In an attempt to cut down on back on consumer waste , one toilet paper manufacturer has unveiled perhaps the biggest change the product has undergone in over a century — replacing that old cardboard tube with, well, nothing. If the advancement in TP technology seems unremarkable, consider just how much waste it will keep from the landfill. Each year, a million miles worth of cardboard tubing … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Images: Both work of U.S. Government, public domain. The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) is a piece of land owned by the United States federal government located west of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). While it gets less press than ANWR, it is another target of the “drill baby drill!” crowd. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has just released a revised estimate on the amount of “undiscovered” oil and gas that is likely to be found in the area, and let’s just say that it is a cold shower for fans of more drilling in Alaska…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image via BBC Conservationists have found a new species of monkey in northern Burma that has such a uniquely shaped nose, its upturned nostrils fill with water when it rains, causing it to sneeze. On rainy days, the monkeys are known to sit with their heads tucked between their knees. Known in the local dialect as mey nwoah, or “monkey with an upturned face,” the snub-nosed monkey is thought to… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …‘Coal Country’ Documentary, Aired on Planet Green, Called Potential Threat by PA Dept of Homeland Security
October 27, 2010 No Comment
I don’t know if we should be flattered or scared: It’s come to TreeHugger’s attention that Coal Country , a documentary which aired on Planet Green’s Reel Impact series of programing last November, was singled out at the time as a potential security threat by the Pennsylvania Department of Homeland Security –the same department that
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Plane showering the Gulf with the dispersant Corexit. Photo: Adrian Cadiz, FloridaEnvironments.com The most controversial–and damaging–legacy the BP spill may leave may not be the oil-wracked shores around the Gulf of Mexico or the tragic deaths of 11 workers who were on the Deepwater Horizon rig when it exploded. It may turn out to be the still under-reported use of chemical dispersants to break up the oil slick. An estimated 1.9 million gallons of t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Screenshot via ONN Could a species be hunted to the brink of extinction simply because it’s so obnoxious? What if it was, say, a bird whose call that sounded like a vulgar taunt, had an extremely offensive odor, and boasted plumage that reminded everyone of a certain fascist emblem? The Onion News Network reports that this is precisely the fate that’s befallen the Montana Merkle — see one of thes… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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photo: Nicholas / Creative Commons Another twist in the Marcellus Shale natural gas fracking saga: Scientists from SUNY Buffalo have found that the hydraulic fracturing process can release uranium naturally occurring in the shale and that it may pollute groundwater. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Ecouterre asked its readers to wow us with their most dazzling recycled-denim masterpieces, and boy did they come through in droves! We waded through hundreds of submissions to whittle down the selection to 45 of our absolute favorites, from a snazzy vest for a pooch to crisply constructed haute couture . Roll on over to the
Continue reading …20% of World’s Vertebrates Threatened With Extinction – But It’d Be Much Worse Without Conservation Efforts
October 27, 2010 No Comment
photo: Dmitry Krendelev / Creative Commons If that headline seems familiar, it’s because it is: A new study, the most comprehensive of its kind, published in Science confirms that 20% of the world’s vertebrate species are threatened with extinction. Which is undoubtedly bad news. However the research revealed some good news: Without the work already done on conservation, the situation would be much worse…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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