http://www.naturallynews.org Environmental news without the greenwash. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:59:02 +0000 en http://www.naturallynews.org/living/new-u-s-law-requires-electronics-makers-to-disclose-conflict-mineral-use/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/new-u-s-law-requires-electronics-makers-to-disclose-conflict-mineral-use/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/new-u-s-law-requires-electronics-makers-to-disclose-conflict-mineral-use/ Photo by Mark Craemer

Tucked into the financial reform bill that passed this week is a provision many sustainable electronics advocates will be happy about. Publicly-traded companies and electronics corporations will now be required to reveal whether or not they use "conflict-free" minerals. Even though that means they can still use the materials, they have to be forthright in stating such, which will put a serious damper on any new product releases that have to state, "Yep, materials in this cell phone helped fund rape and war."...Read the full story on TreeHugger



4 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/two-visionaries-in-vertical-farming-plan-project-in-new-jersey/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/two-visionaries-in-vertical-farming-plan-project-in-new-jersey/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/two-visionaries-in-vertical-farming-plan-project-in-new-jersey/
Adam Stein once wrote dismissively of vertical farming,: about "the notion of spending "hundreds of millions" of dollars to build weird, poorly sited temples of food production in areas much better suited to dense, green residential and retail space.... Local food has its merits, but that's what New Jersey is for."

I wonder what he would think of Dr. Dickson Despommier's collaboration with Architects Weber Thompson to build the Newark Vertical Farm- in New Jersey....Read the full story on TreeHugger



6 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/how-brazil-cut-deforestation-rates-to-record-lows/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/how-brazil-cut-deforestation-rates-to-record-lows/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/how-brazil-cut-deforestation-rates-to-record-lows/
Traveling from the heart of the Amazon rainforest to the Tropical savannah climate of the Brazilian capital of Brasilia offers a lesson in contrasts -- patches of forest and deforestation are replaced with monolithic white government buildings, poor villagers of the Amazon with well-dressed politicians and businesspeople. But as little as these two places have in common, policies and practices enacted in Brasilia will be key in determining the fate of the Amazon. That said, I recently had the chance to sit down with the director ...Read the full story on TreeHugger



7 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/ueber-short-bike-path-gets-cyclists-from-here-to-here/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/ueber-short-bike-path-gets-cyclists-from-here-to-here/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:59:03 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/ueber-short-bike-path-gets-cyclists-from-here-to-here/
Well-designed urban bike paths are a cyclist's dream, making it easy for folks to ditch their cars for a more eco-friendly commute. Sometimes, however, it just doesn't seem worth the effort to build them at all. Even in the

5 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/ask-pablo-can-you-hatch-store-bought-eggs/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/ask-pablo-can-you-hatch-store-bought-eggs/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:59:01 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/ask-pablo-can-you-hatch-store-bought-eggs/ Image Source: Darren Hester

Dear Pablo: I heard a rumor that you can incubate store-bought eggs and actually hatch chicks. Can this be true?

Contrary to common belief, a rooster is not required for hens to produce eggs. With this said, most commercially produced eggs are laid by hens that are isolated in cramped wire cages with no roosters present (sadly, the rooster chicks are sometime sent to their death...Read the full story on TreeHugger



8 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/reid-forget-about-renewable-energy-standard-too/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/reid-forget-about-renewable-energy-standard-too/ Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/reid-forget-about-renewable-energy-standard-too/ photo via flickr

As the dust settles and activists are left to wonder what's next for climate and energy reform after Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid pulled the plug this week on a climate bill that will put a price on carbon, there is a growing chorus of voices calling for a renewable energy mandate that would require the nation's utilities to produce a minimum amount of renewable energy. But Reid threw cold water on that policy prescription too, saying Friday at the Netroots Nation conference in his home state of Nevada, "I don't think I have 60 votes to get that done." ...Read the full story on TreeHugger



