“Don’t worry, it’s a small spill on a very large table” Okay, I don’t want to spoil this one, so the less said, the better. All I can say is that it’s pretty hilarious (unlike the actual spill in the Gulf of Mexico). Nice work, Upright Citizens Briga… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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What Happens When BP Spills Coffee? (Video)
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Photo: MMS , Public domain. Will You Be My Friend? Humpback whales are the first baleen whales known to form lasting bonds, according to scientists who study the giant sea mammals. This tells us something new about the social and emotional intelligence of our massive cousins, and also gives us one more reason why whaling is wrong. “Individual female humpbacks reunite each summer to feed and swim alongside one another in the Gulf of St Lawrence, off Canada The finding raises the possibility that commercial whaling may have b… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Fire in Rujigou coalfield in China. Photo: Anupma Prakash The Coal, The Coal is on Fire, Let the… China has the worst underground coal fires on Earth. These fires, which have sometimes been raging out-of-control for decades, destroy as much as 20-200 million tons of coal each year (nobody knows the exact number), which is more than Germany’s entire annual coal production. Inner Mongolia, which is a part of China and not to be confused with Mongolia, is China’s biggest coal-producing region (637 million tonnes of coal just last year), and it’s also #1 when it comes to massive coal fir… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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After Burning for 50 Years, Chinese Coal Fires May Finally Be Extinguished
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In the past weeks since the start of the Deepwater Horizon disaster I’ve gotten asked on countless occasions how long it’s going to take to clean up all the leaking oil. Considering that, despite efforts to stop the gushing oil , this is all still ongoing this is an open-ended question to some degree. However, US Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen has thrown his hat into t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Coast Guard Admiral Says BP Oil Spill Clean Up Will Take Years
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Dr. Sylvia Earle displays samples to aquanaut inside TEKTITE; Photo via wikipedia Guest post by Sylvia Earle Since I began exploring the ocean as a marine scientist fifty years ago, more has been learned about the ocean than during all preceding history. At the same time, more has been lost. Two weeks ago, when I testified before Congress on the ecological impact of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, I did so with perspective gained while sloshing around oiled beaches and marshes among dead and dying animals, diving under sheets of oily water and for years – a… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Save the Oceans, Save Ourselves! Sylvia Earle’s Top 3 Actions to Take on World Oceans Day
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Image via Orange Orange and GotWind is a partnership known for coming up with some interesting new ways of generating power for off-grid charging. They’ve created everything from solar- and wind-powered tents to foot pumps . But now they want to attach that foot-powered action to boots themse… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Charge Your Gadgets With Your Boots? Orange Unveils Power-Generating Wellies
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Samsung has been known to put out some green-minded cell phones, from the Blue Earth solar powered phone that seemed promising to the Reclaim , an inexpensive phone for the masses that carries a lighter footprint. Now, their Restore has just been released, perfect for anyone with an affinity for texting rather than talking. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Samsung’s Newest Eco-Friendly Cell Phone Hits Stores
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Audubon retrieves oil-coated turtle from NOAA. Photo: Audubon Nature Institute With the recent declaration of the rusty grebe extinction , due to a non-native carnivorous snakehead murrel being introduced to its habitat, Lake Alaotra in Madagascar, as well as drowning in nylon fishing nets, there’s no chance of resurrecting it. Unlike Cuba’s Zapata rail, which is critically endangered by the mongoose and catfish – not as long as the Audubon Species … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Can Audubon’s "Frozen Zoo" Save Endangered Species?
Image via Vintage Collection and Technology Review Generating power via the motion of our bodies has captivated researchers for some time now. Scientists are working on developing everything from fabrics that can be sewn into energy-harvesting t-shirts or jackets to devices that can be powered by the pumping of our hearts. The latter is the latest research coming out of Georgia Tech, according to a paper published in Applied Materials . By using new battery technology, devices such as pace-makers… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Powering Medical Devices with Your Organs
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This isn’t the whole comic, go to the site to see the whole thing. Image: XKCD , Creative Commons. “A Rolling, alligator-filled wall of flame!” I won’t write too much here because there’s a kind of Catch 22 going on: If you are a geek, chances are you’ve already read this comic, and if you aren’t, chances are you won’t like XKCD. But it’s still cool to see Randall Munroe (XKCD’s creator) give his take on the BP oil spill (hey, it could be worse, just ask Michael Ba… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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XKCD on BP Oil Spill (Featuring Michael Bay!)
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