Posts Tagged ‘tree hugger’

Fisheries Disasters Circle United States

Derek Keats/CC BY-SA 2.0 Fish stocks are in dire straits on all sides of the United States at the moment, to the degree that the US Department of Commerce has declared disasters in the North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Bering Sea, and Gulf of Alaska. The declaration means that millions of dollars in relief funds […]

Male Whales are Momma’s Boys (Video)

Dave Lonsdale/CC BY 2.0 Female killer whales have the longest menopause of any non-human species. Now scientists think they know why. If his mommy dies, a male whale is 14 times more likely to die within the year. The research team, from the Universities of Exeter and York (UK), the Center for Whale Research (USA) […]

The Public Health Implications of Global Warming

mikecogh/CC BY-SA 2.0 The far reaching implications of global warming are becoming clear, from mass extinctions to underwater islands, monstrous storms and everywhere in between, but what about the increasing effect on public health? It falls under the radar, but in actuality, the siren is getting louder each year. So much so in fact, that […]

Apocalypse How: Whether by Cataclysm or Common Cause, Why Build a Bunker?

© Mace Fleeger This is a guest post by Lawrence Messerman for Sacred Fire magazine, an initiative of the Sacred Fire Foundation which seeks to help all people re-discover and celebrate the sacred, interconnected nature of life. On the same day the local newspaper (which in true Central Oregon fashion has an on-going hunting and […]

Best Cleantech News for Your Weekend Reading September 15-16, 2012

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Seal Rescued After Getting Its Head Stuck in a G-String

© Our Far South For any plump sea-faring animal, the ocean is a scary and foreboding place full of sharp-toothed predators looking for a tasty meal — but for one unlucky seal pup off the coast of New Zealand, the jaws of near-death were decidedly skimpier. Last week, authorities from the NZ Department of Conservation […]

Seal Rescued After Getting Its Head Stuck in a G-String

© Our Far South For any plump sea-faring animal, the ocean is a scary and foreboding place full of sharp-toothed predators looking for a tasty meal — but for one unlucky seal pup off the coast of New Zealand, the jaws of near-death were decidedly skimpier. Last week, authorities from the NZ Department of Conservation […]

CIA Once Considered Amazingly Realistic-Looking Dragonfly Drone

CIA Museum/Video screen capture It’s biomimicry that James Bond would approve of. In the 1970s, the CIA built a miniature flying robot drone that looked amazingly like a real dragonfly to carry out covert audio recording missions — basically, it was a bug-carrying bug. But the so-called Insectothopter never got the chance to fly under […]

CIA Once Considered Amazingly Realistic-Looking Dragonfly Drone

CIA Museum/Video screen capture It’s biomimicry that James Bond would approve of. In the 1970s, the CIA built a miniature flying robot drone that looked amazingly like a real dragonfly to carry out covert audio recording missions — basically, it was a bug-carrying bug. But the so-called Insectothopter never got the chance to fly under […]

9 Mouthwatering Recipes For Succulent Summer Tomatoes

In the winter, when the tomatoes at your local grocery store are tough instead of tender and a pale, watery pink instead of a rich, juicy red, the idea of a fresh summer tomato might be the only thing that gets you through. But by mid-summer, you can’t think of one more way to use […]

9 Mouthwatering Recipes For Succulent Summer Tomatoes

In the winter, when the tomatoes at your local grocery store are tough instead of tender and a pale, watery pink instead of a rich, juicy red, the idea of a fresh summer tomato might be the only thing that gets you through. But by mid-summer, you can’t think of one more way to use […]

Musician Ben Sollee and Band Touring by Bike: The Routing Dilemma

© Kip Pierson Guest blogger and musician Ben Sollee is contributing a series of articles from the road about his Ditch the Van tour. He’s traveling by bike, unsupported, throughout New England. Routing At times we get routing advice from experienced cyclists. The suggested routes are often tempting because they ride through serene areas or […]

Musician Ben Sollee and Band Touring by Bike: The Routing Dilemma

© Kip Pierson Guest blogger and musician Ben Sollee is contributing a series of articles from the road about his Ditch the Van tour. He’s traveling by bike, unsupported, throughout New England. Routing At times we get routing advice from experienced cyclists. The suggested routes are often tempting because they ride through serene areas or […]

Rentable Tree Trolleys Are Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots, Parked Like Cars

© Matteo Cibic Prompted by a lack of tree-shaded spots to sit under in his adopted city of Milan, product designer Matteo Cibic wondered, “If you can pay to park your car in front of your house or office, why can’t you also pay to have a tree right there?” It’s an appealing question that […]

Rentable Tree Trolleys Are Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots, Parked Like Cars

© Matteo Cibic Prompted by a lack of tree-shaded spots to sit under in his adopted city of Milan, product designer Matteo Cibic wondered, “If you can pay to park your car in front of your house or office, why can’t you also pay to have a tree right there?” It’s an appealing question that […]

Heat to the Rescue: Sturdy Oil Drum Survival Kit Also Converts Into Stove

© Hikaru Imamura Like the Haitian earthquake of 2010, last year’s Japanese tsunami disaster spurred designers to re-think what an effective, life-saving response might look like. Focusing on providing a source of heat, water and food housed in rollable oil drum that can be converted into a stove, Eindhoven-based Japanese designer Hikaru Imamura’s “Heat Rescue […]