7 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/pennsylvania-land-owners-take-20-million-dollar-bite-out-of-the-fracing-apple/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/pennsylvania-land-owners-take-20-million-dollar-bite-out-of-the-fracing-apple/ Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/pennsylvania-land-owners-take-20-million-dollar-bite-out-of-the-fracing-apple/ "A natural gas rig in southwestern Pennsylvania." Image credit:New York Times, via Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News

The Pennsylvania natural gas 'fracing' royalty settlement described in the post headline is explained concisely in this opener from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette coverage: "Some 2,000 landowners in Pennsylvania will receive a share of $1.75 million and could get as much as $20 million over the next few years as part of the settlement of a federal class...Read the full story on TreeHugger



6 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/the-week-in-pictures-earths-thermosphere-suffers-collapse-bps-fake-crisis-command-center-and-more-slideshow/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/the-week-in-pictures-earths-thermosphere-suffers-collapse-bps-fake-crisis-command-center-and-more-slideshow/ Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:59:04 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/the-week-in-pictures-earths-thermosphere-suffers-collapse-bps-fake-crisis-command-center-and-more-slideshow/
This past week was an unfortunate one for the animal kingdom: 500 penguins mysteriously washed up on beaches in Sao Paolo, Brazil and poachers brutally killed the last female White Rhino in South Africa's Krugersdorp nature reserve. In other green news, BP made us laugh with their lack of photoshopping skills: a sharp eyed blogger spotted the company's mistakes in a photo of their "crisis command center" in Houston; NASA announced that the Earth's upper atmosphere has had a record breaking collapse, one that has scientists both puzzled and worried; and we follow the solar-powered Zephyr, an unmanned aircraft, as it trie...Read the full story on TreeHugger



5 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/2-us-energy-consumption-is-lost-through-food-waste/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/2-us-energy-consumption-is-lost-through-food-waste/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:59:01 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/2-us-energy-consumption-is-lost-through-food-waste/ Photo via sporkist

We know Americans are guilty of wasting an inexcusable amount of food every year. In fact, estimates say we waste as much as 40% of our food supply; New York City residents alone waste 270,000 pounds of food every single day. But how much

5 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/setting-a-price-on-carbon-will-help-us-end-oil-addiction-not-just-combat-climate-change/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/setting-a-price-on-carbon-will-help-us-end-oil-addiction-not-just-combat-climate-change/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:59:03 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/setting-a-price-on-carbon-will-help-us-end-oil-addiction-not-just-combat-climate-change/ photo: Carina via flickr

There's lots of overlap between ending our oil addiction in the United States and combatting climate change, with setting a price on carbon (regardless of the mechanism used, be it cap and trade, a carbon tax, or something else) mostly being cast as being a solution for reducing the impacts of global warming. This is certainly true, but it also could go a long way towards red...Read the full story on TreeHugger



6 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/book-review-100-words-two-hundred-visionaries-share-their-hope-for-the-future-by-william-murtha/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/book-review-100-words-two-hundred-visionaries-share-their-hope-for-the-future-by-william-murtha/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:59:01 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/book-review-100-words-two-hundred-visionaries-share-their-hope-for-the-future-by-william-murtha/


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7 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/science/crafts-for-teens-tips-and-ideas/ http://www.naturallynews.org/science/crafts-for-teens-tips-and-ideas/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:59:03 +0000 GardenTonic Science http://www.naturallynews.org/science/crafts-for-teens-tips-and-ideas/


2 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/doe-gets-serious-about-white-roofs/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/doe-gets-serious-about-white-roofs/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:59:04 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/doe-gets-serious-about-white-roofs/ photo via flickr

Yesterday, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a plan to increase the amount of white roofs at DOE facilities and at buildings across federal government. The Feds have committed to reducing their emissions by 28 percent by 2020, which where white roofs come in. Energy efficiency is dramatically increased by painting a roof white because it reflects the sun's rays, reducing heat island impacts....Read the full story on TreeHugger



