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Louisiana Senator: Crank Up The Offshore Drilling Rigs Now! (Video)

photo via flickr Sen. Mary Landrieu went on ABC’s “Good Morning America” today to advocate for lifting the moratorium on drilling in the Gulf, this despite the fact that worst oil spill in American history continues. Landrieu, who has received hundreds of thousands of dollars from the oil and gas industry over her career, said that the oil companies “employ, directly, hundreds of people and indirectly thousands.” The BP oil rig disaster killed 11 rig workers…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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What Happens When BP Spills Coffee? (Video)

“Don’t worry, it’s a small spill on a very large table” Okay, I don’t want to spoil this one, so the less said, the better. All I can say is that it’s pretty hilarious (unlike the actual spill in the Gulf of Mexico). Nice work, Upright Citizens Briga… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Powering Medical Devices with Your Organs

Image via Vintage Collection and Technology Review Generating power via the motion of our bodies has captivated researchers for some time now. Scientists are working on developing everything from fabrics that can be sewn into energy-harvesting t-shirts or jackets to devices that can be powered by the pumping of our hearts. The latter is the latest research coming out of Georgia Tech, according to a paper published in Applied Materials . By using new battery technology, devices such as pace-makers… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Los Angeles, Without the Cars (Video)

Screen grab from Running on Empty video by Ross Chin. You can watch the video below. The best kind of art makes us see the world differently. Ross Ching created a video of something almost impossible to conceive: Los Angeles without cars. He used time-lapse techniques to capture the movements of clouds, people, traffic lights… But no cars. They were removed in Photoshop by layering enough still images that all parts of the image covered by cars could be replaced by parts from other pics where a car wasn’t in that spot. The video is set to music by Radiohead,… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Recap of Bike Month in New York City (Video)

Thanks to Everybody Who Made Bike Month a Success! May was Bike Month in New York City , a great initiative by the Department of Transportation and Transportation Alternatives to promote the joys of cycling in NYC. “Bike Month has grown since … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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