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Eating Local, Organic, Or Vegetarian Can’t Stop This – Only The Federal Government Can

” Corn falls into the East Nishnabotna River in Montgomery County, Iowa. Severe row crop land erosion is occurring along the river. ” Caption/image credit, this and subsquent images:Gannon, Desmoines Register The dramatic pictures you see in this post speak for themselves: Iowa crop land and even corn falling directly into a river. They symbolize mismanagement of the land by farmers, the Federal government, and corporations which lobby for the policies which lead to this… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Urban Arrow: A Reinvented Cargo Bike With An Electric Boost

images via Bicycle Design We have admired Bakfiets , the big Dutch cargo bikes that carry kids around the Netherlands, before; Warren noted that they have a low centre of gravity and are very stable, and probably are a whole lot safer than kids’ seats on bikes. But they are heavier than the average bike, and much of the world is not as flat as the Netherlands. That’s why the Urban Arrow , shown on

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Urban Arrow: A Reinvented Cargo Bike With An Electric Boost

3D Look Inside Whales’ Heads Shows Negative Effects of Marine Noise

Image via UCSD What happens inside a whale’s head when it encounters sound? The mammals have highly developed capabilities of detecting and processing sound waves, something that helps them communicate over long distances, but which also spell their demise in an ocean filled with intense, loud human-generated noise. We’ve seen research that shows scientists looking into how too-loud noise can damage and even kill whales, but now r… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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3D Look Inside Whales’ Heads Shows Negative Effects of Marine Noise