4 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/ugandans-struggle-for-solutions-to-fix-war-torn-water-infrastructure/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/ugandans-struggle-for-solutions-to-fix-war-torn-water-infrastructure/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/ugandans-struggle-for-solutions-to-fix-war-torn-water-infrastructure/ Image via YouTube video

Uganda has been the site of severe turmoil since civil war broke out in the early 1980s. For the last few years, people have been returning home to northern Uganda to find that their water infrastructure is in ruins. However, with organizational help from Action Against Hunger, ACF International and financial support from European and American governments, residents are being empowered ...Read the full story on TreeHugger



7 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/planet-100-top-5-genius-animals/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/planet-100-top-5-genius-animals/ Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:59:03 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/planet-100-top-5-genius-animals/
4 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/upcycled-origami-dress-made-from-1000-paper-cranes/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/upcycled-origami-dress-made-from-1000-paper-cranes/ Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/upcycled-origami-dress-made-from-1000-paper-cranes/
From Ecouterre, here's one way to upcycle your newspapers from the ordinary to instant couture: this upcycled dress made from one thousand newspaper cranes by Yuliya Kyrpo. This stunning outfit is part of the Trash Fashion show now on at London's Science Museum, which have featured interesting experiments so far like

8 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/trend-watch-unpaving-rural-america-back-to-the-stone-age/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/trend-watch-unpaving-rural-america-back-to-the-stone-age/ Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/trend-watch-unpaving-rural-america-back-to-the-stone-age/ Dusty road. Image credit:ModelAColumbus.com

Until the 1950's, gravel roads were the norm outside the core developed zones of American towns and cities. Guess what? Gravel roads are back in vogue. Tax revenues are so far down and asphalt prices rising so far that State and local governments can no longer afford to repair and repave. So they are un-paving, which means changes to the modern lifestyle. Forget texting and coffee drinking on a gravel road. Gravel roads are forbidding to sleek low riders, road bikes, and convertibles.

Wall Street Journal has covered the new trend in the story:

7 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/natural-beauty-book-authors-reveal-shocking-truths-about-cosmetics-video-interview/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/natural-beauty-book-authors-reveal-shocking-truths-about-cosmetics-video-interview/ Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:59:01 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/natural-beauty-book-authors-reveal-shocking-truths-about-cosmetics-video-interview/ Photo: Carolina Crespo, courtesy of No More Dirty Looks.

Last month, we gave No More Dirty Looks a rave book review, which is why we jumped at the opportunity to sit down with co-authors Siobhan O'Connor and Alexandra Spunt at their New York City book launch party, Thursday night. After offering our congratulations on writing a comprehensive guide to natural, organic, and DIY beauty products, we delved in to conversation about the l...Read the full story on TreeHugger



5 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/utilities-try-to-weasel-out-of-pollution-controls-by-supporting-climate-action/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/utilities-try-to-weasel-out-of-pollution-controls-by-supporting-climate-action/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/utilities-try-to-weasel-out-of-pollution-controls-by-supporting-climate-action/ Photo via Mink Baby

With all of the jostling around the plans for energy reform, it can be hard to keep track of what exactly is going on: With the competing pieces of legislation, the Kerry-Lieberman bill on the wane, and mixed signals from the White House and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, energy reform has been in flux so long that the details can seem like a wash. But that's why we've got Dave Roberts -- the always-astute green policy writer noticed that when the dust tentatively settled around

7 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/breaking-flow-of-oil-halted-for-first-time-since-april/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/breaking-flow-of-oil-halted-for-first-time-since-april/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/breaking-flow-of-oil-halted-for-first-time-since-april/ What's missing from this picture? Oil. Photo: BP

This Doesn't Mean We're Out of the Woods (Yet)
As announced earlier today, BP has started the pressure test on the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. While the test is running, the flow of oil is stopped, something that hasn't happened since April. Engineers are now monitoring the pressure coming out of the well; If it stays high, this means that the well is probably intact and has maintained its physical integrity despite all the SNAFUs. If it ...Read the full story on TreeHugger



