Beanie Bean Sprouter. Photo Credit: David Henshall I love fresh sprouts all year round; they are healthy and taste great on toasts, in salads and in soups. However I don’t like ugly, bulky and over-designed objects in my kitchen in order for the seeds to germinate. It should be quick and easy. At the London Design Festival this year, the exhibition Bristol Air at Designersblock had some good designs on show, and it was there that I spotted the Beanie Bean Sprouter by
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Photo credit A.Streeter via flickr and Creative Commons. New Seasons, an upscale Whole Foods-style grocery store that has enjoyed massive success in Portland, Oregon, is opening its seventh store this week. The newest store, in the dense (watch the web cam to see how dense) inner-city Hawthorne Street neighborhood, has something of a surprise. Rooftop parking for cars, and rows of bright blue staples in front of th… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Unisex Fashion Blends Army Surplus with Modern Appeal for Spring 2011 (Photos)
October 14, 2010 No Comment
Photo: Tunji Dada From army surplus fabrics and a blend of latex and organic cotton, Tunji Dada gets playful with sustainable textiles for Spring 2011 . As seen on Eco Hookups , the New York-based designer’s “Furbished: Refurbished Spring 2011 Neo-Sex Collection” merges… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Steven Depolo , Flickr Effective immediately, the chemical Bisphenol A is officially considered toxic in Canada. BPA, as you’re likely aware, is a chemical commonly found in plastics, food cans, water bottles, and paper receipts. BPA mimics the hormone estrogen and has been linked to a number of severe health woes, including breast cancer and early puberty in women . Canada has long been more proactive in taking on the use of BPA in manufacturing than the US — a proposal was made in 2008
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Photo: Mark E. Seitelman New York City has just become the biggest city in the nation to launch an effort to clear congestion and reduce pollution by offering city employees access to a car-sharing program. The pilot program, helmed by ZipCar, only involves 25 cars and 300 employees, but it’s a promising start. This alone will save the city $500,000 a year — and that’s just the pilot program. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Today on Planet 100: Are You Falling for These Common Electric Car Myths? (Video)
October 13, 2010 No Comment
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Continue reading …NOAA Move Against Pirate Fishing – New Rules Prohibit Ships Docking in US Ports
October 13, 2010 No Comment
photo: echoforsberg / Creative Commons One part of controlling overfishing is establishing good fisheries management so the fishery doesn’t become depleted, but that doesn’t deal with a massive part of the overfishing problem: Illegal fishing. Now the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration i… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …A Necessary Ruin: The Story Of The Loss of Bucky Fuller’s Union Tank Car Dome
October 13, 2010 No CommentA Necessary Ruin: The Story of Buckminster Fuller and the Union Tank Car Dome from Evan Mather on Vimeo . At the time of its construction the Union Tank Car Dome was the biggest clear span structure in the world. It was demolished in 2008 (see Another One Bites The Dust: Bucky Fuller’s Union Tank Car Dome ) Dwell , via
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Image: Kai Krause , Public Domain/CC Don’t Overlook Africa! Because of the way flat maps distort the size of countries (the closer they are to the poles, the more distorted they are), most people don’t really know just how big the African continent is. This leads many people – and the smart and powerful aren’t immune to this – to underestimate Africa’s importance. The map above shows just how wrong our perception can be (unless we’ve already seen a map like this before). It shows tha… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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