Week in Animal Photos: New Carnivorous Mammal, Celebrity Goose and More (Slideshow)
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Photo: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust CuteOverload it’s not. This fellow is a newly identified cat-sized species called Durrell’s vontsira , found in the wetlands of Madagascar. This image is just one amazing shot in our roundup of the week in animal photos: We’ve also got news on a goose that, thanks to persistence, now has its own music video; a female humpback whale who travels 6,125 miles for a mate; and a human-led migration of whooping cranes.
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Image credit: East Bay Films From Carrot City’s Urban Agriculture Exhibition to backyard slaughter in West Oakland , TreeHugger is no stranger to the idea that growing more food where people live—in the city—can be of great benefit both to the environment, and to our communities. Now a new documentary sets out to explore the concepts of food justice, security, and sovereignty through the lens of the … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Truck filling with liquid natural gas (LNG) collected from landfills – new design operating at full scale. Image credit:Waste Management This guest post by Wes Muir of Waste Management outlines the firm’s involvement with recent energy innovations, in celebration of Energy Awareness Month . Sometimes the greatest treasures can come from the most unlikely places. Take renewable energy, for instance. A few decades ago, it was perhaps unfathomable that we could create a variety of energy sources – everything … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo via sanberdoo How long can you expect new gadgets you bring into your home to last? From appliances to wireless network devices, we should have a better idea of how many years we can expect it to run without problems, so that we can make smart purchasing decisions. But beyond a two-year or five-year warranty, it can be a mystery just how long a dishwasher is expected to keep cleaning efficiently. Thankfully, the National Association of Home Builders has released a new study detailing the lifespans of many of our home’s electronics. So…ab… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Adrian Grenier Designs T-Shirt for Oceana, Whitney Port Loves Vintage Fashion, and More
October 15, 2010 No Comment
Video: 360Nautica/YouTube You may recognize green and gorgeous actor Adrian Grenier from
Continue reading …Damien Hirst Artwork Made of Thousands of Butterfly Wings Sells for 2 Million Pounds
October 15, 2010 No Comment
Damien Hirst’s painting “I Am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds.” Image via UKauctionnews . An auction in London of work by a controversial British artist has fetched 2.2 million pounds for one strikingly beautiful, if subtly unsettling, piece — a 17-foot-wide, 7-foot-tall red-gloss canvas covered entirely with the wings of thousands of real butterflies …. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …The Week in Pictures: Banksy’s Simpsons Shows Dark Side of Pop Culture, Formaldehyde-Laden Brazilian Blowout, and More (Slideshow)
October 15, 2010 No Comment
If you’re a fan of The Simpsons–or Banksy , for that matter–you have undoubtedly seen this week’s intro segment, directed by the mysterious and world-renowned street artist, which attempts to show the ugly side of consumerism–watch the video, below. Making other green headlines this week, researchers based in Montréal, Canada, have found a worrying correlation between markers for air pollution and breast cancer; Google unveils its car-driving artificial intelligence project: robot cars that drive themselves; a father and son duo film outer space, DIY style, and much, much more in our photo roundup o… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo Credit: Gavin Turk If you are in London this week, forget about the Boris Bikes and hit the road on one of Gavin Turk’s. Called “Les Bikes de Bois Rond”, the artist has created 15 wild and crazy bicycles for an international art fair. Turk leading a band of New York and L.A. art collectors, all in black of course, will be a sight to see. Riders of the bicycles will get a certificate authenticating themselves as works of art…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter Our cottage neighbours, the Johnson family , have been raising chickens for a year or so. Their young sons were keen to start a little business and they thought they would like to sell eggs. I thought they had six chickens, and not too many eggs. It turns out that they have eighteen chickens now and get almost that many eggs a … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Images courtesy of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk That’s ’9′ followed by 20 zeroes The probability of a lobster being born with a blue shell are about 1 in a million. For a calico or pumpkin-orange colored lobster, the odds are in the excess of 1 in 30 million. The chances of seeing all three variations in one place — well, let’s just say it’s mind-bogglingly slim. But one aquarium in Connecticut has managed to defy the odds with their once in a lifetime lobster exhibit…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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