Archive for November, 2010
If you’ve ever wanted to visit one of the world’s rainforests (and really, who hasn’t?), now you can, without even leaving your house. But the point isn’t to encourage laziness. Rather, it’s to bring people closer to nature in order to foster more care for it.
The World Land Trust… Read the rest
Last Wednesday at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, there was over six feet of new snow resting beautifully in the mid and upper elevations of the Teton Range. To put that into perspective, according to the Bridger-Teton National Forest Avalanche Center, the snowfall at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort exceeded any previous… Read the rest
It’s Christmas Time in the City. That’s right, the day after Thanksgiving marks the beginning of Christmas celebration for many–so if you’re already itching for a way to begin the holidays, get a Christmas tree delivered to your door by TreesByBike.
TreesByBike is a unique local (Portland) collective of bike… Read the rest
In New York, there’s a bit of a battle brewing between bicycle transportation advocates and those who want city streets to remain unchanged. In the last four years, thanks to Mayor Bloomberg’s administration, over 250 miles of bike lanes have been added to the asphalt– to many drivers, pedestrians and… Read the rest
More on BPA…
BPA Ban Blocked from Food Safety Bill
Bisphenol A linked to diabetes, heart disease in humans
BPA wikipedia site
…and E. coli
Long-Term Effects of E-Coli Food Poisoning
Ground Beef: The Cartoon… Read the rest
It seems to us that there’s a new trend in eco-awareness campaigns, and it comes in the form of music videos. A few weeks ago we showed you a pretty hilarious commercial from a British producer of organic dairy products, in which a group of young organic farmers rap about… Read the rest
The move to ban plastic bags has now taken effect in Los Angeles county–where county supervisors approved a measure this Tuesday that will eliminated single-use plastic bags from stores in all unincorporated parts of the county. Specifically, the measure prohibits grocery stores from handing out singe-use plastic bags, and even… Read the rest
Take action to keep GE salmon (“Frankenfish”) off your plate, because as Food and Water Watch state:
Genetically engineered salmon are on a fast track to being the first GE Animal approved for human consumption. The FDA is trying to approve GE salmon as a new animal drug, but the … Read the rest
If you live in Portland, chances are you’ve at least seen… Read the rest a B-line delivery trike equipped with a big, snappy yellow cargo box perched behind its rider. These pedal-powered wonders began zipping through the streets of PDX in February 2009, partnering with local businesses to take over their “close-in” delivery
With several recent discoveries of naturally-occurring substances that can be turned into plastic, it’s amazing that petroleum is still the most common factor in commercial plastic products. First, we came across the potential for mud (yes, gooey, smelly, good ‘ol mud) to be transformed into plastic. Then, it was an… Read the rest
