Drug Resistant Superbugs Hit U.S. Hospitals and Nursing Homes
Photo: kaibara87 A deadly drug-resistant bacteria is spreading to elderly patients in nursing and long-term care facilities in Los Angeles County, according to CBS Local Los Angeles . Today 350 cases have been counted, most found in the elderly population. It’s called the CRKP bacteria and currently, it has no cure. … Read the full story on TreeHugger More: Drug Resistant Superbugs Hit U.S. Hospitals and Nursing...
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...Watch Revenge of the El...
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A clever maker has crafted a gorgeous phoneograph, but it’s build for iPhones or iPads. Best of all, you can build it yourself! See more here: DIY Steampunk-Style iPhoneograph for iPhones or iPads Has Amazing...ScottsMiracle-Gro’...
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A gorgeous colour, but add more beets to the recipe for that earthy beet flavour. Read the rest here: Weekday Vegetarian: Beet Root...Tour a Restored Forest ...
Artist Jon Cotner’s self-guided tour of the Thain Family Forest, a pocket of 17th-century woodland in New York City, combines poetry and nature to sharpen visitors’ senses. Here is the original: Tour a Restored Forest in the Bronx with...