Although a lot of speculations have risen concerning the death of the Dog House vehicle operator, sources close to Hughes emphatically say that it does not have anything to do with his penchant for chasing storms. Hughes was said to have suffered from a ton of emotional problems and issues that ultimately led to his demise. Suicide, among other things, has been mentioned, too. matt hughes storm chaser death, how did matt hughes storm chaser die, how did matt hughes die, matt hughes storm chaser, matt hughes, matt hughes death
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