Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Explosive poop foam is killing hogs, destroying barns and stumping scientists
I’m no expert on hog farming, but it seems to me that when whatever you’re doing is creating explosive poop foam that has destroyed barns and killed thousands of hogs you might be doing something wrong.
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Comedy video spoofs Facebook’s Keystone XL support
With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg facing criticism for supporting Keystone XL pipeline, a comedy duo mocks Facebook “Mess” Everything Up Department.
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Fewer trees mean less rain, decreased hydropower
A new study published by The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences serves as a great example of the interconnectedness of nature and how human activity can disrupt life-sustaining systems.
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Meet America’s first climate refugees
The people of Newtok, Alaska are living a slow-motion disaster that will end, very possibly within the next five years, with the entire village being washed away.
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Should we geoengineer the climate? We already are.
Geoengineering can be more than doing stuff to the environment. We could try leaving it alone.
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The Wall Street Journal’s defense of CO2 is ‘monumentally naive’
A recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal titled In Defense of Carbon Dioxide” suggests climate change isn’t a problem because plants need CO2 to grow. Climate writers call it a new low for climate denial.
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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s David Bowie cover is an important moment for science
As you can see from the press response collected below, Commander Hadfield is universally admired, so it has been inspiring to see the overwhelming response to this music video.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s support for Keystone XL gets dislike from Elon Musk, Sierra Club, 350.org
Helping provide politicians with political cover to more easily make controversial decisions is not an uncommon tactic among activists, but doing so by supporting environmentally-damaging policies was too much for Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk.
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Artist Sonia Rentsch creates guns from nature
Artist Sonia Rentsch uses natural materials like leaves, sticks and seed pods to mimic the form of guns and other weapons.
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Climate hits 400ppm of CO2 for first time in 3 million years
It is a sign of our rapidly changing world that we can get daily updates on the growing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere via Twitter.
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