photo: Wikipedia Preliminary results from experiments done by University of South Florida scientists on the toxicity of microscopic drops of oil in the undersea plumes from the BP spill show that they may be more toxic than previously believed. The researchers say the dispersed oil appears to be having a toxic effect on bacteria and phytoplankton. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
More:
Gulf Oil Plumes More Toxic to Microorganisms Than Thought
Posted in Gossip, Hollywood, Hot Stuff, News
Tagged awkward-truth, dispersed, dispersed-oil, ecology, future, future-looks, groups-too, gulf oil spill, Hollywood, immense-problem, microorganisms, oil, preliminary, the-toxicity, yellow-chips
They just don’t do kitchens of the future like they used to. IKEA in the UK commissioned a study by The Future Laboratory, who claim “is recognised internationally for its innovative approach to trend forecasting, consumer insight and brand strategy.” They came up with three visions of the kitchen in 2040, that really don’t look all that innovative. This is, I believe, the INTUITIV. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
See the rest here:
IKEA Kitchen Of The Future Looks Pretty Much Like The Present
Posted in Gossip, Hollywood, Hot Stuff, News
Tagged awkward-truth, bennyhollywood, future, future-looks, groups-too, Hollywood, immense-problem, yellow-chips
Image credit: Centre for Alternative Technology Environmentalists may spend a lot of time battling against the fossil fuel lobby , but the awkward truth is that there is plenty of fighting between “green” groups too—perhaps most notably when it comes to what constitutes ‘sustainability’, and how do we manage the sometimes competing demands of clean energy and conservation. From
Excerpt from:
Could Going Green Mean Trashing Our Landscape?
Posted in Gossip, Hollywood, Hot Stuff, News
Tagged activism, aviation, awkward-truth, bennyhollywood, electroics, even-putting, green-mean, groups-too, Hollywood, immense, immense-problem, landscape, paying-little, renewable-energy, yellow-chips
Photo via Justin Beck The Environmental Protection Agency has been frustratingly lax on e-waste issues , paying little attention to quality enforcement of policies, or even putting stringent policies in place at all. But finally, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said on Tuesday that e-waste is now one of the top five priorities for the agency. While vague in exactly what the EPA would do to improve the immense problem of e-was… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continued here:
EPA Decides To Take e-Waste (Sort of) Seriously. Finally.
Posted in Gossip, Hollywood, Hot Stuff, News
Tagged agency, bennyhollywood, celeb news, Celebrity, electroics, environmental, even-putting, five-priorities, Hollywood, immense, immense-problem, paying-little, pollution, yellow-chips
Breaking Sports Video
Pac-12 NCAA Sports
Justin Bieber Fan Site Breaking News
