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Protester Superglues Himself to British Prime-Minister
In the same category with the recent PETA protesters that tried to make a statement , we have someone that got better ideas. He's really on the next level. To oppose against building the third runway at Heathrow, Dan Glass of London's climate group Plane Stupid, unsuccessfully tried to superglue himself to the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's jacket, when ...
Producing Hydrogen from Wind Power Being Tested
Hokkaido is Japan's northernmost main island. The island recently hosted the G-8 Summit at Lake Toya. I know the place, got a speeding ticket there once, which, btw, has nothing to do with this post. The Wakkanai Alternative and Renewable Energy Study Group and Heiren Energy Inc. are jointly testing a system that will store hydrogen that was produced through electrolysis ...
Mars – A Home Far Away from Home
Planetary geologists are guessing that valleys on Mars came from gushes of water resulting from past rainfall or groundwater springs. Theorize, believe, speculate ... they all have the same meaning when it comes right down to it. Scientists so much want to believe that life, as we know it, existed elsewhere that they will jump to any conclusion. And jump they ...
A Shirt Made from Real Fish Scales
Remember the salmon skin bikini? If not, you should. I've been on the look out for one of these for some time now. Well, there's a guy in China, 71-years old, who thinks he's found a way to stay cool. Following through on an idea that he had more than 30 years ago, the man has started making shirts out ...
4 Green Options to Disposable Diapers
Twenty six years ago, I was 26-years younger (duh!) and didn't mind the hassle of handling baby diapers. Now, there's a new baby in the house. Right, a 26-year old and a 5-month year old. You can stop laughing now. Image by Lance McCord Messing around with cloth diapers is a pain, and with all the water used I am not sure ...
5 Reasons for Green Gas Stations
Is it possible that a gas station, gas pump, filling station, service station (take your pick) be green? GP hardly thinks so. But, Treehugger proves us wrong. Sure enough, if a station, this one looks like a Shell station (we can really read the hell out of it), is left alone long enough it will turn green. Is that kind of ...
Chicago’s Green Bridge – 7 Facts About It
Chicago is reputed to be one of the top 10 greenest cities in the United States. The windy city, not famous for wind power, does have another idea ... a green bridge. So here's what we know about it. The bridge: has a price tag of $1 billion will be used as a breakwater will use wind turbines to line the bridge and create ...
Electric Police Cars
Japanese policemen will be saving us from bad guys and saving the planet's resources at the same time. Well, at least they will be doing the second. The truth is, Japanese police have never been too good at catching the bad guys. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will supply new vehicles, the Mitsubishi MiEV, to Japanese in Kanagawa prefecture, home to Yokohama. The ...
Safe Cleaners for Green Babies
Honey! Get the baby, I think we can really clean her up. In this day and age it's not enough to just bathe a baby, the baby needs to be kept safe from all sorts of chemicals, many found in cleaning products. What's up with that? Chemicals found in household cleaners and air fresheners, for example, have been linked to childhood asthma ...
Air Pollution Levels in Paris – Displayed on a Helium Balloon
People in Paris can now stay informed on the air quality they are breathing. A company called Aérophile has built a giant tethered helium balloon, the AERO30NG Aérophile 5500 model, that will display real-time reports of ambient air quality and air pollution produced by auto emissions using an innovative lighting system, which can be seen from more than 20 km (12.4 ...
