Archive for November, 2007
November 30th, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
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A study carried out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reaffirmed a link between the droughts that have plagued many parts of the U.S. and climate change – though not the one you may have initially pegged. While many recent studies have sought to draw a link between the warming climate and the increased aridity of certain regions in the country – suggesting that climate change may be to blame for some of the record drought seasons we’ve witnessed – this study has posited that droughts may in fact be aggravating climate change by hindering the upta…
November 30th, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
Dan Siegel is the CEO of EVO, a new company dedicated to helping consumers find greener options for all their purchases; we introduced them yesterday. TreeHugger caught up with Dan between work, surfing, hiking and telemark skiing to chat about green business, growing the green marketplace, avoiding greenwashing, and where green consumption fits in to a greener lifestyle.TreeHugger: We
November 30th, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
The post was about bicyclists putting stickers on cars that were parked in bike lanes. The reaction ranged from “So, now Treehugger is encouraging “eco-vandalism” by way of bike lanes?!!” to “Tell a cop that someone is parked in a bike lane!? HA! Like that would work. The cop would most likely laugh at you.” That’s what happened to No Impact Man in New York. That’s what happened to blogger
November 30th, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
The December/January Dwell notes that “in certain circles, “suburbia” truly is a dirty word.” However they manage to find a number of homes that “turn the suburban paradigm on its head- from unlikely renovations to prefabricated additions.
They do not entirely succeed in making one believe that living in the suburbs can be sustainable, but they are convincing in making it look very pretty and modern.
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November 30th, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
Image credit: Mad Mummy
This is a great way to end November with a hearty vegetarian meal that helps you segue between Thanksgiving and Hanukkah or Christmas. The recipe suggests that you serve the ragout over pasta, but we had it over couscous with roasted garlic and it was good. You can also put it over rice or tofu, and if you have leftovers you can add vegetable stock or water and make it into a soup.
It also keeps well for a few days and the flavours blend together. The paprika I used wasn’t particularly hot and I think some chili flakes would have been good. Portobello mushroom…
November 30th, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
The average Australian basket of food has travelled over 70,000 kilometres from producer to consumer, suggests the first study of its kind presented at the Agri-Food XIV conference in Brisbane this week and reported on Australian ABC. But more importantly they point out that food miles are not the be all and end all when judging food impacts and can be misunderstood:
November 30th, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
Coincident with our coverage of Enermax, we find an article by Kevin Surace on how “New Approaches to Quiet Buildings Can Help Address Climate Change.” He is not a disinterested observer, but CEO of Serious Materials, the startup that is looking to make a new kind of drywall without 90% of the CO2 or embodied energy. (TreeHugger here)
He does, however, nail the reasons why density and cities are so important: “If everyone in the U.S. lived in a condo, apartment or town home in an urban setting, we could cu…
November 30th, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
TreeHugger loves green roofs, loves modular, and wants it all now. So what could be better than a modular removable green roof system that is delivered fully grown? That’s what Michigan company Liveroof’s “prevegetated modular green roof system” offers. Anywhere in North America, instant green roof gratification. …
November 30th, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
aGaIN NYC and Doie are having a trunk show, just in time for the holidays. Eat, drink, and shop merry. (Pictured above is the lovely Summer Rayne Oakes, who recently guest-posted for us.)
Tues, Dec. 4, 2007
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
137 E. 29th St. #6B
New York, NY
212-481-2277…
November 30th, 2007 -- Posted in Environment |
Eight watts. That’s with processor and SDRAM running full tilt. Add the 8″ LCD monitor at 12 Watts and a folding solar panel and you have a complete off-grid Linux puppy for
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