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Stunning French Shipping Container House (We Think)

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

All photos by Javier Callegras from CG Architectes Mocoloco shows us the CrossBox by CG Architectes , built from four shipping containers…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Largest Source of Wastewater Mercury Pollution: Dentists

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| 1 Comment

Image: Flickr via iLoveMountains.org We all know coal-fired power plants are to blame for a lot of the mercury swimming through our waters . But they’re not the worst, according to the Mercury Policy Project . Do you know what is? The dental industry. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Solar Charger Goes Bonzai With the Electree

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

Until Jonathan Ive gets around to playing with solar chargers we are probably going to have to keep looking at the dull grey plastic crap that Jaymi keeps showing us. Or there is Vivien Muller’s Electree, a sort of solar bonzai with photovoltaic leaves. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bugatti Developing 800 HP All-Electric Supercar

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Bugatti, maker of the world’s fastest and most expensive production vehicle, is experimenting with an electric powertrain that delivers 597 kW of power. That’s roughly 800 horsepower! Auto Express reports that engineers from the Volkswagen-owned comp… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Beehive Jacking More Lucrative Than Carjacking?

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo: J. Novak The UK Telegraph is reporting that German beekeepers are now using tracking systems to locate beehive bandits, that’s right, beehive theft is on the rise. Gaede & Glauerdt, a Hamburg-based insurer specializing in apiculture, reported over 300 hive thefts last year, an 85 percent increase…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ladies, TOMS Shoes Introduces The Wedge Heel! (Photos)

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image courtesy of TOMS Shoes TOMS Shoes hardly needs an introduction–especially this month they have already made fashion headlines with their on-trend men’s nautical styles and their new limited-edition Charity:Water kicks –but for those who aren’t familiar the philanthropic footwear brand

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Lord ‘Climate Activists Are Hitler Youth’ Monckton’s Skeptic Claims Point-by-Point Debunked

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

This is too awesome and frankly admirably obsessive: John Abraham , a professor of mechanical engineering specializing in in heat transfer and fluid mechanics at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, has taken the time to do a point-by-point analysis of a presentation that prominent climate change skeptic Lord Christopher Monckton –who likened youth climate activists at COP15 to Hitler Youth–made back in Octob… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Self-Healing Concrete Could Mean Longer Life, Less CO2 Emissions

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

Concrete often cracks due to shrinkage, impact or loading, and then the moisture gets in, corrodes the reinforcing or spalls in freeze-thaw cycles. Michelle Pelletier, a University of Rhode Island master’s degree candidate, has figured out a way to make it “self-healing”, and says this will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Top 5 Eco TEDsters (Video)

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

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New Study Suggests Cancer-causing Chemicals in Drinking Water Comes from Shampoo, Detergent

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

Dishwashing detergent is among the household cleaning products containing ingredients that could form a cancer-causing contaminant in treated wastewater. Photo by rubberglovelover via Flickr. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com . Ingredients commonly found in shampoo ,

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