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Wyoming: Upper Green River Valley/CC BY 1.0 Air pollution caused by fracking may contribute to acute and chronic health problems for people living near (within a half mile) of natural gas drilling sites, according to a new study from the Colorado School of Public Health. Air pollutants around the drilling sites were measured at five […]
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Study Finds Fracking Poses Air Pollution Health Risks, But EPA Still Denying Groundwater Impacts
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Garden Display Built Completely From Used Pallets
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda © Bsq Canada Blooms is a big promotional opportunity for landscape designers and contractors, as they outdo each other to make the jazziest booths. Robert Boltman and Alex Bartlett of BSQ. Landscape Design, known to TreeHugger readers for their shipping container office, tackle that other meme of the moment, pallet architecture, with their presentation this […]
If Parents Want Kids to Bike to School, Why Are So Few Doing It?
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Powerhouse Museum Collection/Public Domain While some anti-environment extremists are painting bike paths as a communist plot, it’s been shown that well-planned, dense urban neighborhoods improve quality of life and increase property values. That’s probably why new research from the Australian Heart Foundation shows a majority of parents want their kids to ride bikes to school. […]
Want to Create the Next Air BnB? Here’s What’s Stopping You
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Air BnB/Screen capture I recently wrote that the biggest barrier to sharing may be ourselves, but as the collaborative consumption revolution continues to make big bucks, it’s becoming increasingly evident that this barrier is slipping away as we use technology to reinvent age-old systems of bartering and peer-to-peer business transactions. Nevertheless, this new way of […]
R-House Modular Prefab displayed at Canada’s National Home Show
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Lloyd Alter/CC BY 2.0 Every year they build a dream home at the National Home Show in Toronto, and it is often a modular prefabricated design. This makes a lot of sense; there isn’t a lot of time to put it together, the trades in the Convention Centre are really expensive when working overtime, and […]
Clean Energy Saves Lives, Makes Us "Better War-Fighters": Secretary of U.S. Navy
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda An Honorable German via Flickr/CC BY 2.0 Some of the most powerful voices in support of clean energy come not from starry-eyed entrepreneurs of solar start-ups or environmental advocacy groups—but from the U.S. military. Often at odds with the political conservatives who claim to have their interests at heart, the Army, the Air Force, and […]
Neighbors Build 100% Reclaimed Shed, Stash Reusable Plates for Each Others’ Parties
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Paul Wheaton/Video screen capture From modular refugee housing through an innovative reclaimed garden display to a 600 Sq. Foot recycled office warehouse, shipping pallets can be a darned useful construction material. They can even be used to build a vertical garden on your home balcony. The community of Vashon Island, Wa. has put reclaimed shipping […]
Starbucks Sustainability Report Paints A Mostly Rosy Picture Of Green Progress
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Marco Paköeningrat /CC BY-SA 2.0 Starbucks has released its 2011 shareholder report, within which are some interesting metrics on their progress towards sustainability goals first outlined in 2008. The report covers coffee sourcing, the amount of money invested in coffee farming communities via farmer loans, hours of community service volunteered by employees, LEED certification, recycling, […]
Weekday Vegetarian: Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Aged Cheddar
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Photo: Kelly Rossiter/CC BY 2.0 I’ve made a lot of different recipes for cauliflower soup in my time, and I’ve also roasted cauliflower as a side dish, but I’ve never roasted the it before I added it to the soup pot. Just like the wonderful recipe for baked potato soup, the roasting of the vegetable […]
2013 Nissan LEAF to get 20-25 Extra Miles in Cold Weather Thanks to New Heater
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda © Nissan Austria Northern EV Fans Take Note! The Nissan LEAF electric car will get an update at the end of this year, and while I can’t say I care much about the addition of leather seats or of a darker interior, the new, more efficient heater is a great addition. Cold weather is indeed […]
McDonald’s Tests Out Ditching Polystyrene Cups In 2000 Stores
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Rupert Ganzer/CC BY-ND 2.0 Baby steps towards cleaning up part of an often dirty business, fast food chains: McDonald’s has responded to a 2011 shareholder resolution, and is testing whether it can do away with polystyrene foam beverage cups. McDonald’s is currently testing a double-walled fiber hot cup, as the company continues to seek more […]
How Much Will it Cost to Save Our Economy’s Foundation?
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda During the past two summers, Pakistan was hit with catastrophic floods. The record flooding in the late summer of 2010 was the most devastating natural disaster in Pakistan’s history. The media coverage reported torrential rains as the cause, but there is much more to the story. When Pakistan was created in 1947, some 30 percent […]
GOP Budget Gives Billions to Big Oil, Slashes Programs for the Poor
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Anyone keen on understanding the GOP’s key ambitions need look no further than its proposal for the U.S. budget, presented by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI)—it sets aside tens of billions of dollars in handouts to oil companies while slashing Medicare and aid to the poor. You’ve likely heard about the basics of […]
U.S. Slaps Tariff on Chinese Solar Panels
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Port of San Diego/CC BY 2.0 It’s a well-known story to those who follow clean energy affairs: A few years ago, China began aggressively subsidizing its solar panel manufacturing industry. With its economy less hindered by the global recession, the nation pumped tens of billions of dollars into the sector. The result, as we know […]
Orphaned Baby Manatee Rescued in the Amazon
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda © AMPA When it comes to adorable animal babies, few species are quite as cute as Amazonian river manatees — or as vulnerable to environmental threats. Each year, countless manatee calfs are left orphaned after their mothers are either killed by poachers or starved due to rampent overfishing in their river habitat. But fortunately for […]
In Guatemala, Pedal Powered Machines Pump Water, Grind Coffee and Much More (Video)
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Worldwide Cycling Atlas/Video screen capture Back in 2006, Warren wrote about Maya Pedal, the Guatemalan NGO that takes old bikes and converts them into bicimáquinas, or “bike machines.” Since then, the organization, founded in 1997, has grown a lot, so I think it’s worth taking a fresh look at the awesome work they do. When […]
Smart Meter, Smart Grid…Smart Toilet?
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda © City of Portland It’s rare that intelligence and toilets are mentioned in the same sentence, unless it’s a joke about the quality of ideas one has while spending time there. But a recent competition for innovative municipal programs recently provided the perfect opportunity to do just that. EfficientGov, a newsletter focused solely on municipal […]
London Museum Blooms With 10,000 Clay Flowers
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Bonnie Alter/CC BY 2.0 Even if the flowers aren’t out yet, this wonderful installation of 10,000 clay flowers will make your heart sing. Called Out of Sync, they are “planted” in the courtyard of London’s Somerset House. Set against the grand architecture of the 18th century museum, the flowers signal the end of winter and […]
Maldives’ Mohamed Nasheed Pleads for a Solution to Rising Sea Levels in Film "The Island President" (Video)
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda © Chiara Goia — Mohamed Nasheed as seen in “The Island President.” In The Island President, Mohamed Nasheed, the recently ousted president of the Maldives brings attention to the serious impact of climate change on this archipelago — which could be soon under water. The smallest country in Asia composed of 1192 islands, the Maldives […]
Urban River Restoration Transforms Singapore Park
March 21st, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda © Atelier Dreiseitl. An aerial view of Bishan Park. One of Singapore’s most popular parks has been transformed into a dynamic natural ecosystem with the restoration of 2.7 kilometers of the Kallang River that had previously been forced into a concrete drainage channel, creating new recreation opportunities while helping protect the city from flooding. The […]
