Image credit: Grist Pig business is not an easy documentary to watch. First of all, the images of the inner workings of pig farms and slaughterhouses can turn the stomach of even the most steadfast meat-eater. Second, and more significantly, the film has not been—and likely never will be—released in the United States. This means that American viewers are relegated to ingesting the film in
10-minute segments via YouTube....
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The Nissan Leaf electric vehicle is set to be released in a few months, with Nissan pushing it ahead of their original 2011 release date, and even ahead of the official release of the Chevy Volt in November. Some industry insiders are wondering whether Nissan has cut a few corners in order to get the Leaf to market – unlike the Tesla Roadster or the Chevy Volt, the Leaf does not have an active thermal management system for its lithium ion battery pack.
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Photos via the BBC It's one of the (if not
the) rarest flower in the world: the Middlemist's Red exists in only two known locations: a greenhouse in the UK, and a garden in New Zealand. Imported to Britain two hundred years ago from China, back when flowers where a luxury item, it has since been exterminated in its original homeland. And now the Middlemist is blooming again--nice looking flower, right?...
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Examples of climate change’s strange consequences abound. Warmer temperatures may bring about more instances of kidney stones and cause longer allergy seasons. Now, research shows that environmental changes brought on by global warming may affect women more negatively than men.
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"Nobody used to ride a bike in New York, but now it's becoming mainstream"
Our friend Clarence at
Streetfilms rode around NYC with Village Voice entertainment columnist
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Which former game show host has given $7.5M to animal rights groups already in 2010? Are you a "save the wolves" conservationist, or a "kill it and grill it" conservationist? Is America's fear of the Prius psyching us out? Today's Eco-Beat has the scoop on all the latest green news and tips.
 Bob Barker Gives Millions to PETA
In the last three months, Bob Barker's been giving money to animal activist groups like it's going out of style and well ... it isn't. The "Price is Right" icon gave $5M to the Sea Shepherds in January and another $2.5 to PETA yesterday. Guess he likes the Shepherds twice as much. |
 Ashley Judd is Asks Obama to Stop the Wolf Hunt
The Defenders of Wildlife have teamed up with Ashley Judd to produce a PSA that urges the President to stop wolf hunting, which they call "The War on Wolves" (interesting word choice). Says Judd: "This spring even pregnant wolves at their dens will be targeted." |
 Ted is a Nuge Climate Change Denier
On the completely opposite end of the spectrum, "Kill It and Grill It" author Ted Nugent recently delivered a speech to his granddaughter's high school. Topping off his chat about avoiding drugs and alcohol, Ted told them: "Global warming is a fraud. Watch Glenn Beck." |
 The Prius Saga Continues
Following weeks of bad news for Prius owners comes well ... more bad news in NY and CA. But this time, could the bad news be all in our heads? According to the AP, after so much negative press, we're more likely to blame the Prius for our own driving errors. |
 Who CAN You Trust?
Shortly after the news broke that FDA was "concerned" about the effects of BPA, we found out that BPA was in the lining of pretty much all canned goods on the market -- minus a small few. Check out FitSugar's breakdown of which brands' cans are BPA-free. |
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NoMix Toilet. Photo: Flickr Technological Innovations in the Bathroom? You Bet!
Being green is all about solving problems and grabbing overlooked opportunities. It turns out that there's such a double-win in most bathrooms around the world; if we had "NoMix" toilets that separate urine from solid waste, municipal wastewater plants would have a significantly easier task (and produce more methane to generate electricity),
and we could much more easily extract precious nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen for use as fertilizer (instead of using fossil fuels). So what's stopping us from going NoMix?...
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Last September, China discovered a large reserve of “combustible ice” on the tundra of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. “Combustible ice” is essentially frozen natural gas – a natural gas hydrate, and is one of the newest energy sources to be discovered. The new reserves found in China reveal a very large supply equal at least 35 billion tonnes of oil, enough to supply China with 90 years worth of energy.
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On Monday a bill was dropped on Colorado Governor Bill Ritter’s desk that ups the states renewable energy standard to over 30% by 2020. The bill was passed by the state legislature and will place Colorado in the number two spot in the country — behind California — in renewable energy mandates. If signed by the Governor it will lower the state’s emissions by 30 million tons of carbon, equivalent to the emissions of 670,000 cars per year.
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Image credit: Good The life of a farmer is a difficult one—meaning, for most, years of hard work, little money, and even less appreciation. Maybe it is this reason that passing down the family farm has become an increasingly difficult proposition....
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