Heat to the Rescue: Sturdy Oil Drum Survival Kit Also Converts Into Stove

© Hikaru Imamura Like the Haitian earthquake of 2010, last year’s Japanese tsunami disaster spurred designers to re-think what an effective, life-saving response might look like. Focusing on providing a source of heat, water and food housed in rollable oil drum that can be converted into a stove, Eindhoven-based Japanese designer Hikaru Imamura’s “Heat Rescue […]

8 Things to Do With Bored Kids

Nothing says summer like a chorus of “I’m bored”s issued from the mouths of kids home from school. Most parents would kill to have enough time to actually experience the phenomena of boredom, but kids in the summer seem wired for it and may need some help. Quick fixes involve inane television and computer games, […]

8 Things to Do With Bored Kids

Nothing says summer like a chorus of “I’m bored”s issued from the mouths of kids home from school. Most parents would kill to have enough time to actually experience the phenomena of boredom, but kids in the summer seem wired for it and may need some help. Quick fixes involve inane television and computer games, […]

Spanish Design Company Accuses Qatar of Counterfeiting Their Street Lights & Launch the Campaign Qatar Fakes (Photos)

Qatar Fakes/via Spanish lighting company Santa Cole has filed a lawsuit against the State of Qatar due to the counterfeiting of 920 street lamps (image above) designed by architect Beth Gali in 1998, and launched the campaign website Qatar Fakes to spread the word about what might be one of the biggest cases of public […]

Spanish Design Company Accuses Qatar of Counterfeiting Their Street Lights & Launch the Campaign Qatar Fakes (Photos)

Qatar Fakes/via Spanish lighting company Santa Cole has filed a lawsuit against the State of Qatar due to the counterfeiting of 920 street lamps (image above) designed by architect Beth Gali in 1998, and launched the campaign website Qatar Fakes to spread the word about what might be one of the biggest cases of public […]

Thieving Tiger Shark Steals Diver’s Camera, Swims Off With It

YouTube/Video screen capture Tiger sharks are known for eating all kinds of weird stuff — some of what’s been recorded include “a roll of tar paper, a tom-tom, a chicken coop, and unexploded munitions”. Yeesh! But what about tiger sharks with more discerning taste? Well for them, we have incredibly expensive camera gear left unattended […]

Thieving Tiger Shark Steals Diver’s Camera, Swims Off With It

YouTube/Video screen capture Tiger sharks are known for eating all kinds of weird stuff — some of what’s been recorded include “a roll of tar paper, a tom-tom, a chicken coop, and unexploded munitions”. Yeesh! But what about tiger sharks with more discerning taste? Well for them, we have incredibly expensive camera gear left unattended […]

Basking Sharks Make a Comeback in British Waters

NOAA via Wikipedia/Public Domain Basking sharks are strange creatures. These massive animals are the second largest fish in the world, second only to the whale shark. Yet like the whale shark, they are filter feeders, swimming slowly at the surface of the water catching plankton in its gaping maw. We know surprisingly little about these […]

Basking Sharks Make a Comeback in British Waters

NOAA via Wikipedia/Public Domain Basking sharks are strange creatures. These massive animals are the second largest fish in the world, second only to the whale shark. Yet like the whale shark, they are filter feeders, swimming slowly at the surface of the water catching plankton in its gaping maw. We know surprisingly little about these […]

Incredible Annual Roundup of Icelandic Horses Captured In New Documentary

© Lindsay Blatt and Paul Taggart Living in limbo between wild and domestic animals, these horses have the best of both worlds. During the summer they are free to range over the mountains of Iceland and as winter closes in, they are rounded up by their owners to be cared for during the winter. Filmmakers […]

Incredible Annual Roundup of Icelandic Horses Captured In New Documentary

© Lindsay Blatt and Paul Taggart Living in limbo between wild and domestic animals, these horses have the best of both worlds. During the summer they are free to range over the mountains of Iceland and as winter closes in, they are rounded up by their owners to be cared for during the winter. Filmmakers […]

Some People LOOOOVE Trains. And Then There’s This Guy! (Video)

On a Whole Other Level… You’ve just got to watch – and listen – to this video of a train enthusiast (that’s the understatement of the century) who gets to see some very special locomotives and has a deep, whole-body traingasm (that’s the technical term). If only the rest of the U.S. was this excited […]

Some People LOOOOVE Trains. And Then There’s This Guy! (Video)

On a Whole Other Level… You’ve just got to watch – and listen – to this video of a train enthusiast (that’s the understatement of the century) who gets to see some very special locomotives and has a deep, whole-body traingasm (that’s the technical term). If only the rest of the U.S. was this excited […]

George Clooney Sells his 2008 ‘Signature 100’ Tesla Roadster for Sudan Charity

© Gooding Co George Clooney has decided to auction off his 2008 ‘Signature 100’ Tesla Roadster electric car and donate the proceeds to the Satellite Sentinel Project, a non-profit that monitors the humanitarian situation in Sudan. This is partly about the money, but it’s also a clever way to raise awareness about the NGO in […]

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