Photo: B. Alter It’s hard to decide upon lighting for home; either its too designer or too expensive or Ikea is out of stock. To continue the World Cup spirit, here is the Vuvuzela lamp. Discovered at the London Design Festival , it’s a memory of the newly discovered horn and South Africa’s games. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Bonnie Hulkower Indian summer weather drew hundreds of people to Hayes Valley Farm today, October 10th 2010, to participate in an environmental work party. The work party was part of a worldwide day dedicated toward actions to avert climate change. The event was hosted by Hayes Valley Farm and Kitchen Garden SF . Participants celebrated with activities in 350 gardens, yards, balconies and community spaces throughout San Francisco to l… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo via Orange Bill’s Facebook Page It turns out that it’s not just humans who flock to Los Angeles with dreams of being in front of the camera. During a music-video shoot for the band OK Go filmed in Echo Park, one bold goose decided to get in on the action by inserting himself into nearly every shot. While it was a bit bothersome at first to have the bird crash the set, producers eventually decided to roll with it. Now the goose… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: shirlaine If there’s anyone on the planet who can relate to the hardships endured by Phila, an endangered black rhino in South Africa, it would be platinum-selling rap star 50 Cent — after all, they’ve both been shot nine times and lived to tell the tale. But unlike the rapper, who was able to break free of the mean streets that nearly claimed his life, Phila and her kind continue to be threat… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Self portrait from Coupland.com The Globe and Mail publishes author and artist Douglas Coupland’s 45 predictions for the future, and they include some real bummers. A few picks: 1) It’s going to get worse No silver linings and no lemonade. The elevator only goes down. The bright note is that the elevator will, at some point, stop. 2) The future isn’t going to feel futuristic It’s simply going to feel weird and out-of-control… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Steve & Jemma Copley via Flickr We know that deconstructing huge industrial ships for parts (ie. shipbreaking ) can have a huge negative environmental and health impact in developing nations, but what about smaller water craft? In the so-called “Holy Island” of Lindisfarne , a windswept tidal island located just off of the north-east coast of England, there’s a local custom where retired ships are turned upside d… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: joiseyshowaa under a Creative Commons license . As part of his ambitious program to fight obesity and diabetes in New York City, Michael Bloomberg is looking to change the rules governing the use of food stamps, to ban their use for the purchase of soda and sugary drinks, the New York Times reported . This is the latest in a litany of Bloomberg’s efforts to raise the City’s green profile, including
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photo via applied language Add Egypt to the list of countries moving forward and getting to work to phase in more renewable energy to meet growing demand needs while phasing out coal and other dirty fossil fuels. Energy demand is increasing in Egypt at about 6 percent a year, but the country is committed to greatly increasing its use of renewables, including the country’s first privately owned wind farm. The wind farm is slated to begin operation in 2013, and be located in the… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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photo: Sara Novak In the same way that I’m fond of scientific studies detailing the benefits of a glass of red wine, I’m also very open to the benefits of dark chocolate. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to know that my little vice, isn’t a vice at all (in moderation of course). A study at Johns Hopkins that I read about on Natural News says just that. Read on to find out about another new benefit to indulging in some organic,
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Eames Office Every year the Eames Office, heirs to the legacy of the great designers Charles and Ray Eames, celebrates the Powers of Ten on 10.10. This year is special, being 10.10.10. Jamer Hunt at Fast Company suggests that the film is probably more relevant and important than ever, particularly in this era of Google Earth, where everyone with a computer is basically remaking the movie every time they use it. He discusses the lessons we can learn from the movie and… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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