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Once biologists started figuring out that their discoveries could get a lot of attention riding the coattails of a famous namesake, they began to get quite creative with taxonomy. As a result, there's a myriad of new species named after fictional characters, actors, musicians, and politicians--from the Calponia harrisonfordi ant and the Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi spider, to a species of orange-colo
In 1964, oceanographic researchers photographed a strange object, 3 miles beneath the waves.In 1964, while trolling the depths to photograph the ocean floor, the crew of the oceanographic research ship USNS Eltanin made a startling discovery in the waters near Antarctica. Amid the countless prints of vast terrain 13,500 feet beneath the waves, one picture contained something that no one could im
Photo: Herbi Ditl (Flickr) Thanks to a tough gorilla marketing campaign and unrelenting online social media protests, the recent Nestle-vs-Greenpeace firestorm is getting interesting, with Nestle backpedaling, fast. Nestle's latest public relations disaster over its use of unsustainable palm oil in its candy bars - sourced from rapidly-disappearing Indonesian rainforests - took a strange turn t..
Building one's own energy-efficient home from the foundation up can seem like a daunting task, especially with the huge range of options out there. Some fundamental questions include: what are your needs and budget? How will you site your home? What materials will you use? And of course: to go off-grid or to not go off-grid? A large part of homeowners who choose alternative sources of energy will
Image credit: GoodTreeHugger thinks that Jamie Oliver deserves an award for his efforts to battle obesity, but Good wonders if perhaps he's just making entertaining television....Read the full story on TreeHugger
Hello, TreeHuggers. Here's what's new over at Mother Jones' Blue Marble blog:Which Veggie Burgers Were Made With a Neurotoxin? Answer: Many of the most popular brands are made with hexane, an EPA-registered air pollutant, and a neurotoxin. List of brands here. Answers to readers' questions about hexane and soy (Is tofu made with hexane, too? Wh...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Prefabs by Andrés DuanyTreeHugger didn't show many of the proposals for housing in Haiti, like Andrés Duany's proposals for a flatpack design (here in Jetson Green); We have spent too much time with Cameron Sinclair, who says "Top down solutions will cause tragic consequences for generations to come. This cannot happen in Haiti. They have suffered enough."Coincidentally on the day of another big
Image credit: GoodDaryl Hannah, of course, is an actress who has appeared in Blade Runner, Kill Bill, and countless others. Just as notably, however, she is an activist who works on countless environmental and human rights issues. Recently, Good had the opportunity to talk to her about acting and activism....Read the full story on TreeHugger
Rainforest Action Network has used its "Greenwash of the Week" show to mock the efficacy of The Copenhagen Accord, the deal President Obama is said to have brokered at the international climate talks in Denmark last December. The Accord is viewed by some as weak because it allows for countries to "pledge" their emissions reduction goals, but the countries are not legally bound to meet their pledg
photo: J. NovakFish farming has become a reality within an industry that over fished its way through global fish stocks at a remarkable rate. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, 75 percent of the world's fisheries are now either overexploited, fully exploited, significantly depleted, or recovering from overexploitation. And Hawaii is no exception. Twenty years ago Hawaii beca