7 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/california-sues-fannie-and-freddie-to-save-pace/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/california-sues-fannie-and-freddie-to-save-pace/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:59:03 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/california-sues-fannie-and-freddie-to-save-pace/ photo via flickr

Last month, I wrote about how Representatives Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Representative Barney Frank, chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, sent a letter to the Obama Administration trying to save PACE, the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, which allows homeowners to finance their own solar panels or energy-savings retrofits by an addition to their property tax bill. Now California Attorney General Jerry Brown is suing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, w...Read the full story on TreeHugger



7 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/nyc-to-track-real-time-water-use-with-wireless-meters/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/nyc-to-track-real-time-water-use-with-wireless-meters/ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:59:01 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/nyc-to-track-real-time-water-use-with-wireless-meters/
California is leading the way with wireless water meters, but other locations aren't far behind. The latest to join in modernizing water metering is New York City. Starting this week, residents of the Bronx are going to see every detail of their water consumption habits in real time, thanks to a new $252 million city-wide upgrade of water meters and a new water use and bill tracking system. While it sounds like a lot for installation, smart metering for water use can save a whole lot more over time in both money and the preci...Read the full story on TreeHugger



5 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/connecting-the-dots-population-growth-consumerism-biodiversity-loss-tangled-together/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/connecting-the-dots-population-growth-consumerism-biodiversity-loss-tangled-together/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:59:04 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/connecting-the-dots-population-growth-consumerism-biodiversity-loss-tangled-together/ "Let us also live" -- in Tamil. Photo: Ashok Prabhakaran via flickr.

A number of news items in the past two days worth connecting: A new report on the financial cost of biodiversity loss, tiger populations declining 97% in the past 20 years, and Fred Pearce arguing that growing consumer consumption of natural resources is a bigger issue than population growth alone. Here's the emerging, if tangled, picture:...Read the full story on TreeHugger



7 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/amazon-storm-killed-half-a-billion-trees-in-two-days/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/amazon-storm-killed-half-a-billion-trees-in-two-days/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:59:01 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/amazon-storm-killed-half-a-billion-trees-in-two-days/
If you thought unscrupulous logging practices were the only threat to the world's largest rainforest, then think again. According to a new study, one extremely powerful storm in 2005 resulted in the deaths of an estimated 441 million to 663 million trees along the Amazon basin in just a matter of days, releasing an untold amount of carbon into the atmosphere. What's worse is that as global temperatures rise from CO2 emissions worldwide,

5 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/royal-society-to-study-the-impact-of-population-growth/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/royal-society-to-study-the-impact-of-population-growth/ Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/royal-society-to-study-the-impact-of-population-growth/
While many species on Earth have been teetering on the edge of extinction in recent decades, human beings have witnessed a population boom on a scale that is quite difficult imagine. It was just in 1804 that the human population first numbered one billion, which seems quaint considering that 200 years later, there's about 6.7 billion of us on Earth. So far, no one is really sure what this unchecked population growth means for the future of mankind -- or how...Read the full story on TreeHugger



4 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/designing-their-way-out-of-a-dam-mess/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/designing-their-way-out-of-a-dam-mess/ Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/designing-their-way-out-of-a-dam-mess/ A previous do-gooding design campaign. Photo via Slowalk

From educating people about food miles and food security to encouraging them to use less paper, the Korean group Slowalk puts its graphic-design skills in the service of do-gooder causes. The latest target of their clean-lined advocacy? A government project to

