Posts Tagged ‘Image’
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
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
Tags: Blue Dogs, Business & Politics, composting, farming, fertilizer, Food Safety, Garden House, gardening, Guardian Uk, Image, Lead, local food, Obama, obama administration, People, Pesticides, Sewer Sludge, Soil, Stagnation, Truth, Urban Garden, White House
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
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...
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Tags: Affinity, Aquarium, Ascent, Beluga Whale, Diving Gear, dolphins, East China, Flickr, Free Dive, Harbin, Image, Job, Leg Cramps, nature, oceans, Relationship, Tanks, Travel & Nature, whales, Woma
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Saturday, August 1st, 2009
Image by
YaleGlobal
A
recent essay in YaleGlobal online by Jamie Chamie explores the controversial c
onnection between immigration and overpopulation—a subject that is constantly framed morally or economically, but rarely environmentally. The essay states:
They [the White House] concluded that there is hardly any problem confronting America whose solution would be easier with a larger population. Moving toward population stabiliz...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Tags: Business & Politics, C Onnection, Chamie, energy, Essay, global warming causes, Image, Odds, Open Immigration, Overpopulation, Population, population growth, Sustainability, united states, White House, Yale
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Image via: Author's Collection
To be honest, I didn’t really know what I was getting into when I signed up to cover the
Wanderlust Festival. Billed as part
yoga retreat and part indie rock festival, sure I’d seen the ads in the paper, but what did that really mean? Would people really be able to focus and center themselves with guitars wailing in the background? Would hipsters really be able to fit in at a place ...
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Tags: Ads, Background, california, events, Guitars, Image, Indie Rock, music, recycling, Rock Festival, yoga, Yoga Retreat
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
Image via: Getty Images
Part
Green Drinks, part non-profit, part educational organization, the new
Ecofficiency aims to bring together both the green community and the green curious in Los Angeles for good times and good causes. Their launch party is tomorrow night, and
you're invited....
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Tags: consumerism, corporate responsibility, drinks, Educational Organization, events, Getty Images, Good Times, Image, Launch Party, los angeles, Shopping, Smart Consumers, Tomorrow Night
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Friday, July 31st, 2009
image: Solar Sailor Holdings
I have to say that usually when I hear about a
solar-powered boat I'm a bit skeptical --
often the solar power is just used for lighting or other equipment and not propulsion -- but not so with Kong Kong's four new solar-powered ferries. Solar power will supply three-quarters of their power, with liquid petroleum gas supplying the remainder.
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Tags: boats, Cars & Transportation, China, Ferries, hong kong, Image, Kong Kong, Lighting, Liquid Petroleum Gas, Pid, Power Supply, Propulsion, Remainder, renewable energy, Sid, solar power, Solar Sailor, Three Quarters
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Image via Zunami
Talk about a "butterfly flaps its wings" scenario. Scientists Kakani Katija and John Dabiri of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena have worked out just how
jellyfish swim, and propose that the way jellyfish and other swimmers move through the water could have as big an impact on mixing up the oceans' waters as tides and wind, which means they're an important part of determining the temperatures of the seas. ...
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Tags: blue august, Butterfly, California Institute Of Technology, global climate change, global warming science, Image, Institute Of Technology, Jellyfish, Katija, Ocean Temperature, oceans, Science & Technology, Scientists, Swimmers, Temperatures, tides, Wings
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Image via Discovery, Credit: Iain Woxvold/University of Melbourne
You usually picture song birds as being as beautiful in plumage as they are in their sound. But a newly discovered song bird species may flip that notion on its head, thanks to its bald head, a characteristic that makes it completely unique for its type. ...
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Tags: animals, Bald Head, Bird Species, birds, conservation, Discovery, Head Thanks, Image, New Face, Notion, Plumage, Science & Technology, Song Bird, Song Birds, University Melbourne, University Of Melbourne
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Image via McKinsey
Energy efficiency is always touted at the primary (and easiest) option for saving both money and the environment. Yet so many people are slow to latch on. Perhaps a new figure put out by the latest McKinsey Report will get people to make a mad dash towards energy efficiency. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Image via Kodak
We like to promote solar chargers as a great way to get gadgets off grid and on to renewable energy sources. While there's a ecological footprint associated with solar cells, it's usually offset by the fact that you're not using fossil fuel-generated dirty power to charge up your gear. However, there are instances when solar chargers go awry and the footprint can't be justified. Take for instance the Kodak Solar Charger KS100-C +2....Read the full story on TreeHugger