Archive for September, 2010
The Colorado River and its tributaries sustain nearly 30 million people across seven states and Mexico. It is the most controlled river in the world and has created fertile land and large cities where there was once desert. Agriculture, wildlife, local tourism, recreational businesses, and big cities all count on… Read the rest
With a population of about 23 million, the island of Taiwan consumes an estimated 4.5 billion plastic bottles annually. So it’s a damn good thing the island is figuring out new ways to put old plastic bottles to new use.
According to the cabinet’s Environmental Protection Administration, Taiwan has about… Read the rest
Basking sharks are something of a modern wonder. Reaching lengths of up to 40 feet, they are among the world’s largest animals, yet they possess teeth smaller than a single grain of rice, and consume their meals by way of filter feeding, in the same way a manta ray gets… Read the rest
Bill McKibben’s New Book: The Old Economy is Killing the Earth; It’s Time for a New Living Economy
Don’t Let Experimental Genetically Engineered Salmon Reach Your Plate… Read the rest
These nearly awe-inspiring hanging lights are made out of stranded beer and soda bottles that have been gathered off the streets in Germany. The bottles are then cleaned up, and constructed into lamps with other odd materials and no glue at all… an eco-feat in and of itself.
François-Xavier Loucheur… Read the rest
The town of Bundanoon, Australia is now the world’s first bottled-water-free town. Over 350 people attended a public meeting at town hall, where community members voted overwhelmingly to ban bottled water. According to news reports, just one person voted against the ban.
A Bundanoon grassroots campaign called Bundy on Tap,… Read the rest
The simple act of riding a bicycle seems eco-friendly to most of us, so much so that we usually don’t even think to measure how “green” the frame and parts are. Generally, they consist of resource-intensive materials that don’t biodegrade–Your average frame may be aluminum, titanium, steel, or carbon, your… Read the rest
With world medal trout fishing, and located beneath shear granite cliffs with whitewater, wildlife, and spectacular vistas, Gunnison Gorge exists as it has for millennia. Unlike like its neighbor to the east, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Gunnison Gorge is remote and undeveloped. Getting here is not easy,… Read the rest
Before this week, the last known sighting of a Sierra Nevada red fox was in the 1920s. The species, thought to be extinct, has been discovered (alive) just north of Yosemite National Park.
“The genetic signature of canine slobber on a bait bag of chicken scraps and a fuzzy photograph… Read the rest
Bag monsters or no, it will soon be illegal to hand out plastic bags in American Samoa. Governor Togiola Tulafono signed legislation last week that approved a ban that will take effect on February 23, 2011.
Non-petroleum based biodegradable plastic and compostable bags are exempt from the ban. Tulafono commented… Read the rest
