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- Ocean Acidification Changing Polar Waters Fastest
Photo via US Geological SurveyThe impact of ocean acidification on sea life is becoming better understood in areas like coral reefs, where impacts like bleaching, altered shells of crustaceans, and even a
Source: - added 9 hours ago - Grass Sofas are Big and Green
Image from trendhunter.com: Osterley ParkWhat could be nicer: a big green grass sofa, out in the sun, in front of a gorgeous country house. Leave it to the National Trust to arrange it. They have grown and installed ten couches in different countryside locales and towns to get people lazing around outside instead of in.It's a good thing too because according to a study that they carried out, Br...
Source: - added 9 hours ago - NASA Satellite Monitors Watershed Pollution from Space
Photo by eziomanNASA is a constant help in monitoring water supplies and conditions, from groundwater supplies in California to ocean dead zones worldwide. But every day the technology gets more helpful, and with USEPA estimating that over 20,000 water bodies within the United States do not meet water quality standards, it's ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Source: - added 9 hours ago - Water Shortages Could Slow China's Growth
Photo via eutrophication&hypoxiaEarlier this week, we pointed out that only a small fraction of China's water is usable, let alone drinkable. And yet, the country is at the height of development. How can a country with so many people doing so much building and mimicking wasteful western ways have enough water to supply the demand. According to a new report, it doesn't. The
Source: - added 9 hours ago - Katie Alcott of Frank Water on Being an Insider Rebel Within The Bottled Water Industry (Interview)
Source: - added 9 hours ago - Using Endangered Species To Toughen Climage Change Legislation
Photo by Donald QThe American Pika was denied status as an endangered species as of February, but despite its lack of protection by the Endangered Species Act, it could serve as a perfect example for how endangered species can be used as a tool for stronger regulations around greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. The pika is one of the many animals who rely on particular temperatures in its...
Source: - added 9 hours ago - Can Anything Good Come Out of the Gulf Disaster?
Brown pelicans are among the species that have suffered greatly from the Gulf oil spill. Photo by IBRRC via Flickr.It would be more than far-fetched to talk about an upside or a "silver lining" to the devastating BP Gulf spill, but with the toxic torrent of oil finally seeming to be brought under control (fingers crossed, and in?allah), it seems reasonable to consider whether there's any bitter le...
Source: - added 9 hours ago - 7 Green Summer Camps Sending Kids (and Future Environmentalists) into the Great Outdoors
Photo via Camp Trinity on the Bar 717 RanchThere's nothing like a week or two at sleep-away camp to get your kids off the couch, away from the Wi-Fi, and detached from their cell phones in favor of hiking, swimming, and exploring the great outdoors. These camps focus on getting kids in touch with Mother Nature -- from working in gardens that provide the camps with food to taking daily walks to loo...
Source: - added 9 hours ago - Utility-Scale Solar Power. In Rainy England?!
Image credit: EcotricityThe introduction of solar feed-in tariffs in the UK caused great debate—with some claiming they were a rip off and solar was pointless in such a cloudy environment. Others clearly think differently, and Ecotricity—the renewable energy pioneers who have built stunning urban wind turbines a...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Source: - added 9 hours ago - Learning From The Past, Designing For The Future: How They Air Conditioned In India 400 Years Ago
Images from Infosys powerpoint on green energy initiativesIt is hot in Rajasthan, India. Four hundred years ago when building palaces, they installed air conditioning to beat the heat. Caroline Howe of It's Getting Hot in Here explains:...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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