It Shreds, Blends, And Wipes
It shreds, blends, dries, and wipes your butt. It’s the next inventive machine from Japan, and it’s not an extra in the latest Godzilla movie. The machine is called White Goat, and it’s the next best thing to an office shredder. The machine made by Oriental, Co., takes everyday office. . .
Full Story »Bluefin Tuna Trade Ban Grows
Bluefin Tuna is beloved by sushi fans in Japan and around the world. It is a fish that is currently being harvested at an alarming rate. Thanks to 4 decades of over fishing, it has been driven to just 3% of its 1960 or pre-long lining abundance – a decline. . .
Full Story »How Are We Going To Feed 9 Billion?
How are we going to feed 9 billion people in the year 2050? Current populations trends point to a world inhabited by that many people. That means by 2050 we would have added an additional 2 billion people. Right now there are 1 billion people who go hungry every day.. . .
Full Story »Climate Growing Trees Faster
Trees in the northern hemisphere are growing faster now than they were 200 years ago according to a study of trees in eastern America. The trees appear to have accelerated growth rates due to longer growing seasons and higher levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.
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Just What is Organic?
What does the term organic mean to you? Most of us understand organic to represent an item or product that has been sourced from organic ingredients. An organic ingredient is such that it has not been altered through the use of pesticides, man-made fertilizers, and that has not been genetically. . .
Current Green Advisory Is Now Yellow
Those of you who fly on a regular basis are use to hearing the TSA announcements over the airport’s PA system. You’ve heard that one announcement that states that the current travel advisory is now orange. Our TSA has developed a color-coded warning system to alert the ever-fearful traveling public. . .
Methane – The One Two Punch In Global Warming
Most of the articles and media attention has been on the affects of CO2 in its contribution to global warming. Methane is a significant co-conspirator to global warming. The past Copenhagen negotiations regulated methane to the bottom of their discussions. CO2 is the world’s primary focus on global warming,. . .
E. Coli Bacteria To Make Biofuels
A biofuel start-up in California claims to have made a breakthrough in converting non-food biomass in biodiesel using a genetically modified e. coli bacteria. The start-up LS9 utilized research done by the University of California at Berkeley, and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute. The non-food biomass that. . .
U.S. Wind Capacity Increased In 2009
Wind powered mega watt capacity grew in the U.S. by thirty nine percent from 2008 to 2009. The installation of new wind turbines added 9900 mega watts of new electrical generation for the U.S. in 2009; while the previous year brought on line 8400 new mega watts of capacity. . . .
Is Your Lawn Bad For The Environment?
A new study from the University of California at Irvine has determined that grass lawns are polluting the environment. The amount of carbon dioxide emitted from lawn-related maintenance is four times the amount of carbon naturally collected and store by the lawn itself.
It’s 1984 Corporate Style
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporate America, Unions, and any lobbyist are free to spend as much money as they want on any political candidate. Money is no object now in any campaign. The effort to limit this type of influence has been crushed by the Supreme Court. Makes. . .
Beach Replenishment Faces Losing Battle
U.S. beaches and those around the world are fighting a losing battle to global climate change. Rising sea levels are forcing governments and home owners to face the prospect of higher costs in protecting their beaches. Past efforts at stemming rising waters in the past was to build jetties and. . .
UK Seeks To Reintroduce Insects
When most people think of reintroducing a protected species back into the wild, most of us think of wolves, bison, and bears, but the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in Scotland plans on reintroducing four species of dwindling insets. RSPB plans to reintroduce the dark bordered beauty. . .
Peer To Peer Pressure Combats High Electric Bills
Remember peer to peer pressure in high school? There is a new company that has discovered that peer to peer pressure still works on everyone. Not so much as in keeping up with the Joneses, but in avoiding spending more than they do on something like an electric bill.
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