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Next Saturday We All Start Going Into Ecological Debt - Earth Overshoot Day 2010 is August 21st

photo: Dmytri Kleiner via flickr Here is the most succinct symbol of how humanity is using resources beyond the capacity of the planet to sustainable regenerate them, and is only increasing to do so: Global Footprint Network tells us that August 21, 2010 is Earth Overshoot Day--every single thing we collectively do past this date depletes environmental capital, puts us into ecological... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Wednesday,18 August, 2010  |  Hits: 69

Super Cheap Nanotech "Tea Bag" Cleans Water Instantly (Video)

Could a simple "tea bag" of carbon and antimacrobial fibers that costs just pennies be the solution for quickly filtered drinking water on the go? Scientists from Stellenbosch University in South Africa hope they've found the solution to drinking water problems in rural African communities. Lacking water sanitation services, the communities can turn to a simple water bottle that uses cheap, removable sachets to clean their drinking water. And comparing the clean water solution to tea bags isn't far off -- they'... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Wednesday,18 August, 2010  |  Hits: 35

Submarine Communication Cables Called Upon for Climate Change Research

Image via The Official CTBTO Photostream John Yuzhu You, a scientists at Sydney University, has called upon telecommunications companies to do something extraordinarily helpful -- let scientists use their undersea cables for oceanic climate change research. By opening up both old and new cables for use by the climate science community and attaching voltmeters at locations along the lines that would read the "pulse" of the ocean, researchers could learn so much more about currents, salinity, seismology, temperatures and other vital signs. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Wednesday,18 August, 2010  |  Hits: 45

Nissan Diverts 2/3 of Electric LEAFs from U.S. to Japan

Photo: Nissan Only 3,300 LEAFs in U.S. Until March 2011 One of the things that makes the Nissan LEAF electric car so promising is that Nissan was aiming for mass-production from the very beginning (f.ex. The Smyrna plant is expected to produce up to 150,000 vehicles annually, and there are other high-capacity Nissan EV plants in Oppama, Japan and Sunderland, England). Other car makers are no doubt thinking about big numbers for their upcoming EVs, but so far they've been more timid... In any case, it looks like would-be buyers of the LEAF in the United States will have to be patient,... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Wednesday,18 August, 2010  |  Hits: 0

3D Portraits of Celebrities Created With Their Own Garbage

Images via Jason Mercer via 1800recycling This art piece featuring Conan O'Brien is made with remote controls, electronic boards, cellphones and cables, among other pieces of garbage. And it is just one of a huge collection of incredibly realistic, detailed portraits made by Jason Mecier, an artist who puts a lot of stock into the potential of stuff that seems to have reached the end of its useful life. Check out some of his impressive work after the jump. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Wednesday,18 August, 2010  |  Hits: 45

Land Art Meets Clean Energy In 5,000 MW-Generating Desert Sculpture

Images: Decker Yeadon LLC Contrary to popular belief, green energy doesn't have to be ugly, so it's encouraging when we see architects, landscape designers, artists, engineers and scientists working together to transform large projects that could be potential eyesores into works of wonder. We have some estimates of how much of the earth's surfaces might be needed by 2030 ... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Wednesday,18 August, 2010  |  Hits: 35

Nearly 80% of Oil From Gulf Spill Remains in Water, Threatens Ecosystem: Independent Analysis

photo: Tabitha Kaylee Hawk via flickr A new report from the University of Georgia and the Georgia Sea Grant contends that the amount of oil remaining in the water in the wake of the Gulf oil spill is far higher than reported. In fact 70-79% of oil not captured at the wellhead by BP still poses a threat to the ecosystem. That's 2.9-3.2 million barrels of oil still in the water. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Wednesday,18 August, 2010  |  Hits: 18

Space Truck with Giant Butterfly Nets To Clean Orbiting Trash

Image credit ESA In the ongoing attempt to come up with the best idea for removing the waste that orbits the earth, we've seen some real doozies for ideas -- from launching water to knock it out of orbit to the more feasable giant GoLD balloon. But the US Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) t... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Wednesday,18 August, 2010  |  Hits: 41

We Waste How Much Water On Coal?!

Image by ILoveMountains.org We usually give coal the stink eye for the ways it harms the earth's surface when it is extracted, and the way it harms the earth's systems when it is burned. But we also need to hone in on the way coal harms our fresh water supplies. Between 800 and 3,000 gallons of water are used to extract, process and dispose each ton of coal. And with 1 billion tons of coal used per year in the US, that equates to as much as 75 trillion gallons of water wasted on dirty energy each year. Circle of Blue h... Read the full story on TreeHugger read full article ...
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Wednesday,18 August, 2010  |  Hits: 43

Permafrost Melting Releases Mercury Into Swedish Lake

photo: Rob Lee via flickr Lots of environmentally bad stuff is happening as the world's permafrost melts, mostly in the realm of releasing stored greenhouse gases. But, as Conservation points out, a new report in the journal ...
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