Quick — what’s the top oil-producing country in the world? Off the top of your head. Here’s a hint: if you’re picturing a desert nation in the Middle East, you’re close, but wrong. Somewhere in South America? Gigantic Brazil, or notoriously oil-rich Venezuela? Not quite. Seriously, though, it’s good to know this stuff; it’s important to know where the largest oil-holding and exporting countries are around the world — to modern oil-dependent economies, few things are more important than who controls the oil.
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If you can’t afford a Segway, what about half of one? While the two-wheeled personal transporter can set you back by $5,000 or more, a new one-wheel, Segway -inspired model called the Solowheel is due to go on sale for a mere $1,500 in the U.S., starting in March. Impress your friends, work on your balance, and most of all, watch out for bikes and people that still walk. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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It’s bling time for Max Azria’s signature Herve Leger bandage dresses. His silhouettes were adorned with gold and silver rectangles and circles Tuesday at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week tents. (Feb. 16)
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Aveda and Global Greengrants Fund Increasing Access to Clean Water to Rural India
February 22, 2011 No CommentChildren in Tilwari draw pictures of how the clean water tap has changed their lives Photo: Rachel Cernansky If you live in a rural area in the developing world, in a home where water doesn’t flow through pipes and out of a faucet, you likely spend hours every day gathering water from the nearest source (clean, if possible), which can be miles away or in the case of Tilwari, a village in northern India, down a steep slope—think the last stretch of your last hike up a mountain—off the main road. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …1 Billion Hectares Have Been Planted With GM Crops – Half Of Total In US
February 22, 2011 No Comment
Though it seems you can barely avoid GM crops in the US, opposition is quite strong in Europe. Photo: Luther Blissett / Creative Commons . It may be just 10% of the world’s total arable land but it still is significant: According to new figures from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agro-biotech Applications passed on by BBC News the world just passed… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Moving Beyond the Automobile: Biking from Streetfilms on Vimeo . It is a video that captures much of what we have been saying for years on TreeHugger; that bikes take up less space, use less energy, build healthier citizens and that the key is to give them their space, their place in the City. It’s now a national movement, where people are voting with their pedals. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo credit: MacJewell / Creative Commons Among tawny owls in Finland , gray feathers have traditionally been more popular than brown. This genetically defined trait , however, is shifting its balance. Each year, more brown owls are counted, as the number of gray owls declines. The reason for… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …It’s Really, Really Unlikely that Climate Change is "Naturally Occurring"
February 22, 2011 No Comment
Image: World Ocean Observatory This is probably the most commonly offered rejoinder to the scientifically observed phenomenon of global climate change . Well, sure, temperatures are rising around the world, and last decade was determined by NASA, NOAA, and a number of the world’s other top tier scientific institutions to be the hottest ever. But how do we know it’s man’s fault? Couldn’t it be a natural process, like sun spots, or a naturally-occur… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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