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The Courtesy Flush Stinks: Bathroom Etiquette Gone Wrong

Image credit: Image Shack Ever feel like you live in a parallel universe? From the selective flush , to the slightly less controversial shared flush , I thought I had covered all the options for alternative toilet flushing methodologies. Heck, I’ve even looked at using no flush at all . But, thanks to tipster Nathan, I’m no… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Goldfish Swim in Five-Part Harmony with Quintetto (Video)

Image via Gizmodo It never hurts to have a little of the weird mixed in to your Friday reading, and this certainly fits the bill. For those of us tired of the classic goldfish tank, there’s a new option to hook the tanks up to our stereo systems and listen as the fish make five-part harmony just by swimming around the tank. And installation called Quintetto by Quiet Ensemble uses video cameras to turn the movements of the five fish into a fabric of ambient music…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Handmade Eco Jewellery Hits the Mainstream

Image by B. Alter: Ute Decker Ethical jewellery is hitting the mainstream now. There are more and more designers working with ethical materials and the public is becoming more interested and concerned about the provenance of their jewels. This year, London Jewellery Week featured ESSENCE , a whole section of beautiful eco, ethical jewellery styles to suit every taste and price range. The mix of offerings was a reflection of the whole show: There were some conventional eco designers and some way-out pieces. No longer is ethic… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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"Finding Nemo 2" Parody Posters Inspired by Oil Spill

Image via El Blog de Chibiboto If you thought the adventures of a wayward clownfish were heart heartwarming in Pixar’s Finding Nemo , chances are you’d walk away from its imagined sequel a bit depressed. On the heels of the next installment of Toy Story , and in light of the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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CO2 Linked To Ice Ages & Past Global Climate Changes

photo: Dominic Alves via flickr Taking a look back to past global climate changes, researchers led by Timothy Herbert of Brown University have determined that for at least the past 2.7 million years tropical temperatures have “changed in lockstep” with the cyclical spread and retreat of ice sheets, and that CO2 has been the main factor dictating global climate patterns. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Biking, Walking Gets More Bucks, Keeps Going Up

Photo by rkimpeljr via flickr. It may seem like an, “Oh, duh,” with the government the last to confirm the news, but a 15-year report released by the U.S. Department of Transporation and the Federal Highway Administration shows a 25% increase in trips by bike and walking since 2001. The National Bicycling and Walking Study: 15-Year Status Report has been following the action since 1994, and the news is (mostly) good – in the U.S. we’ve reversed a trend of decreasing trips by biking and walking. And the Obama Administration spent $1.2 billion on bike and walk programs in 2009… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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7 Lessons Learned from Toy Story 3

Photo via Neuro Software If you thought the Toy Story movies were about overcoming differences to become friends, then you missed some of the more subtle lessons: That stocking your kid’s toy room can be an exercise in sustainable, eco-friendly choices that the junior set won’t even notice. Follow these tips, inspired by the trailer for Toy Story 3 (which comes out in theaters this Friday) to choose toys that will keep your kids happy and healthy to infinity and … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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San Francisco Rules for Cell Phone Radiation Warnings at Retailers

Photo via Guwashi999 Cell phone radiation and its impacts on health is still a highly controversial issue with the debate raging on whether or not humans are at risk every time they hold their phone to their head. Nevertheless, some municipalities aren’t willing to take the chance that one day researchers will indeed conclude we’re frying our brains and all this while they did li… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Vuvuzelas Can Be Eco-Friendly As Well As Noisy

Image from Vuvuzela Orchestra Vuvuzela: a word (and sound) that has gone from being local to global in 24 hours. It’s the plastic horn that produces the droning, buzzing sound in the background of the World Cup football matches. And you either love them, if you are South African, or hate them if you are the rest of the world. There have been pleas to ban them but World Cup organisers are asking fans to “please embrace our culture and the way we celebrate.” There are fears that they will become a staple of British games now as fans stuff them into their suitcases. But what to do with them … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Photographers Capture "Fragile" Louisiana

Image credit: Linda Holllinger Debbie Fleming Caffery is an award winning photographer who holds yearly photography workshops in Louisiana for small groups of artists who are keen on further developing their eye and vision in an extraordinary environment. Looking at the work of Caffery is always a delight and a surprise in that she seemingly never repeats herself. This year I asked to her to have the participating photographers take images that were “fragile.” I thought it would be interesting to see what came back. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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