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99% of Texas Still Suffers Severe Drought, Despite Recent Record-Breaking Rains

18 October 2011


Richard Crawford/CC BY 2.0 Despite heavy, flooding-producing rains at the beginning of October, 99% of Texas remains under severe drought conditions, Think Progress reports (and kudos to them for continuing to stay on top of this one). Check out the drought map (below) from Drought.gov to see the o... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Bheestie Bags Save Your Wet Electronics

18 October 2011


© Bheestie We're always talking about how the greenest gadget owner is one who makes their electronics last. But sometimes no matter how caring an owner you are, stuff happens. Rain, sweat, or an accidental drop in the toilet bowl can kill a cell phone or MP3 player unless you know how to do some speedy resuscitation for electronics. These Bheestie Bags promise to be the resource you need to get the wet out. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Facebook Launching "Social Energy" App for Improving Energy Efficiency

17 October 2011


Wonderlane via Flickr CC/CC BY 1.0 Can Facebook do for energy monitoring what Google and Microsoft couldn't? Facebook is planning to launch a new app that will allow users to monitor their energy use and compete to reduce their electricity bills. Sound familiar? Despite the failure of home energy monitoring platforms PowerMeter and Hohm, Facebook and partners Opower and NRDC think it's worth another go. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Louf Is An "Autonomous Sunscreen"

17 October 2011


Studio Toer/© When the sun comes out, many plants begin to move, turning their leaves to face the sun. Dutch designers Castor Bours and Wouter Widdershoven of Studio Toer have created a shading parasol that acts in much the same way; when the sun shines, it opens up, providing protection from the sun to those below.... Read the full story on TreeHugger

This Blog Action Day, Say No To GMOs & Factory Farming

16 October 2011


Millions Against Monsanto/CC BY 2.0 Let's link together two food and environmental issues getting some much needed light shone upon them this October: 1) labeling of genetically modified food -- currently mandated in the EU and many other nations, but not in the United States; and, 2) Read the full story on TreeHugger

The Solar Industry is Like a Yo-Yo

17 October 2011


First Solar/Promo image Cyclical Like the Sun For about as long as it has existed, the solar power industry has been going from boom to bust, and vice versa. It is growing fast, and has been for years, but forget about a smooth upward curve: Up close, the trajectory looks like the Alps. But is that such a bad thing?... Read the full story on TreeHugger

One World, One Ocean Campaign Brings Conservation to the Big Screen (Video)

17 October 2011


YouTube video screengrab/YouTube video Screengrab via OWOO One World One Ocean (OWOO) is a new campaign from MacGillivray Freeman Films, and it is all set to blow your mind when it comes to seeing and understanding the ocean in new ways. The ocean is the beating heart of this planet, from controlling climate and weather to providing food and rain water. Yet we grasp how important the health of the ocean is to the health of the planet. We need stronger con... Read the full story on TreeHugger

DIY Solar Powered Cockroach Toy Is A Perfect Kids' Project

17 October 2011

Photo by Joshua Zimmerman/Brown Dog Gadgets... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Toxic Algae Bloom in Lake Erie Worst in Decades

15 October 2011

photo lake-erie-toxic-bloom Blooming Lake Erie. Photo Credit: NASA EO Pure Michigan is a slogan used in the Great Lakes State, to bring in tourists and celebrate the beauty of nature. You probably won't be seeing these images in any Pure Michigan ad campaign. They're of algae, including some of the toxic kind. Stuff so big and nasty that you can see it from space. Be happy that you're not close enough to sme... Read the full story on TreeHugger

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