What’s the gist of the recent agreement between the Center for Biological Diversity and the federal government regarding adding many more plants and animals to the Endangered Species List? The agreement in question forces the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to make initial or final decisions on whether to grant some 757 imperiled plant [...]
There has been a lot in the press in recent years about conflict diamonds. The 2006 film Blood Diamond, starring Leonardo DiCaprio did much to trigger the public’s interest in the topic, but it still remains a fact that most people do not have a clue where their diamond came from and many do not [...]
Using your just your address, this rainwater collection calculator can tell you just how much rainwater you can collect off of your roof for use around your home. When you enter your street address in the calculator, you see your actual home from a birds-eye view above (via the built-in Google Maps capability). Once you [...]
From now until Aug 9th, Reuseit.com is offering their best-selling line of over 70 different SIGG styles at 50% off retail price. Made from aluminum and a 100% BPA-free EcoCare liner, these bottles are tested to be free of phthalates and other harmful chemicals. This discount makes standard bottles like the one below only about [...]
Remember back when I wrote about all the reasons not to drink bottled water? Well, it seems that the California Institute of Technology has realized this too as they recently eliminated bottled water sales/availability at their commencement ceremony. By providing attendees with compostable cups and graduates with stainless steel bottles, only filtered tap water was [...]
A new biomass power station has been given the green light for a site in Teesside in the UK. This 49 megawatt station designed by British designer Thomas Heatherwick should be able to power at least 50,000 homes using palm kernel shells, which are a by-product of palm oil plantations. This is normally a waste [...]
Q: Can earthquake energy be harnessed for power, particularly in places like Japan? Also, how can Japan, so vulnerable to earthquakes, even have nuclear power? While it is no doubt theoretically possible to generate electricity by harnessing the kinetic energy of shifting tectonic plates below the Earth’s crust, pulling it off from a practical standpoint [...]
