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Powerful Art Made from Vintage Circuit Boards: Theo Kamecke

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

Photos: Theo Kamecke. “Byzantine”. Pulsing with the silver and gold veins of a powerful, artificial intelligence, Theo Kamecke’s works look like they belong on the set of an Egyptian-themed sci-fi film. And perhaps they do: the former filmmaker-turned-sculptor painstakingly crafts his unique pieces from oversized vintage circuit boards dating back from the sixties, giving new life to what he calls the “graphics of circuitry.” More photos of his exquisite work:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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‘Dancing’ Star Tony Dovolani — Shave My Back, Bitch

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

Filed under: Tony Dovolani , Octomom , DWTS , Dancing with the Stars , ABC The only thing smoother than Tony Dovolani ‘s dance moves … his freshly shaved back. TMZ ran into the ” Dancing with the Stars ” dancer yesterday at the B2V Salon in Beverly Hills — where the super nice two-stepper talked about his man grooming… Read more

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Updated US Federal Trade Commission Guideline May Nullify 100’s of Existing Green Labels, Product Claims

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Way too many green labels . Image credit: Google image search excerpt. The US FTC is close to updating its original “green guides” which have been the sole legal basis for examining and challenging the validity of various green marketing claims or product “green marks” There is an obvious need for this update, as more green product claims and labels have popped up every year since TreeHugger.com was founded (see links below the fold), many of which are of questionable … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Collecting Electricity from Thin Air Might One Day Become Reality

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Lightning shows us just how much electricity can accumulate in the atmosphere. Photo: Wikipedia , CC. Ride the Lightning It’s still just a dream, but scientists are slowly getting us closer to the day when we might be able to collect electricity from thin air – or rather, humid air – in the atmosphere. They’re not thinking of harnessing the power of lightning like in Back to the Future (where would you store such a massive influx of electricity?), but rather of collecting electricity from water vapor and dust particles. How would that work?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ed Burtynsky on the Gulf Oil Spill

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images from metiviergallery : Oil Spill #4, Oil Skimming Boat near Ground Zero, May 12, 2010, chromogenic print The Canadian photographer, Ed Burtynsky, has been photographing the impact of industrialization on the environment for the last 30 years. His huge colour photographs depict the toll that environmental disasters are taking on human beings and the landscape. In May 2010 Burtynsky travelled to the Gulf of Mexico to photograph the oil spill. The series of 9 photos on display at a

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Innovative Mapping Project Tracks Gulf Oil With Kites and Balloons (Slideshow)

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: Grassroots Mapping Project, jeferonix /Flickr Though a cap has sealed the leak, the Gulf oil spill disaster is still far from over. However, in the frantic days after the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon platform and the dire months that came after, lessons have been learned—about the

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Backyard Chicken Keepers Help Fight Avian Disease

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: Biosecurity for Birds/USDA From virtual chicken-rescue on Facebook to designer chicken coops for urban hipsters , the concept of backyard chicken keeping has really taken off. Now the USDA is calling on all backyard chicken keepers to join the fight against avian diseases—and they are hoping th… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Micro Frog Found in Search for World’s Lost Amphibians

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image: Conservation International (CI) Pea-Sized Frog is Old World’s Smallest The smallest frog known on the Asian, European or African continents – and one of the world’s tiniest frogs – was found by a group of scientists searching for “lost amphibians.” This pea-sized micro frog belongs to the species of microhylid , which, as the name suggests, is composed of miniature frogs under 15 millimeters. So why was it “lost”? And, excepting the “awww, cute!” factor, why is it important that this tiny frog has been found?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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A Place For Everything in The Minimalist Magdelena Gravity Kitchen

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Taking minimalism to the limit, designer Burkhard Schäller has reduced the kitchen to bent wire with a place for everything. And if somebody gives you a weenie roaster you can give it right back, because if it isn’t in the design there is nowhere to put it. That puts an end to clutter…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Geoengineering Unable to Fully Stop 21st Century Sea Level Rise: Report

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Simulating a colossal volcanic eruption every 18 months would just delay sea level rise. Space Shuttle (Mission STS 43) photograph of the Earth over South America taken on August 8, 1991, showing double layer of Pinatubo aerosol cloud (dark streaks) above high cumulonimbus top. Photo via: Wikipedia . Another nail in the coffin of the geoengineering as silver bullet to stop climate change noti… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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