Image: Google MapsThankfully, No Deaths This TimeAn offshore oil platform exploded and caught fire today in the Gulf of Mexico. It is located about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site of BP's massive oil spill. All 13 people who were on the rig were evacuated and only one was injured, reports the U.S. Coast Guard....Read the full story on TreeHugger
Nothing wards off vampire power better than a crucifix powerstrip. Alexander Pincus of Means of Production delivers with a 12 outlet cruciform surge protector that accommodates oversize adapters and provides comprehensive protection from evil, power surges, and AC contamination. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
All Photos: The Hemp BuilderThe house you don't need to render, plaster, paint or insulate. The house with the building material that you can grow on one hectare (2.5 acres) of land. The same building material you can process yourself with standard machinery available at your hardware store. The house whose walls lock away over 110 kg (240 lb) of carbon per cubic metre. Impressive claims. What is
Image: Google Maps276 Extra Miles Per Year on AverageAccording to a study by British insurer Sheilas' Wheels (watch out for the bright pink website), men waste about £2,000 in fuel over their lifetime because they won't ask for directions when they are lost, leading to an average of 276 extra miles being driven per year. Definitely not green......Read the full story on TreeHugger
Image via: CBC NewsHemp isn't only TreeHugger approved. It's won this green yogini over in the health department with its number of nutritional benefits. It's an animal-free source of essential fatty acid omegas, proteins and amino acids--all-important for heart, brain and skin health.Who knew that a spoonful of hemp powder wouldn't only find its wa...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Photo via thirtyfootscrewFew animals are as adept at swinging through the treetops as our primate cousins - but sometimes even they could use a refresher course. After years of being limited to mostly terrestrial locomotion, a group of orangutans at a zoo in the Netherlands now have a chance to get their swing on thanks to a newly renovated enclosu...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Mary Taffe took these pictures at the same spot in Big Stone Lake last summer (left) and this summer (right). Photos by Taffe via pollutionsolutionanybody.Last year at this time, the part of Big Stone Lake near Mary Taffe's house was a murky, smelly mess, just as increased factory farming activity in the Minnesota/South D...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Image credit: Lollie-Pop/FlickrAs fossil fuel prices rise, as oil insecurity deepens, and as concerns about climate change cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new energy economy is emerging. The old energy economy, fueled by oil, coal, and natural gas, is being replaced by one powered by
Photo via fruitforourchildren.comIn May 2010, TreeHugger reported on the research linking pesticide exposure and ADHD in children. A study published recently in Environmental Health Perspectives by U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health researchers found that exposure of children to organophosphates while in utero may result in increased likelihood that the child will have ADHD. While the study d
