Survey finds 46% of Israeli Jews consider Arabs as worst neighbors, while quarter of population thinks haredi and gay neighbors the least desirable. ‘Media fuels radicalization,’ says Justice Minister Ne’eman
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Pink Floyd releases its best-selling album “The Wall”; Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, Dick Clark born; World Trade Organization’s meeting met by 40-thousand protesters; (Nov. 30)
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Photos: Schwinn Thought we covered this a month or two ago, but alas not. Schwinn won the Eurobike Gold Award , in the Cruiser/Designbike category, with their Vestige bike, touted as the first ever Flax Fiber Bicycle. Maybe they need to add Mass Produced to that claim, because a full year ago Jacob reported on Johan Museeuw ‘s handmade flax road bikes. That anomaly aside, Schwinn’s flax bike does have an intrig… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Climate Counts iPhone App Ranks Companies for Sustainable Holiday Shopping
November 30, 2010 No Comment
Image via Climate Counts Practically everyone has entered the frenzied shopping season. But rather than grabbing the first good deal offered on whatever’s on the holiday list, Climate Counts is offering an easy way to buy from the most eco-conscious businesses around thanks to their new iPhone app and handy pocket guide. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Fibre Flare Nearly 70% of all nighttime Bicycle-Car collisions are due to inadequate side visibility, according to information garnered by Fibre Flare. A firm, who as coincidence would have it, happen to make a high intensity omni-directional bike light, said to visible from almost any direction at distances over 300 metres. Their Fibre Flare lights are, in simplistic terms, a 292mm (~ 1 ft) length of fibre optic tube, sandwiched between a light emitting diode (LED) at each end…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A boy had a lucky escape on Sunday after he was released from the drum of a washing machine in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, in northern China. (Nov. 28)
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Image via Oceana The process of ocean acidification can be a confusing one. Exactly how does the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere change the pH balance in the oceans, and what kinds of issues does it cause? Oceana has created an excellent tour via Google Earth that illustrates the process. It manages to sum up in just a couple minutes the chemistry that is changing the balance of life in our oceans right now. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Jerusalem District Court convicts self-proclaimed rabbi of abusing, assaulting helpless minors as well as counts of mental abuse. ‘There was no due process,’ he said after hearing
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Hundreds of fans turn up to see Madonna open her first gym in Mexico City. The singer called the gym Hard Candy Fitness, which is based on the title of her last album. (Nov. 30)
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Image Source: Marcus Woelfle Dear Pablo: Which is more sustainable, eyeglasses or contact lenses? Contact lenses are disposable, a word that is not usually synonymous with sustainability. But eyeglasses are made out of metal and other materials that also have a certain environmental footprint. Which is the more sustainable choice?… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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