Image by Guardian UK
Poor Obama: not only does he have to contend with Blue Dogs, but now it seems he is being poisoned by lead found in the People’s Garden at the White House.
In truth, the levels, while not ideal, are far from unusual or unsafe for an urban garden. The Guardian states:
The soil in the garden had lead concentrations of 93 parts per millio…Read the full story on TreeHugger
An outline of the bill, hand-scribbled by Rep. Oberstar. (image via Blueprint America)
America’s “happy motoring” days are over; now is the time for a “transformational” transportation policy. On this point, the Obama Administration and Representative Jim Oberstar agree.
However, while the Administration seems content to Read the full story on TreeHugger
No Compost and Cornerstone Housing Co-op
A mini-digger picking up piles of dead trees, brash and leaves and dumping them in a huge hole in the ground is hardly most people’s idea of permaculture – a practice more commonly associated with low tech solutions like chicken tractors, chicken greenhouses and Read the full story on TreeHugger
photo: Carrotmob Charleston
We’ve heard about the Carrotmob in San Francisco. Kristin wrote that the organization uses the masses to bring about environmental changes in local businesses. Their first mob scene took place at a convenience store in the Mission District. The store chosen agrees to give a percentage of sales from the event to upgrading the store with green improvements. Now Carrotmob has made its…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Image credit: Back to Nature
Waste is certainly a silly thing – and one that doesn’t sit well with the concept of living green. So the idea of an easy, complete kit for waste free school lunches is appealing. Including a stainless steel drink bottle, 2 stainless steel containers with leak proof plastic lids, 1 Food Kozy™ (reusable bag for sandwiches, cheese etc..), 1 cotton napkin, 1 recycled aluminium tag, the new reusable school lunch kit from UK-based Back to Nature seems like a great way to teach kids to reuse. But I do h…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Patyka’s Organic Lime Scrub and Shower Gels in Orange & Mint. Credit: Patyka
Patyka’s Organic Shower gel is a good fit for recessionistas in need of organic-luxury skincare love. While encouraging consumption is risky, these shower gels and scrubs can go a long way. The entire Patyka family line is available for under $19, a far cry from their $98 perfume, and includes a full set of fragrance-free face washes, shea but…Read the full story on TreeHugger
“Akbil knows the value of your kuru?” (the Turkish equivalent of pennies), says this ad from Istanbul’s transit agency. Photo via ?ETT.
Besides holding more than 12 times as many inhabitants and being way, way bigger, I like to tell people, Istanbul is a lot like my hometown of San Francisco — geographically, at least. From my neighborhood on the city’s European side, I can look across the sparkling waters of the Bosphorus to the industrial shipyards and, above, the greener, more residential hills of the Asian side, a view reminiscent in many ways of that from San Francisco to the Port of O…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Greenhouse Design Atop The Manhattan School for Children PS 333. Credit: The Greenhouse Project
The Greenhouse Project is the vision of NYC parents and educators to create environmental science laboratories on the vacant rooftops of NYC’s public schools. The Manhattan School for Children (PS 333) in New York City’s Upper West Side, has approval from the Sch…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Image: Flickr, Travlinman43
A young diver in China owes her life to a Beluga Whale, like the one pictured above. Belugas have an affinity for humans, but Mila the whale took the relationship to a new level at the Polar Land Aquarium in Harbin, North East China. Yang Yun was competing in a free-dive competition there, hoping to land a job training whales. As one of seven finalists, Yang intended to dive as deep as she could in the icy water of the aquarium’s tanks without any diving gear. As she ran out of breath and prepared to resurface, leg cramps prevented her ascent.
The young woma…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Nissan drew back the curtain today on its ambitious all-electric LEAF. Along with a small parade of international journalists, I’ve been in Yokohama for the past three days meeting with executives, getting technology briefings, and driving the electric platform. Although we had been given a chance to see the LEAF with our own eyes the day before, we went camera-less and all images were embargoed until this morning when, at Nissan’s glimmering new super-green headquarters, the car was revealed. It was driven onstage by Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn and other notables, including the former …Read the full story on TreeHugger