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The World’s Luckiest Cyclist (video)

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Andrew Sullivan shows us the world’s luckiest bicyclist, and writes that “it looks as if he barely notices.” It’s true…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: BP Rage (Video)

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Hooray! Hawaii Outlaws Shark Fin Soup

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Shark fin soup can even be found canned, in Chinatown in Honolulu. Photo via istolethetv Shark fin soup is one of the primary reasons why sharks are disappearing from our oceans at frightening rates. The nearly tasteless fins are carved from live sharks – their bodies tossed overboard to drown – and sold for huge bucks. A single bowl of shark fin soup can go for as much as $150. But the … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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DIY Composting Toilets and Humanure: The Pee & Poop Show (Video)

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Image credit: Peak Moment TV It’s been called creepy by some, but my obsession with pee and poop is not without good reason. (Hey, it got me on Lloyd’s Valentine’s Day list .) From peeing in public to the selective flush , how we deal with our bodily wastes on a Global scale has huge implications for our sust… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Robot Fish Take Over Schools of Real Fish, Lead Them to Safety

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Images credit: NYU-Poly Now this is the kind of robotic fish we’re really looking for. It doesn’t just content itself with scanning the ocean for information on… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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D. Tobias Wong 1974-2010

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

So often in the past few years, if you saw a product designed with style, humour and an environmental message, the designer was Tobias Wong. It started on TreeHugger with the Sun Jar. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Recap of Bike Month in New York City (Video)

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Thanks to Everybody Who Made Bike Month a Success! May was Bike Month in New York City , a great initiative by the Department of Transportation and Transportation Alternatives to promote the joys of cycling in NYC. “Bike Month has grown since … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Quote of the Day: Robert Stern on When All Architecture is Green Architecture

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Robert Stern is Dean of the Yale School of Architecture, discussing sustainable design in Environment Yale. UTNE Reader picks up the story and illustrates it with….. a parking garage? “I don’t think sustainability is a design aesthetic, any more than having electricity in your building, or telephones, or anything else,” says Ster… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sticky Rice is Secret Ingredient in Great Wall of China’s Strength

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo: Kevin Poh via flickr I normally don’t cover traditional building methods , but this one is a bit too cool. Scientists from Zhejiang University in China have discovered one what may be the secret ingredient in the Great Wall’s strength and longevity: Sticky Rice . Well, sticky rice soup mixed with slaked lime and lim… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Agricultural Takes Over The World

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image: Video still from Bill Rankin via Nicola Twilley @ Edible Geography The intensity of agricultural land use has exploded over the past 300 years. Bill Rankin at Radical Cartography synthesized data from an expansive historical land-use survey to give us a telling visual overview. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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