4 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/the-week-in-pictures-bp-censors-media-china-no-longer-a-developing-nation-best-bamboo-bikes-and-more-slideshow/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/the-week-in-pictures-bp-censors-media-china-no-longer-a-developing-nation-best-bamboo-bikes-and-more-slideshow/ Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:59:03 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/the-week-in-pictures-bp-censors-media-china-no-longer-a-developing-nation-best-bamboo-bikes-and-more-slideshow/
As the BP oil spill moves from being a short and bloody battle to a long and drawn out war, frustrating news surfaced this week: 1) In an Alabama wildlife refuge affected by the spill, even possessing a camera is prohibited (video, after the jump); 2) BP apparently won't use peat moss to help clean up the oil because it won't be able to sell the oil afterwards. In other green news, China now emits on a per person basis more than France, which means that China can no longer claim to be a developing nation; a board game from the 1970s, called "BP Offshore Oil Strike", strangely predicts today's current affairs; Walmart, KFC...Read the full story on TreeHugger



6 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/adrian-grenier-swims-with-tuna-pearl-jam-supports-ocean-conservation-and-more/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/adrian-grenier-swims-with-tuna-pearl-jam-supports-ocean-conservation-and-more/ Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:59:01 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/adrian-grenier-swims-with-tuna-pearl-jam-supports-ocean-conservation-and-more/ Photo via Oceana

Entourage actor Adrian Grenier suited up for a new Oceana PSA that finds him diving in for a swim with one some of the ocean's fastest hunters: bluefin tuna.
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5 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/melting-glacier-in-italy-gets-a-giant-thermal-blanket/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/melting-glacier-in-italy-gets-a-giant-thermal-blanket/ Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:59:03 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/melting-glacier-in-italy-gets-a-giant-thermal-blanket/
In hopes of slowing the rate at which ice is melting in the mountains of northern Italy, officials have begun covering one their most threatened glaciers with insulating fabric, creating what is essentially a giant security blanket to help keep the ice from melting in the summer heat. It may sound a bit unusual, but tests have shown that the thermal blanket may be just the thing to save the region's glac...Read the full story on TreeHugger



6 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/loomstate-rogan-tommy-hilfiger-dvf-and-vena-cava-design-stylish-solar-powered-handbags-for-charity-photos/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/loomstate-rogan-tommy-hilfiger-dvf-and-vena-cava-design-stylish-solar-powered-handbags-for-charity-photos/ Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/loomstate-rogan-tommy-hilfiger-dvf-and-vena-cava-design-stylish-solar-powered-handbags-for-charity-photos/ Elle handbag designed by Diane von Furstenberg. Image courtesy of Elle.

Nine top fashion designers--including TreeHugger favorites Loomstate and Rogan-have teamed up with fashion mag Elle to create bright, stylish, solar-powered handbags. The one-of-a-kind creations are available through an eBay auction--bidding open now(!) through July...Read the full story on TreeHugger



6 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/today-on-planet-100-solar-cash-injection-video/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/today-on-planet-100-solar-cash-injection-video/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:59:08 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/today-on-planet-100-solar-cash-injection-video/
8 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/elle-macpherson-says-she-uses-rhino-horn-medicine/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/elle-macpherson-says-she-uses-rhino-horn-medicine/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/elle-macpherson-says-she-uses-rhino-horn-medicine/
In a shocking statement, fashion icon and Britain's Next Top Model host Elle Macpherson has admitted to using an illegal powdered substance priced at around $60,000 a kilo. I know what you're thinking, but in a way it's worse than that. The supermodel said she was a fan of taking 'medicinal' rhino horn, harvested from one of the world's most endangered species. When pressed for a reason why she would do such a thing, Macpherson answered simpl...Read the full story on TreeHugger



4 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/inject-poison-gas-cover-field-with-tarp-the-result-california-strawberrys-salivating-consumers/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/inject-poison-gas-cover-field-with-tarp-the-result-california-strawberrys-salivating-consumers/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/inject-poison-gas-cover-field-with-tarp-the-result-california-strawberrys-salivating-consumers/ "Methyl bromide has been widely used in California -- especially in strawberry production -- to fumigate soil prior to planting and prevent nematodes and other soil-borne pests."Caption & image credit:University of California at Davis.

