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Underwater Robot Scans for Submerged Oil in Gulf of Mexico (Video)

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo credit iRobot Scientists are already rushing to determine the environmental impact of the Gulf oil spill, and iRobot is helping with the Seaglider, an unmanned underwater vehicle that has been sent to the ocean floor to prowl for submerged oil. iRobot is known for the Roomba and consumer cleaning robots, but this UUV unfortunately won’t be doing any cleaning. Instead, researchers need to measure the presence of oil trapped underwater, so the Seaglider, which can operate for up to 10 months, was released to find oil and repo… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Week in Pictures: Behind the Scenes With First Divers to Explore BP Oil Spill Underwater, ‘Top Kill’ Attempt is Working, 8% of Sunscreens are Safe, Fish with Hands Discovered, and More (Slideshow)

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It’s been over a month since the $560-million oil rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and sunk and vast quantities of oil are still leaking into the Gulf of Mexico, causing an environmental catastrophe of epic proportions. Yesterday morning U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen told the media that BP’s “top kill” effort has “stabilised the wellhead” and that pressure coming from the well is now “very low”. On Monday, along with ABC’s Sam Champion, chief ocean correspondent for Planet Green Philippe Cousteau dove in the oil spill; they were the first to do so. Aside from BP … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Carbonwood Bicycle. Art or Design?

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All photos: Craig Wall for Craig Galego Design is about compromise. Art doesn’t know the word. Design needs to respond to vagaries of a mass market. Art is more unfettered — the idea comes first, the audience later. Design acknowledges the dictates of function (even it doesn’t always abide by them). Art bows down only to the altar of form. But as with life, there are rarely black and white absolutes, and sometimes art and design collide. When they do, it is often art that often comes out the stronger of the two. Take, for example, Australian designer Gary Galego’s Carbonwood bike. It is a stunning piece of art. A material co… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Local Dirt Website Points Locavores to Food

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Image via Local Dirt Buying food locally is a fast way to shed pounds…of carbon, anyway. By cutting down food miles, you’re cutting back on the embodied carbon in the food, as well as helping out local growers. But if you don’t have a farmers’ market nearby or can’t make it on a weekly basis, how else might you find locally grown food? Local Dirt wants to fill that information gap and point you in the right direction. However, does it stand out against some of the competing websites and smart phone apps providing the same service?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Meet the Man Who Made the Oil Industry Possible

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Looking for the person who may ultimately be to blame for the massive oil spill in the Gulf ? Well, may I introduce to you Mr. Edwin Drake . Sure, judging from his grainy, black-and-white photograph, he doesn’t seem like much of a culprit, but we have Drake to thank for the rise of nearly the entire US oil industry. Despite his original career as a train conductor, Drake would eventually be regarded as being responsible for revolutionizing the fledgling “rock oil” business with his game-cha… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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How Biomimicry Inspired Creating A Ship from 12,000 Plastic Bottles (Videos)

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Photos via The Plastiki Text written by Michael Pawlyn, Director, Exploration Architecture. I met David de Rothschild at the Google Zeitgeist conference in 2007 where we both spoke during the session about Green Technology. He explained his idea of the Plastiki Expedition and I was immediately captivated. It had exactly the right combination of elements to appeal to my interests: eccentricity, high idealism and a clear determination to bring about positive change. I had not previously heard about the Pacific garbage patches and I was struck by … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Cutest Anti-Whaling Video You’ll Ever See (Video)

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Bryant Austin is an unusual artist. He swims within inches of massive whales, photographing them to create high-resolution, life-sized images of the g… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Obama to Extend Deepwater Drilling Ban for Six Months

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photo: Stig Nygaard via flickr Some small measure of sanity… BBC News , CNN , and others are reporting that President Obama will extend a ban on new deepwater offshore oil drilling for six months, while the causes of the BP oil spill are investigated. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: Cool Down with a Sorrel Salad with Creamy Chive Dressing

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We are now into our third day in a row of temperatures in the over 90F range. Walking the dog at 6:30 am proved to be too hot for us both. It’s hard to get up the energy to cook anything, and it’s hard to get up the energy to eat as well. Easy salads seem to be the thing, but that can get boring pretty quickly, so I wanted to try some new greens. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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11 Potentially World-changing Projects Tackling Climate Change (Slideshow)

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Photo via Deutsche Welle In its new online short-film documentary series Global Ideas, Germany-based news broadcaster Deutsche Welle draws attention to smart sustainability projects all over the world: island conservation in Micronesia, reforestation in Tanzania, green electricity in Spain, energy-efficient stoves in Peru (like the one above), and more. The quick clips, most less than 10-minutes long, show off the future of green technology and its effect on local communities — and reach a wide audience. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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