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Waterless Urinals Introduced for Home Use

Sami and I have been preoccupied with pee for a long time, wondering why we don’t have urinals in our homes. After all, they use a lot less water than a toilet and are probably more sanitary as it is harder to miss. Now the Waterless Company, inventor of the waterless urinal, has introduced a smaller and cheaper model that is suitable for the home. The President tells Alex Wilson at Green Building Advisor that if there are two males in the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Oil Spill Emotions Captured in Ironic Photo

Image: Compliments of Matthew R. Nichols This image sent in by an alert reader captures the oil spill in a nutshell: high emotions provoking outraged action, the BP logo besmirched, and all of us wishing that someone could just phone “Restore America” to make it all right again. But with “Top Kill” dead and “Junk Shot” trashed , this disaster just entered endurance phase. Thanks to Matthew for finding a chuckle in the midst of all the pain. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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DIY Composting Toilets and Humanure: The Pee & Poop Show (Video)

Image credit: Peak Moment TV It’s been called creepy by some, but my obsession with pee and poop is not without good reason. (Hey, it got me on Lloyd’s Valentine’s Day list .) From peeing in public to the selective flush , how we deal with our bodily wastes on a Global scale has huge implications for our sust… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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