Saskatchewan Conservation House, 1977, in the Tyee Monte Paulsen of the Tyee describes a house built in 1977 by the Saskatchewan Research Council: It was built without a furnace. Instead, the northwest Regina home features a nearly airtight envelope with R-40 wall insulation and R-60 roof insulation. This enables a small hot water system to heat the house, even through the winter. The house is cube-shaped to expose a minimum amount of exterior surface area per square foot of floor space. That sounds pretty much like our beloved Passiv… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Are Americans hoarding light bulbs in advance of the upcoming phase-out of 100 watt bulbs? According to USA Today, some are. One woman in Marietta, Ohio says , “I have stocked up on enough incandescent bulbs to last for the next 50 years.” Another said that “she squirreled away about three dozen incandescents, so “I will be able to read in bed without squinting.” But there are alternatives if you don’t like compact fluorescents…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Weekday Vegetarian: Spinach and Avocado Salad with Garlic Mustard Vinaigrette
February 8, 2011 No Comment
Photo: Kelly Rossiter I don’t buy avocados very often, because I try to stick to produce that grows in my own province, and avocados definitely do not. But every once in a while I splurge and treat myself to something that comes from a warmer clime, especially when the food choices in February are starting to get me down…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Conservation Alliance Expects to Donate $1 Million to Grassroots Enviro Groups
February 8, 2011 No Comment
The Conservation Alliance is based on a very simple premise. It’s a dating service. Member businesses in the US outdoor industry donate money to the Alliance, who in the meantime have collated applications from grassroots conservation organizations. The donated monies are then matched with as many saving-wild-places type projects, as there is funds for. Protecting wild places protects not only natural habitat for flora and fauna, but also the arenas where these companies customers recreate. Everyone wins. And this year The Conservation Alliance expects to pass a milestone in that they’ll donate over $1 million… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo credit: Adidas RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, last month signed a $207,000 USD research contract with the German-based sports behemoth, Adidas, to identify the sustainable manufacturing capabilities and requirements of Adidas’ suppliers in Indonesia. The project known as The Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative (SMI) will, according to the university, “bring together RMIT researchers in sports technology, sustainable manufacturing, sustainable development, sustainable energy, supply chain management and textiles.”> … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: LA TImes The UK loves Jamie Oliver and considers him a national treasure: his cook books are at the top of the best-seller list and he led a very public and successful battle against obesity by changing school lunches. However the USA isn’t sharing the love. Last year, he went to the fattest city in the USA to continue the fight and now he is in Los Angeles trying to work his magic. Th… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Serge Zollinger, via The New Zealand Herald Whale lovers in New Zealand have had a challenging past few days. It all began late last week, when 82 pilot whales became beached in the sands of Farewell Spit, on the northern end of the South Island. The Department of Conservation (DOC), along with over 100 volunteers worked tirelessly over the weekend to refloat the animals, saving all but 17 whales — but just days later, 65 of them became were stranded yet again. And like before, concerned locals arrived in droves to help ou… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Ok, don’t laugh at me but – my twelve-year-old just taught me how to do a screen grab. Which means – I now have this tool to help with a project I’ve been dying to try!! I’d like to start sharing what I consider defining sartorial moments from great films. I have always loved this scene from the Fred Astaire movie, The Gay Divorcee . That buckled leather strap in his lapel is fascinating. I’ve never seen a modern version of this…have you? I’m guessing it’s attached to a chained pocketwatch. Can someone please make a modern version of this??!! To me, this moment is one of the all-time greats of men’s fashion on film.
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In case you missed it, last week, Gawker , Grist , and a number of other sites revealed the meticulous methodology employed by Fox News science and technology reporters in order to debunk climate change: They post ads in the personals calling for someone — anyone! — who’ll do the denying, of course. Here’s the query: … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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