Archive for October, 2010
Several natural gas companies currently have stakes in the Marcellus shale geographic formation–a rock bed beneath the Appalachian mountains that literally stretches from West Virginia to New York–and which is thought to have ample quantities of natural gas reserves. The problem is, these reserves span below about 33 National Parks… Read the rest
The “Rinse Project” –an effort to encourage winemakers to actually reuse old wine bottles, rather than simply recycling them,is being pioneered by Cowhorn Winery of southern Oregon.
According to Barbara Steele, co-owner of Cowhorn Winery, as much as 90 percent of wine bottles end up in landfills… and, surprisingly, on… Read the rest
Fall-out from the housing market bubble isn’t just affecting the suburbs of major metropolitan areas. Rural communities throughout the Rocky Mountain west are suffering too. Teton County, Idaho, with a population of fewer than 10,000, now has an astonishing 7,000 vacant lots, rural farms now converted into cul-de-sacs to nowhere.… Read the rest
The British manufacturer of organic dairy products–Yeo Valley–has potentially come up with the best video advertisement we’ve ever seen. In it, a group of young farmers spoof a hip-up video and rap about why environmentally friendly organic milk and yogurt from Yeo Valley is great. The lyrics are pretty funny,… Read the rest
Timberland’s line of eco-friendly boots (“Earthkeepers“) are made with recycled plastic bottles–each contains a bottle and a half, to be exact. So it’s fitting that their new ad campaign centers around the plastic bottle–and saving it from ending up anywhere other than where it belongs–in a Timberland shoe, no doubt.… Read the rest
When you think of tweed–the traditional woolen fabric that usually comes in a herringbone pattern–you don’t immediately think of eco-friendly or … Read the restperformance-based. That probably has something to do with the fact that tweed was traditionally worn by the British elite while hunting… not by 21st century yahoos while bicycle-commuting around
Bjorn Lomborg is know as “The Skeptical Environmentalist.” That’s because he wrote a book specifically titled that, describing his view on environmental public policy and the gross exaggerations that often turn into myths and always invoke public fear about global climate change and its future effects. He’s received both praise… Read the rest
Same old same old from the right side of the aisle. As Treehugger columnist, Brian Merchant, recently shared, “they are the only major political party of any democracy in the world that gets away with denying climate science.”
Scary.
More on the ever-tan Mr. Boehner:
John Boehner on the Issues… Read the rest
