Image via Yanko Design It’s called the Solarlight but it has nothing to do with sunlight. It actually generates electricity with wind power. The concept by designer Eon Tae Yoon is a way to teach children about sustainability for energy generation; specifically, how a bit of breeze can provide us with light. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Pinwheel Concept Lights Up With Wind Power. So Why Is It Called Solarlight?
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To me, nothing makes a stronger case in favor of more government regulation than the obscene practice of mountaintop removal mining . I mean, this is the stuff that inspires sci-fi films like Avatar: giant corporations literally buying up pristine habitat, and blowing it up. It would be comical if it didn’t happen every day in Appalachia. Here, Tea Party favorite and the GOP’s Senate candidate for Kentucky Rand Paul discusses h… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Tea Party Star Rand Paul on Mountaintop Mining: Nobody Will Miss a Hill or Two (Video)
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Screenshot from gpi.org/ehunt . This online scavenger hunt looks like it’s for kids. There’s the Glass Packaging Institute cartoon guy, smiling and urging us to recycle glass. This all sounds fine, except when you take a look around the launching page , which includes an ad for Crystal Head Vodka . The Institute is holding an online scavenger hunt, to educate people a… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Hey Kids, It’s Time to Recycle That Skull-Shaped Vodka Bottle!
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Image: Flickr , CC The Bolivia of South-Central Asia? Who would have thought that “Afghanistan” would someday be associated with “electric cars”? Well, maybe some people did. As John points out in his post today , it’s been known for a while that Afghanistan contains vast mineral resources, including immense quantities of the main component of most portable electronics and electric car batteries: lithium. But what does this mean for electric cars, the… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Will Afghanistan Become the "Saudi Arabia of Lithium"?
Photo by whymcycles via MAKE We love it when people get creative with bikes. It reminds us of all the ways pedal-powered transportation is more than just functional – it’s a whole lot of fun too. That is highlighted by the Uni/Bicycle, a unicycle-turned-bike-and-back for anyone who wants a more interesting way of getting around when the quirky side of them comes out. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Bicycle Converts to Unicycle, Clown Not Included
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Photo via Green Prophet Not all of the oil burned in the United States is used to power cars and trucks. The majority of it is, but not all — there are myriad other uses as well, many of which fly under the radar. This may seem like obvious stuff, but it’s worth reiterating — especially considering that some of our nation’s most senior legislators aren’t aware of where our oil goes. So, here’s a quick look at how our nation uses its oil: … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Where Oil Goes in the US (Images)
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A portion of the infographic built by The Big Wild Just how much wilderness is left on the North American continent? It doesn’t seem like much as you drive across the US and see almost all urban or suburban developments, or farmland, mining or other ways people have snapped up all the free space. Where has it all gone and is there any left? According to The Big Wild, a conservation movement that connects people with activist opportunities for the preservation of wilderness, “Nearly one quarter of the planet’s wild forests are inside our borders; 20% of the world’s fresh wat… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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How Wild is North America? Infographic Lays It Out (Video)
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image: Statkraft Osmotic Power has been kicking around for a while now, with researchers trying to make it cost-competitive–the biggest hurdle when you’re trying to generate electricity by passing fresh water through a membrane into saltwater. Now, a new report from cleantech consultants Kachan & Co says that the potential of osmotic power is such that by 2030 it could generate enough electricity to meet 50% of Europe’s demand…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Osmotic Power Could Generate Electricity for Half of Europe by 2030 – Strong Emphasis on Could
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Photo via Wired This is doomed to be an unpopular post, I’m afraid. So let’s just come right out with it: You should be paying more for gasoline. And you should be paying more for a number of other goods and services as well, like electricity generated from coal-fired power plants. We all should. Why? Because of a simple economic concept that, frankly, we should hear way more about than we do. I’m talking about externalities, and in the wake of the BP Gulf spill , it’s high time we take a closer look at… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Why We Should All Be Paying More at the Pump
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Image from the Observer The Observer Ethical Awards are the Oscars of the environmental crowd: an important award honouring people whose efforts are an inspiration to us all. This year Gordon Roddick, the husband of Anita Roddick , of Body Shop fame, won the Lifetime Achievement Award. He is someone who has been just under the radar but way out there for years.
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