Already under pressure from a combination of poaching, logging and disease, the great apes are increasingly feeling the threat posed by further habitat destruction as a consequence of the push to switch from fossil fuels to biofuels. Richard Leakey, the chair of WildlifeDirect and a leading conservationist, has warned that the apes, which include chimpanzees, […]
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The Government unveiled a scheme yesterday, where produce will carry a label indicating the size of its carbon footprint. It will take into account the production, distribution and even disposal of the packaging after use.
It’s not an easy task though, because the footprint of an item in a supermarket is not always obvious. For example, […]
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In the fight to save energy and combat emissions, every little bit helps: even the lowly, mass-produced clay brick. Over nine billion bricks are churned out annually, each at great cost to the environment (making cement for concrete bricks emits thousands of pounds of mercury into the air while baking them discharges a diverse array […]
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Michael Iannone has been hard at work ever since we spied him on TreeHuggerTV last year, building a beautiful Kirei Signature Console for eco-enthusiast Kachina Myers’ housewarming party (here’s part one, part two and part three). In addition to changing the name of the company to Iannone:Design, just in time for ICFF, earlier this month, […]
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A company called Solar Electrical Vehicles is specializing in adding a convex solar roof to hybrid cars like the Toyota Prius, Highlander Hybrid and the Ford Escape Hybrid. The solar modules are rated at 200-300 Whr, and this power is utilized to charge a supplemental battery. With the solar roof, the Toyota Prius can operate […]
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Where others saw a blighted structure, Alysia Reiner and her husband David Alan Basche saw a blank canvas. With help and coverage from Dwell magazine, the couple converted the neglected building into a beautiful city home in the heart of Harlem. This would be a typical tale of a neighborhood in transformation if Alysia’s commitment […]
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The Straight Dope is running an article in reply to a question from Rich Swank; “What in blazes is going on with the world’s bees? I keep reading all these stories about how a significant percentage of the world’s beehives are failing and that all the bees are dying.”
It’s a question that we here at […]
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Conceived from the belief that balancing good design with organic materials is the new definition of modern, Balanced Design has created a collection of home accessories to help add a little green style to your interiors. The pillows (”Coral”, above left, and “Pods”, above right) are hand silk-screened on water based inks on hemp or […]
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Suntech has announced that they will be building a new thin film plant in China. The company will be undertaking both R&D and manufacturing at the facility, which should begin operation next year. In 2009 it is hoped that they will produce solar cells with a combined capacity of 50MW.
Suntech is a big player […]
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As Jeff noted, Germans are crying in their beer as farmers plant corn instead of barley; soon we won’t be able to enjoy a Margarita without paying more either. Mexican farmers are burning their fields of blue agave, the main ingredient of tequila, to grow corn as US ethanol demand pushes up prices. Reuters […]
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