California (and other) strawberry growers are pushing for permission to inject the soil fumigant methyl iodide (commonly called iodomethane) to produce truckloads of those luscious red berries sold in US markets, year-round. Methyl iodide is one of the most cost-effective soil fumigant substitutes for

5 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/can-technology-keep-cyclists-safe/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/can-technology-keep-cyclists-safe/ Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/can-technology-keep-cyclists-safe/ Image credit: Crap Waltham Forest

I talked before about the one tip for staying safe on a bike. But it seems that advice isn't being universally heeded. In fact, a spate of women cyclists killed on the streets of London has got a lot of people asking questions. Like could technology save us if behavior can't?...Read the full story on TreeHugger



5 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/india-goes-prefab-photos/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/india-goes-prefab-photos/ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:59:03 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/india-goes-prefab-photos/ All images courtesy of Design Flute

"Plug-in living" is coming to India, in the guise of what design blog Design Flute is calling India's first prefab green villa. Designer Pinakin Patel calls it the Hara Villa- Hara being Hindi for "green." ...Read the full story on TreeHugger



5 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/buy-a-litter-robot-help-animals-in-the-gulf/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/buy-a-litter-robot-help-animals-in-the-gulf/ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/buy-a-litter-robot-help-animals-in-the-gulf/
Talk about not getting your hands dirty. A Pontiac, Michigan, company sells a gadget called the Litter-Robot. No, it's not a consumer WALL-E. It's an electronic litter box that scoops the poop for you....Read the full story on TreeHugger



5 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/peta-names-sexiest-vegetarian-celebrities-punky-brewster-teams-up-with-target-and-more/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/peta-names-sexiest-vegetarian-celebrities-punky-brewster-teams-up-with-target-and-more/ Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:59:03 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/peta-names-sexiest-vegetarian-celebrities-punky-brewster-teams-up-with-target-and-more/ Photo via FanPop

For its tenth Sexiest Vegetarian awards, PETA looked to the small screen, singling out two of television's favorite characters: The Biggest Loser's Bob Harper and House's Olivia Wilde....Read the full story on TreeHugger



7 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/turning-off-electronics-is-an-old-green-trick-with-a-new-big-impact/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/turning-off-electronics-is-an-old-green-trick-with-a-new-big-impact/ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:59:01 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/turning-off-electronics-is-an-old-green-trick-with-a-new-big-impact/ Photo via Joel A Funk Jr

Turning off lights when we're not using them is an old, well-known way of saving electricity. So old, in fact, that it's become a bit cliche to mention it as a way of trimming energy consumption. Bigger impacts like flying less or going vegetarian have started to take the spotlight, but the old OFF switch trick for lights and other electronics isn't done yet. A new study shows that in Great Britain, small changes in energy consumption might make a bigger difference than we thought. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger



7 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/should-cities-have-bicycle-highways/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/should-cities-have-bicycle-highways/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:59:03 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/should-cities-have-bicycle-highways/ Velo-City: Cycle Tracks Will Abound in Utopia: Toronto architect Chris Hardwicke's proposal for a separated elevated bike highway system for Toronto, map here

Over on Slate, Tom Vanderbilt of Traffic fame asks the question Should cities build specialized roadways for cyclists? It is a discussion of the merits of separated bicycle lanes, (discussed recently in

8 Vote(s) ]]> http://www.naturallynews.org/living/couple-to-wed-thanks-to-400000-recycled-cans/ http://www.naturallynews.org/living/couple-to-wed-thanks-to-400000-recycled-cans/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:59:02 +0000 GardenTonic Living http://www.naturallynews.org/living/couple-to-wed-thanks-to-400000-recycled-cans/
After Pete Geyer and Andrea Parrish became engaged, they decided to say "I can" before saying "I do," and in more ways than one. The couple worked to make their wedding not just a celebration of the love they have for each other, but to show a bit of love to the planet as well--by funding the ceremony solely through the recycling of aluminum cans. With a modest wedding bu...Read the full story on TreeHugger



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