Photo via C.E. Bucephalus They´re the insect that everyone loves to hate – but one day a cockroach just may save your life. Typically despised for being ugly, dirty, and icky, the hearty critters actually possess powerful antibiotic properties inside their little brains which could be used to help combat drug resistant bacte… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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photo: Sara Novak A story reported in Grist and first published in the Salt Lake Tribune said that alarming amounts of arsenic were found in two Utah children’s urine. The girl’s urine tested 50 percent above what’s considered safe and the boy’s tested 75 percent above acceptable levels. The culprit turne… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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High Levels of Arsenic Found in Children’s Urine, You’ll Never Guess Where it Came From
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Photo: Banksy.co.uk Poor Dolphin World-famous guerilla artist Banksy has made many environmental statements in the past, but we think this one is particularly clever, especially with the events of the past few months . Check out the video after the jump to see the coin-operated kiddie ride in action…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Banksy Turns Kiddie Ride Into Anti-BP Statement
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photo: Mr. T in DC via flickr A bit of a sustainable seafood smackdown is ongoing: In a new opinion piece in the journal Nature scientists from the University of British Columbia, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and other institutions have called out the Marine Stewardship Council for not doing a good job at marine stewardship. As is to be expected, MSC strongly disagrees. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Marine Stewardship Council’s Marine Stewardship Questionable, Scientists Say
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photo: Dave Parker via flickr In the tug of war over whether organic farming is really better than conventional chemical-laden farming, a new study in the online peer-reviewed journal PLoS One comes out solidly in support of the benefits of organic. Self-described as the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers from Washington State University found that commercial organic farms produce was more… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Organic Strawberries Have Better Taste & Nutrition Than Conventional & Better For Soil Too: New Study
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Images by B. Alter This is a familiar sight at farmers markets across the land: lovingly made preserves and pickled vegetables on sale. If you are too lazy and unmotivated, like some of us, what a great opportunity to pick up the fruits of some one else’s labour. Or not… Health inspectors in Vancouver are clamping down on this kind of home-grown and homemade produce. They are asking vendors to submit jams for lab tests and fill out forms listing ingredients. For some this is an invasion of their rights, for others it is a public health issue; a logical level of protection for the public…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Homemade Preserves: To Buy or Not to Buy?
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Istanbul during Ramadan. The illuminated writing between the mosque’s minarets reads “Believers are brothers.” Photo by laszlo-photo via Flickr. When the evening call to prayer rang out as I went to board the tram the other night, the platform attendant called out to me, stepping out of his booth to offer me a date — the traditional food used to break the fast during Ramadan . Onboard, a man carried a large bottle of water and a plastic… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Muslims Fight Food Waste During Ramadan
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Buckwheat, with 2009 prices… photo: Luigi Guarino via flickr. Take it as a sign of things to common in more places without more concerted action on climate change: As the BBC reports, the recent millennial heat wave in Russia may be over but the effects on the economy will be felt for some time. Estimates of its impact are official reported as knocking 0.8% off GDP, whi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Russian Heatwave’s Effect on Agriculture a Sign of Things to Come Elsewhere?
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter I know, I know, this is not a photogenic dish. In fact, as one of my previous commenters eloquently noted about another post , it looks like something the cat cacked up. Nasty visuals aside, these refried beans are the base of lots of great Mexican dishes. It may not be pretty to look at, but it is totally delicious…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Weekday Vegetarian: Make Refried Beans as a Base For Lots of Dishes
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Wired computer labs work fine for kids. Photo by mikecogh via Flickr. Guest blogger Andrea Donsky is co-founder of NaturallySavvy.com . Wi-Fi is facing a lot of opposition from parents and teachers in Ontario. Last week, Lloyd Alter was critical of parents’ claims that Wi-Fi may pose a health threat to students at elementary schools , … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Wi-Fi in Schools: Should We Apply the Precautionary Principle?
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