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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Category Archives: Fukushima
Mad Science: The Nuclear Power Experiment
Some environmentalists champion nuclear power as an answer to global warming. But a new book by anti-nuclear campaigner Joseph Mangano argues that the dangers far outweigh any benefits. Elaine Graham-Leigh has reviewed Mad Science: The Nuclear Power Experiment by Joseph … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Joseph Mangano, nuclear accident, Nuclear Energy, review
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Cleaning Up The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Could Take Over 40 Years
A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently announced that Japan may need more than 40 years to decommission the Fukushima power plant. The head of the IAEA clean up team, Juan Carlos Lentijo, said that the damage … Continue reading
New Leak at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Raises Yet More Safety Concerns
Efforts to repair damage to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear plant in Japan suffered yet another setback on Sunday when workers found a small leak in pipes leading from the facility’s cooling pools. Last month cooling systems failed at the plant … Continue reading
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Tagged environmental destruction, Fukushima, Fukushima Accident, fukushima cooling, fukushima daiichi, fukushima leak, fukushima rat, japan earthquake, japan energy, nuclear accident, nuclear power, radioactive, TEPCO, tokyo electric power company
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Japanese Tsunami Fish Washes up in Washington Alive!
Many of the survivor stories we have heard from the 2011 earthquake and and Fukushima disaster in Japan involve worrying levels of radiation – but now we have a happy fish tale to tell. A small fishing boat thought to … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, Environment, fauna, fish survives tsunami, Fukushima, Japan, news, Oregon, radiation, striped beak fish, tsunami, tsunami fish washes up in washington, washington coast
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Google Launches Haunting Street View of Fukushima Exclusion Zone Two Years After the Disaster
A little over two years since a devastating earthquake struck Japan and triggered the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Google has collaborated with the town of Namie-machi, which sits inside the Fukushima Prefecture, to produce haunting Street View images of the … Continue reading
Fukushima Cooling System May Have Been Knocked Offline by a Rat
When a partial power outage caused the cooling system at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station to fail earlier this week, concerns were renewed as to the vulnerability of the now infamous power plant. The site of a triple meltdown … Continue reading
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Tagged cooling pool, cooling system, cooling systems, environmental destruction, Fukushima, fukushima daiichi, fukushima outage, fukushima power, fukushima switchboard, japan nuclear, nuclear danger, nuclear power, radioactive, Spent Fuel, TEPCO, Tokyo Electric Power
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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Congo Drilling, Keystone XL Hearing, Japan Energy Review
Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes eight items. The government of Democratic Republic of Congo has drafted a bill that could allow oil companies to drill inside its national … Continue reading
Posted in clean energy, Climate, Environmental Enforcement, Environmental Policy & Law, Fukushima, Oil & Gas, utilities
Tagged Congo drilling, Conventional Energy, Cow Palace, D&A Dairy, Executive Briefings, Fossil fuels, George DeRuyter & Son, Hovnanian Enterprises, Liberty Dairy, Montgomery Chemicals, Nuclear Energy, PulteGroup, Soco International, Total, Wind Energy, Wyoming Ethanol, Yakima Valley
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Japanese Prime Minister Announces Plans to Start Bringing Nuclear Power Plants Back Online
Photo via Shutterstock Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced today that Japan plans to begin restarting its idled nuclear plants later this year. All 50 of Japan’s nuclear reactors were taken offline after a meltdown occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi plant following a devastating … Continue reading
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Tagged earthquake, Fukushima, fukushima daiichi, fukushima nuclear power plant, Japan, japan nuclear, japan tsunami, japanese tsunami, nuclear, nuclear power plant, renewable energy, Shinzo Abe, tokyo electric power company
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Takashi Homma Photographs Radioactive Mushrooms from Forests Near Fukushima
Read the rest of Takashi Homma Photographs Radioactive Mushrooms from Forests Near Fukushima Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: eco design, Fukushima, Fukushima Forest, green design, Mushrooms of the FOrest, Radioactive mushrooms, sustainable design, Takashi Homma, Tanaka … Continue reading
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Soot Rule, Permission to Pollute, UK Opens Fracking
Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes nine items. Environmental and industry groups have weighed in with the White House Office of Management and Budget regarding soot standards the EPA … Continue reading
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Tagged Albee Realty Trust, American Energy Alliance, Clean Water Act, Conventional Energy, Cuadrilla Resource, Executive Briefings, Fossil fuels, Harbor Fuel Oil, Heritage Action for America, LNG, master limited partnerships, Nuclear Energy, pollute aquifers, ProPublica, soot rule, the American Conservative Union, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Tokyo Electric power Co, Water Management, Wind Energy, wind energy tax credit
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