Wend Magazine – Greenery

Water: Nature’s Wonderdrug–Now with Wonderdrugs! (cartoon)

Joe Mohr
Joe Mohr
Sep 1st, 2010
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Between 2006 and 2007, the Southern Nevada Water Authority in Las Vegas screened tap water from 19 U.S. water utilities for 51 different compounds. The 11 most frequently detected compounds are highlighted in the cartoon and described below.

1.used to treat cardiovascular disease, 2.an herbicide banned… Read the rest

Bike Tour Meets Album Tour for Cellist

Sami Ewers
Aug 30th, 2010
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Australian Musician Kristin Rule coins herself “The Unconventional Cellist,” a fitting title considering the way she’ll tour her most recent album. Instead of making the 400k route by bus, as many musicians do, she’ll tour by bike, pedaling herself, and everything she needs on tour–cello… Read the rest

Bike Under Water with ‘Scubster’, the Pedal-Powered Submarine

Sami Ewers
Aug 28th, 2010
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Thanks to the brains of French engineers, such a contraption as a pedal-powered submarine now exists. Scubster is more of a mini-sub, to be exact, but it can go 20 feet below the surface, and can be propelled at speeds up to 5 miles per hour.… Read the rest

The Most (and Least) Fuel Efficient Planes in the Sky

Sami Ewers
Aug 27th, 2010
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Most of us consider miles per gallon to be a pretty good measure of a car’s environmental impact. We call SUVs “gas-guzzlers,” and praise a Prius for being eco-friendly. But, as quick as many of us are to judge a vehicle on wheels by its fuel consumption, we’re a bit… Read the rest

Pesticides and ADHD (cartoon)

Joe Mohr
Joe Mohr
Aug 26th, 2010
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From Grist: More research linking pesticide exposure to ADHD in kids

Canada Develops Electric Car Made of Hemp

Sami Ewers
Aug 25th, 2010
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A compact electric vehicle called “The Kestrel” is being developed as we speak in Canada. Later this August, the prototype will be fully developed and tested by Motive Industries, Inc., a Calgary-based firm “focused on advanced materials and technologies.” The body of the car will be made… Read the rest

Can The Grand Canyon Withstand Man-Made Threats?

Sami Ewers
Aug 24th, 2010
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For many, Grand Canyon National Park stands as a sanctuary of sorts–a place where one can evade the hustle and bustle of modern city life, and enjoy the peace and quiet of the natural world in its untainted glory. But, as the Grand Canyon has become… Read the rest

Wandering Through Wanderland with a Tripped-Out Bird

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Sami Ewers
Aug 22nd, 2010
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This is a mere music video created for Hermanos Inglesos for the song “Wanderland,” but it’s also a pretty awesome serious of illustrations across a trippy landscape seen through the eyes of the bird who eats the purple berry… [Via: Lifelounge]

Back to 350 through the Art of Graffitti

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Sami Ewers
Aug 21st, 2010
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As most of us know by now, 350 is the number (in parts per million) that scientists say is the safe upper limit for CO2 in the atmosphere. Of course, right now, the atmospheric concentration of CO2 is 390. So, can we ever get it back to the safe… Read the rest
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