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Why The Choice of Insulation Matters

Dow Corning Alex Wilson raises an important issue in Buildinggreen : It is not only important to insulate really well, but to also think about what insulation you are using. He makes the point that many insulations use potent greenhouse gases as blowing agents. He writes: We rarely pay attention to the fact that insulation materials themselves contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. This happens in two ways: through the embodied energy of the insulation (the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions that … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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MyNature App Makes You an Instant Expert on the Outdoors

Image via MyNature Ever walked along a park path or hiking trail and wondered the name of the tree you were looking at, or whether or not that particular vine was poison ivy or not? Or perhaps you saw some tracks and had no idea what type of animal made them. MyNature app puts everything you need to know for identifying flora and the footprints of fauna right in your pocket. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Weight of 74 Golden Gate Bridges Wasted in Food. Each Year. In USA Alone.

Not a grocery shop — inside a supermarket dumpster. Photo: Warren McLaren / inov8 We mentioned the other day that the WorldWatch Institute was putting their wonderful WorldWatch magazine out to pasture. But doesn’t mean they won’t continue to deliver a searing look at our planet’s problems and solutions. At the start of this year they released their State of the World 2010 book, which was subtitled Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability. It… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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High-Tech Fire Hydrants Will Tap Into Smart Grid to Save Water

Photo via D’Arcy Norman When talking about the water crisis, we usually pinpoint things like low-flow shower heads and drought tolerant landscaping in households, or the overuse of water in manufacturing or agriculture. But what gets far less attention is the water infrastructure right under our city streets. Aging, cracked, rife with problems, urban water systems are the source of a significant amount of water loss, with leaks going undetected and unfixed for ages. But there’s one barely-noticed tool that can help us change all that — the fire … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Is Your Cell Phone Fueling Rape and Murder in the Congo?

Photo by Mark Craemer It’s easy to remove ourselves from the conflicts in the Congo. We can sit back with our computers on our laps and read about the war in the DRC, taking note of the atrocities and shaking our heads. But in at least a small way, the computers on our laps, the cell phones in our pockets, the gadgets we use day in and day our are helping fund the deadliest war in the world. Luckily, the blogosphere is recently abuzz with talk about conflict minerals, thanks to an op-ed piece in the New Y… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Lord Monckton Claims Non-Scientists Shouldn’t Talk Climate Science?

Image credit: The Age From my post on why consensus matters in climate science to my follow up on why blogging is not science , it’s common for climate skeptic commenters to claim that any reference to the majority of expert scientific opinion on climate change is simply an “appeal to authority”…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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7 Awesome Solar-Powered Vehicles

Credit: Global Green Challenge The sun is shining. Hot weather makes gas expand . Gas emissions contribute to global warming. Dontcha wish there was a better way, like cars that ran on solar power ? There is, although they’re experimental and in the development and gee-whiz stages. Who knows if solar cars will ever take off ( maybe sola… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Latest Casualty of the BP Spill: Strip Clubs

Image via Sports Illustrated Lest you think the economic damage from the BP spill be limited to the seafood trade , tourism, and such industries directly dependent on an un-oiled Gulf of Mexico, we turn to one of the more unlikely institutions that’s seen its business dry up in the wake of the disaster: Strip clubs. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Elisabetta Canalis Ass in a Bikini of the Day

Here is George Clooney’s ass in a bikini showing the world why she is George Clooney’s ass cuz George Clooney is one of those dudes who 99% of women would leave their husbands for, even if they love their husbands more than anything in the world and were conditioned to think they couldn’t survive without their husband after years of him putting them down and killing any self confidence or worth she has….he has that affect on women, so he gets to choose the ones he likes best like a fat bitch at an all you can eat buffet, since that’s just how his life has played out for him and I guess he’s not the only one who won at life, cuz this bitch, hot ass or not, managed to work her way into getting a job as Clooney’s sidekick, which means living the good life, without having to do any work despite the fact that this Canalis bitch was a success in the Italian entertainment industry before Clooney poached her like he was Victoria’s Secret recruiting interatoonal pussy, but that doesn’t count, cuz Italy Entertainment isn’t as significant as America….and closed minded Americans just see a stupid name that looks like a TGIF pasta dish…but the good news for her a Celebrity boyfriend and hot ass is international and she’s got both…and here are some pics…. Pics via Bauer

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Lauren Pierce’s Ethical Tie-Dye Prints are Anything But Hippie Dippie

Credit: Lauren Pierce Besides a brief mention in 2008 Lauren Bush’s–known for her FEED Bags and famous first family–sustainable fashion line has otherwise flown under our radar. But Lauren Pierce ‘s ready to wear collection popped up yesterday in our

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Lauren Pierce’s Ethical Tie-Dye Prints are Anything But Hippie Dippie