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Photo courtesy of LifetimePost via CasaSugarLast night, Lifetime premiered Picker Sisters, a show that proves that one man's trash is another's treasure. The show follows Extreme Makeover: Home Edition's Tracy Hutson and Tanya McQueen as the two friends drive across the country in search of unique "junk" that they can turn into beautiful decorative pieces. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Photo: B. AlterHappy Birthday to the Boris Bikes, or Barclays Cycle Hire, the official name. It's been a year now since the rental bicycle system was introduced to London, and cyclists have taken to it with a passion.With 6 million journeys to date, they have captured the public imagination. Despite fears, only 200 of the 6,000 bikes have had to be scrapped due to vandalism and there have been no
Screenshot from BBCIt turns out that monkeys and humans have a bit more in common than most people might think -- and both can agree that dirt under the nails is not a good look. Researchers from the UK's Durham University recently recorded some rather fascinating behavior never before observed in a mandrill monkey. During a filmed study of the primate, one individual was seen crafting a simple
Image: NASA/ESA, via CaltechAstronomers have discovered the largest mass of water known to exist. So we humans can go right on mucking up our frail planet's meager reserves of fresh water, we know where to find plenty more? But wait, there's a hitch....Read the full story on TreeHugger
Yesterday I wrote about a mom who was convicted of vehicular homicide after her son was killed by a drunk hit-and-run, because she crossed the street from a bus stop without walking almost half a mile to the traffic light. Today Walkscore has released its list of America's most walkable cities and I wondered what the walkscore of poor Raquel Nelson's home is, where this accident happened. It is a
Photo Credit: Ajith_chatie, Flickr Creative Commons Attribution License.With all of the bad news we're hearing about overzealous local governments infringing on people's right to garden (from Michigan to British Columbia, and, undoubtedly, several places in between), a bit of good news is wel...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Photo: M_ WalzErikssonOur world is becoming more and more plastic each year. From toys to packaging to gadgets and bags, it's not just that we produce more than 250 million tons each year around the world, but it's the fact that little of what we produce is ever recycled, so much of it ends up littering our planet. Specifically, the oceans have ended up becoming a
pieceHomes and ecofabulous collaborate on home to benefit Global Green. Photos courtesy of ecofabulousRenewable cork floors and tables, sustainable furnishings, solar shades and solar passive heating; EcoClad and recycled glass tiles, water conserving and energy efficient appliances; low VOC paints and food grade adhesives; Linda Loudermilk's seaweed bedding and even her sustainable clothing in t
Photo: mr. wolfSound studios are becoming more environmental and energy efficient. Here are two: one small (ish) and one large that are pushing the limits in sustainability.The small one belongs to British singer K.T. Tunstall, who wanted to make hers eco without losing the existing great sound....Read the full story on TreeHugger
Shibaya Designs napkin rings for candlelight dinners. Yakitate!, means "freshly-baked" in Japanese and a special exhibit of what young designers are cooking up was on display at the Dwell on Design event last weekend with an international accent. Selected by Birgit Lohmann of Designboom, the innovative wares included the reuse of beautiful vintage kimonos to cover objects, exquisite moon-like glo
