Can Technology Keep Cyclists Safe?
Image credit: Crap Waltham Forest I talked before about the one tip for staying safe on a bike . But it seems that advice isn’t being universally heeded. In fact, a spate of women cyclists killed on the streets of London has got a lot of people asking questions. Like could technology save us if behavior can’t?… Read the full story on TreeHugger Read more: Can Technology Keep Cyclists...
A $50,000 Portable Recycled House, DIY Solar Electric Car and Instant-On Induction Lighting: Renew Magazine
Induction Lamp photo: EcoLivingCentre The Alternative Technology Association has been enlightening readers with Renew magazine on technology for a sustainable future now for 30 years, albeit with a name change from Soft Technology magazine back in 1996. Their 30th Birthday issue is now out and remains as jammed packed with wonderful information as it did three decades ago. There’s the DIY Solar Electric Car, the portable recycled house, The strawbale … Read the full story on TreeHugger Read...
Vegetable Patches at Work are a Nice Perk
Image from Grand Rapids Press Some big companies with land to spare are providing vegetable patches for their employees to work on during their breaks and during lunch. It’s a nice perk, though a raise might be nicer, and it certainly is good for morale. In California Google and Yahoo have had organic gardens for a while. But more traditional companies have started to join the trend. Employees get to take home the fresh produce and in some c… Read the full story on TreeHugger See the...
Mekong River Dam Threat...
Photo by Suthep Kritsanavarin A hydropower dam project planned for the lower Mekong River is getting greater attention from conservationists as it nears the final stages of an approval process. The project would cut off the migration route for the Mekong giant catfish, an iconic fish...
The Week in Pictures: S...
Here we go again… a pipeline owned by Enbridge Energy Partners has leaked 800,000-840,000 gallons of oil into a creek flowing into the Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Michigan. On a more positive note, the Zephyr solar plane finally landed this week at the US Army’s Yuma...
Be Your Own Nature Soun...
Image via Unplggd While back we showed you an iPhone app that lets you customize nature sounds to chill out to. You could choose a basic theme, like the ocean, and boost up the crashing waves or tone down the seagull calls to get just the right mix to create a personalized relaxing...Oprah on Limo Rides and...
Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. – Oprah Winfrey Post from: BlissTree Oprah on Limo Rides and Loyalty Read the original here: Oprah on Limo Rides and...
How can I reuse or recy...
We’ve had an email from Joe, who works for a fancy handbag designer with a number of select boutiques around the UK: I am trying to find a way to recycle these display Perspex props. We used them in lots of our London stores and have loads of them. Sadly they are mostly all damaged...
More Frequent and Inten...
Heatwaves like the one that hit the northeast of America in July are likely to be more commonplace in the future. A new study from climate scientists at The City College of New York (CCNY) suggests that densely built urban environments like Manhattan are likely to suffer more frequent...
Condor Born in 1910 Fin...
Photo via Tom Nord The planet is short one centenarian this week after Hector, the world’s oldest condor, passed away in Algeria at the ripe old age of 100. Experts say Hector’s long life was quite a feat considering that the scavenging birds generally don’t live past...
Sandra Bullock Gets Dup...
Photo: Youtube Something’s Not Right With This Campaign Not long ago, many celebrities got together to make a PSA for the “Be The One” campaign, urging people to sign a petition to save the Gulf of Mexico on the website RestoreTheGulf.com (very similar to the...Today on Planet 100: Cl...
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