Boeing’s new hydrogen-powered UAV can stay aloft for four days
Eco Factor: Eco-friendly UAV powered by hydrogen. Boeing has unveiled a hydrogen-powered unmanned aircraft system, the Phantom Eye, which can stay aloft at 65,000 feet for four days emitting nothing...
View ArticleResearchers claim to control cyanobacteria using low frequency ultrasound
Eco Factor: Researchers use ultrasound to control the growth of harmful blue-green algae in waterways. We are aware how fatal blue-green algae or cyanobacteria blooming in our water system could be....
View ArticleAnti-Shark Finning Bill Passes Senate
Photo: sharktrust.org It’s a loophole that should have been closed long ago — but since it wasn’t, shark finning is still legal off the West Coast and in the Pacific. Shark finning , as you’re...
View ArticleCarbon Tax, Not Cap-and-Trade, Best Way to Combat Global Warming: Economist...
photo: Martha Soukup / Creative Commons By many accounts it may be politically a non-starter right now in the United States, but nevertheless implementing a carbon tax is the best way to rein in...
View ArticleFraser’s Penguins Offers a ‘Blue Marble’ View of Climate Change (Book Review)
Photo credit: Fen Montaigne In an age where information travels around the world in an instant—and moving people the same distance rarely takes more than a day—it’s easy to forget how foreign ideas of...
View ArticleTake a Look at How Deep the BP Spill’s Impact Goes With NRDC’s Interactive...
As we all know, there’s more to the BP spill than meets the eye. The extent of the damage wasn’t just the thousands of birds that got oiled — it goes much deeper. Continued here:Â Take a Look at How...
View ArticleTalented 11-Year-Old Paints Birds, Raises Over $200,000 For Gulf Coast Relief...
Image: Olivia Bouler When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in April 2010, killing 11 people and exposing the Gulf of Mexico to a leaking well that pumped 5,000 barrels of crude into the water...
View ArticleBlueberry Breakfast Bruschetta
Photos by Jaymi Heimbuch Bruschetta is one of my favorite appetizers. In fact, it is the litmus test for any new Italian restaurant I try. It might seem simple enough to make, but you really need to...
View ArticleWorst of New Zealand Oil Spill Yet to Come as Ship Starts to Break Apart
Photo: Getty Images The ongoing oil spill off the coast of New Zealand began nearly two weeks ago, but it will get worse before it gets better, officials predict. Much worse. Since the Rena ran...
View ArticleBelgian Fashion Line is 100 Percent Transparent
The monetary cost doing business in the fashion industry is one thing, but the environmental cost is quite another. Fashion has made a wasteful mark on the environment, from manufacturers letting dyes...
View ArticleIf you eat seafood, you’re probably eating fleece microfibers
If you enjoy spending time in the great outdoors (or simply like to feel warm and cozy throughout the day), you’re probably a fan of synthetic fleece jackets. But what you might not know is that every...
View ArticleDog rescues drowning baby deer in the most adorable video youll see today
We already knew dogs are saviors to humankind – but it turns out they are heroes to other species as well! Recently a golden retriever named Storm rescued a baby deer from drowning off the coast of...
View ArticleAirstream unveils new 2020 camper with smart technology
Airstream is a long-standing American legend beloved by many roaming road warriors, but now the iconic campers have been given a sleek modern makeover. The new 2020 Airstream Classics feature an...
View ArticleThe Haeckels Victorian-style bathing machine has a sauna inside
Is there anything better than self-care by the sea? UK-based skincare brand Haeckels is on a mission to reintroduce the local community of Margate Beach to the healing powers of the ocean. The region...
View ArticleSeagrass purges 900M plastic bits from the Mediterranean yearly
Recent research has found that underwater seagrass collects up to 900 million plastic items in the Mediterranean Sea each year. Seagrass is vital in collecting and purging plastic waste into what are...
View ArticleAnti-Shark Finning Bill Passes Senate
Photo: sharktrust.org It’s a loophole that should have been closed long ago — but since it wasn’t, shark finning is still legal off the West Coast and in the Pacific. Shark finning , as you’re...
View ArticleCarbon Tax, Not Cap-and-Trade, Best Way to Combat Global Warming: Economist...
photo: Martha Soukup / Creative Commons By many accounts it may be politically a non-starter right now in the United States, but nevertheless implementing a carbon tax is the best way to rein in...
View ArticleFraser’s Penguins Offers a ‘Blue Marble’ View of Climate Change (Book Review)
Photo credit: Fen Montaigne In an age where information travels around the world in an instant—and moving people the same distance rarely takes more than a day—it’s easy to forget how foreign ideas of...
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