Healthy Environment
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Prevent Lyme Disease; Get an Opossum (part 2)
If you missed the beginning portion of this article, Check out part one in our Healthy Environment section. As I explained in the previous article, while you might not readily be able to get an opossum, do not chase them away if you are lucky enough to have one show up. Opossums are hugely beneficial. As
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Lightweight solar platforms stay steady on ocean waves : TreeHugger
Floating solar platforms are would minimize environmental impact and should be a big boost to solar energy use. Heliofloat concept. These floating solar platforms meant for any body of water including the ocean, are lightweight and flexible enough to bob with the waves while remaining steady on the surface, even in rough weather. Source: Lightweight
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Freshen your home with peppermint
Using a homemade, natural peppermint room spray can bring a fresh, lively holiday scent to your home. I spritz some in my entry halI to greet my guests. I use the spray around all my sofas and cushioned chairs. Hold the spray about two feet away from your stuffed furniture and spritz gently. Do not
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Christmas Trees: Real or Artificial? Which is better for the environment?
On more than one occasion I’ve been confronted by the question: “How can you cut down a live tree for a Christmas decoration? I thought you cared about the environment.” There is an ongoing discussion about whether or not to use artificial trees or real trees as Christmas decorations, and what if any are the
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The Model X |Tesla Launches Electric SUV
Boasting a seven passenger capacity, AWD, full autopilot mode, and a 250 mile range, this vehicle is one of the most exciting Teslas to date. Not to mention it has cool “falcon-wing” doors, the largest curved windshield ever installed in a consumer vehicle, with the ability to tow up to 5,000 lbs. Tesla’s Model X
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Environmentalists Celebrate Shell Arctic Anouncement
Today Royal Dutch Shell announced the cessation of exploratory drilling in the arctic waters off of Alaska’s coast, in the Chukchi Sea. Environmentalists and Conservationists around the world were celebrating as news traveled across the twitterverse: Reasons for the withdrawal are largely being credited to strong public opposition to the arctic drilling while others believe Shell
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Ban on microbeads offers best chance to protect oceans, aquatic species
Source: Ban on microbeads offers best chance to protect oceans, aquatic species
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Starving Polar Bear Is the Face of the Future
From Facebook, the photo quickly flowed to other social and viral news media sites. For the polar bear to survive in the wild, the Arctic must remain extremely cold and largely covered in ice year-round. Unless nations slash burning of coal and oil for energy in the next few decades, scientists believe, Arctic summer sea
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Marine life slashed by half since 1970: WWF
Pollution, industrial fishing and climate change have killed off half of marine life in the last four decades, according to a WWF report released on Wednesday. “In the space of a single generation, human activity has severely damaged the ocean by catching fish faster than they can reproduce,” Marco Lambertini, head of WWF International, said
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Tourists Disrupt Nesting of Sea Turtles
Ostional Wildlife Refuge is one of the two most important areas in the world for Olive Ridley Sea Turtle nesting, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Hundreds of thousands of sea turtles arrive once a month and stay for a three to five day stretch on the beach while laying their eggs. However, this