photo: Rupert Taylor-Price / Creative Commons Is there no place on the planet where human-caused pollution has not reached? Scientists have discovered that both the snow and soil on Mount Everest now contains dangerous levels of arsenic and cadmium, most brought to the roof of the world thanks to the
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Heavy Metals Now Dangerously Contaminate Snow & Soil Atop Mount Everest
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Image: volt.charitybuzz.com Recharging Detroit Public Schools GM is auctioning off the first Chevy Volt off the production line to raise money for the Detroit Public Schools Foundation . It’s a great idea, and so far it seems pretty successful. There’s still about 11 days left in the auction, and already the car with a MSRP of $40,280 has a bid for $180,000, and the next bid will have to be at least 5 grand higher to be accepted. Other car makers should steal this! How about a
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With 11 Days to Go, Chevy Volt #1 Charity Auction Reaches $180,000
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Losing species, like the critically endangered tiger, can actually increase our chances of getting sick. Photo credit: cliff1066 / Creative Commons The sixth great extinction is underway , many conservationists warn, meaning that as many as 50 percent of animal species on earth may vanish by the end of the century. The numbers are staggering—and undeniably tragic—but what do they mean for the planet’… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Loss of Biodiversity Makes Humans Sick
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Street food vendors are in a prime position to make use of solar power — they’re out on corners, on roadsides, and under under the glaring sun dishing out to-go meals all day. And many around the world still use charcoal or natural gas to heat their grills. Seems to me like a redundancy. It did to the Swiss inventor featured in the video above, as well — so he introduced solar powered street vending to Mexico. Watch: … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Solar-Powered Tacos Hit Mexico (Video)
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Photo via Mission Blue The majority of the ocean is thought of as unowned. About 64% is ungoverned by any national law. And yet so much of it needs protections and regulations so that the wildlife can survive, let alone thrive. How do we go about making and enforcing laws that are reasonable and effective, and benefit both humans and marine life? Kristina Gjerde is an expert in this area and gave a talk earlier in the year during the Mission Blue Voyage. Here are here insights into how we might save the unprotected oceans from problems like bottom-tra… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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TED Talk: How Do You Make and Enforce Laws on the High Seas?
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Photo credit: Mairi Beautyman Are we making the animals around us fat? Obesity rates among people worldwide have soared over the last several decades — but it turns out that humans aren’t the only ones packing on the pounds. Find this story — as well as lonely turtles, piggybacking polar bears, oysters taking back their shells — and more in The Week in Animal News.
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The Week in Animal News: Piggybacking Polar Bears, Obese Pets, and More (Slideshow)
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Photo: fortnumandmason Do posh bees make better honey? These bees, living in the heart of Mayfair, only forage in the best places such as St. James Park and Buckingham Palace. They live on the roof of the oh-so-grand department store, Fortnum & Mason , in architecturally designed hives with golden turrets. But what about the honey… … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Do Posh Bees Make Better Honey?
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As you could probably guess, the darkest red is the highest density of factory farms, and is based on data from 2007 (the newest available). Above are all the different kinds of factory farms together; scroll down for individual farm types. All images: Factory Farm Map A couple days ago Rachel reported on how factory farms have grown 20% in size since just 2005 . That was based on data from
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A Picture is Worth: Factory Farms in US Mapped in Their Polluting, Graphic, Gory Detail
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Eco Piggy Lamp from Ariel Rojo Design Studio In America, Joe Barton introduced BULB, the Better Use of Light Bulbs Act, to repeal legislation that set minimum efficiency standards and would phase out incandescent bulbs. He’s quoted in the New York Times: The unanticipated consequence of the ’07 act – Washington-mandated layoffs in the middle of a desperate recession – is one of many examples of what happens when politicians and activists think they know better than consumers … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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UN Urges Phase Out Of Incandescent Bulbs, Guarantees Their Survival In USA
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