Fast Company Fast Company nailed Bjarke Ingels with a graphic novelette earlier this year, capturing the intensity and fun that the 38 year old wonder is having. He’s just won the European Prize for Architecture ,which interestingly, is an American prize honouring European architecture. In the press release they call Ingels ” a leading force in Europe’s Green Architecture movement producing astonishing… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photos via WWWorks Etsy sellers come up with the best stuff! This solar powered lamp is crafted our of used parts from a solar lawn lamp and looks way better than anything you could pick up in the garden section of a bigbox store. Though, carefully crafted art does come with a hefty price tag. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …The Week in Pictures: Rising Global Drought, Paris Motor Show and More (Slideshow)
October 22, 2010 No Comment
A new report from the National Center for Atmospheric Research starkly lays out how droughts may spread throughout many of the world’s most densely populated places by the end of the 21st century. In other news from the world of green this week: New satellite data from the European Space Agency shows 20% of juvenile bluefin tuna killed by oil, which is pretty significant since Atlantic bluefin have declined … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Boquerones fritos. Photo: Javier Lastra / Creative Commons . While returning to more traditional ways of eating is often heralded as a greener, healthier step in our super-sized, fast-food-ized culture, some long-held culinary traditions in fact pose a threat to iconic species. In
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Photo: wn.com It’s the battle of the toothpaste titans. In the red corner we have Colgate Palmolive, the the world’s largest producer of toothpaste, who have taken out a patent for an Indian herbal tooth paste. In the blue corner we have the Indians who are disputing the patent, calling it an act of bio-piracy. Will there be a knock-out? … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Images: Panthera It’s no secret that traditional conservation methods, while noble, have been failing miserably. Since the first forest and wildlife conservation programs were embraced internationally some 40-50 years ago, half of the world’s forests have been razed, and biodiversity has plummeted around the globe, to the point where many scientists are already terming this era that of the 6th great extinction. Alan Rabinowitz, CEO of Panthera and one of the world’s foremost conservationis… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter I seem to have eaten a lot of pasta this week, mostly because I have been looking for recipes that are quick and easy.This time there is a bit more protein involved because of the kidney beans . For those of you who can’t stand kidney beans, you could consider making this with another legume that is more palatable to you such as chickpeas or cannellini beans. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photos via River Monsters British fisherman Jeremy Wade, host of Animal Planet’s River Monsters , made quite a rare catch on a remote stretch of the River Congo. As one might expect from looking at this prehistoric-looking goliath tigerfish, measuring in at around 5 feet in length with 32 razor-sharp teeth… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Continue reading …From Smiling Seals to Exploding Landscapes, Photographers Journey to Earth’s Most Dangerous Places For "Extreme Exposure" (Slideshow)
October 21, 2010 No Comment
Image credit: Paul Nicklen “Extreme Exposure,” a group exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography , features arresting imagery from five unique photographers who work on the edge of wildlife, climate and environment. Clyde Butcher, Paul Nicklen, Michael Nichols and Donna & Stephen O’Meara have made careers documenting rarely seen moments in the life of our planet.
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