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6 Ways to Boost Your City’s Bike Mojo

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Minneapolis new “Nice Ride” bike share add (slightly geeky) mojo and beats out Portland’s lack of imminent bike sharing plans. Photo via Nice Ride. When Portland lost its first-place, “friendly bike city” status to suddenly hip Minneapolis , Portland bike-friendly Mayor Sam Adams called it a, “clarion call.” Luckily, Portland had just passed a contentious but far-reaching new Bike Plan 2030 , with a few ways to possibly… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Adorable Sculptures Created from e-Waste

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images via Greenopolis Art made from waste is a favorite subject around here, especially when that artwork is cute and/or gorgeous. A few artists have created sculptures that fill both categories, using junked electronics. Miguel Rivera, Alexdromeda, George Sabra, and Brenda Guyton all have created some extraordinary pieces anyone with an affinity for interesting art would love to have in their homes…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Protesters Who Occupied Runway Prepare to Stand Trial

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: Plane Stupid When anti-aviation activists stormed Aberdeen airport for a game of putt-putt (mini-golf in the UK), one commenter pointed out that they would have been shot on sight in the US. The same group had previously occupied the roof of the Houses of Parliament —again proving that the UK police are less trigger happy than officers in some parts of the world. But the ai… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Scientists Hope BP Oil Spill Offers Clues about Global Warming

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image: The Chronicle of Higher Education While everyone else worries about the toxicity of the oil, the physics of plume dispersion, and the costs to wildlife and workers across the gulf, one crew of scientists see a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The obvious ethical restrictions to releasing large amounts of methane (which contributes 25 times more greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide) into the ocean has complicated study of how seepage of natural gas at the ocean floor contributes to global wa… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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A ‘Mosaic’ of Green Features at New Prague Hotel

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Mosaic House Count Prague in on the trend toward green hostels and hotels: The opening late last week of a cool new central-city accommodation not only provides a fresh option for eco-conscious travelers, it also marks a green “first” or two for the entire Czech Republic…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Hit the Trails Running in Timberland’s Green Running Shoes

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Courtesy photo. While Terra Plana’s VivoBarefoots are on one end of the low-impact running shoe spectrum, for those of us not ready to forgo the conventional sneaker, there is the “Mountain Athletic Route Racer”, Timberland ‘s new high performance outdoor running shoe with outsoles made with Green Rubber ™, a compound contain… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Beware Young Grasshopper…Of the USDA

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The USDA announced plans yesterday to allocate $11 million of its budget to efforts this summer to control the spread of native grasshoppers throughout eleven western states. That money will go towards protecting four million acres of farmland, based on high estimates of grasshopper breeding going into this summer. These expectations are based on 2009 surveys of grasshopper populations. The states most at risk are Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming; Idaho, Nevada and Utah are also at risk.

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Happy National Get Outdoors Day Featuring Shrek

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo: J. Novak I’ve never been one for making up holidays, especially when they’re just made up so that greeting card companies can make a buck and kill some trees as a result. But I can get behind National Get Outdoors Day because, well, we need to get outdoors. Today is National Get Outdoors Day so why not celebrate by heading outdoors? And who better to advertise this verde holiday than the greeniest guy in showbiz, Shrek?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Study Says Drug Manufacturing Facilities are Source of Drugs in Drinking Water

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

U.S. Geological Survey hydrologic technicians collect a stream sample from Hallocks Mill Brook downstream of the outfall of one of the wastewater treatment plants investigated. Photo courtesy of USGS. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com . A five-year study conducted by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) researchers has found that pharmaceutical manufact… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Verizon Converts 501 Utility Vans to Compressed Natural Gas

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Ford Is This a Good Idea? Replacing one fossil fuel might seem like a bad idea, and under certain circumstances I would definitely agree that it is, but sometimes you have to take what you can get while waiting for something better to come along. Many companies, like Verizon, have lots of utility vans that are currently powered by gasoline or diesel and that could benefit from a conversion to compressed natural gas (CNG). For more details on the environmental benefits of that, see below…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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