EPA Regulator Recommends Against Spruce Mountaintop Removal Project
photo via RAN Environmental groups and community members have been warning about Arch Coal’s proposed Spruce No. 1 Mine in Logan County, West Virginia, saying that the mine, among the nation’s largest proposed mountaintop removal site, would devastate the area around it. Apparently, the EPA is listening, and yesterday it made an announcement that a federal regulator recommended weeks ago to revoke the mine’s permit…. Read the full story on TreeHugger Read the original...
Bike Boxes Come To Toronto In Last Gasp Of Bike Infrastructure Investment
All images credit Lloyd Alter unless noted Both of the leading candidates for Mayor of Toronto want to cut back on spending and rip up bike lanes on main streets. The leader, Rob Ford , says “I can’t support bike lanes. Roads are built for buses, cars, and trucks. My heart bleeds when someone gets killed, but it’s their own fault at the end of the day.” So who knows how long Toronto’s first bike boxes will last before someone complains that ten feet of road has been taken...
Vuvuzela Recycling Competition Gives New Life to South Africa’s Favorite Noisemakers
Submitted ideas for recycling vuvuzelas include (L to R) a portable water filter , a Christmas tree , and a cheese grater . Images via WoZela! . For better or worse, they provided the soundtrack to the World Cup 2010 matches in South Africa, generating an… Read the full story on TreeHugger Go here to see the original: Vuvuzela Recycling Competition Gives New Life to South Africa’s Favorite...
Tesla Model X Will Be U...
Tesla won’t be producing its all-electric SUV until 2014, but luckily we’ll get a look at the design far sooner than that, though later than originally announced . Tesla is set to unveil the Model X prototype on February 9 at its design studio in California, just a few short...
Fact-Checking Obama: Is...
A: Not likely. Here is the original: Fact-Checking Obama: Is There Really ’100 Years’ Worth of Natural Gas in the...
Is There Any Hope For A...
One one hand we have the state of affairs in the US. On the other we have the future Bill Gates would like to manifest in Africa, all in the supremely laudable goal of reducing poverty and hunger. It’s not a pretty picture for people or the planet. Continued here: Is There Any...
Coal Ash Activists Acqu...
Filipino activists had been charged with trespassing in December 2009 to document toxic coal ash. See the original post: Coal Ash Activists Acquitted in Filipino...
Hey, Beltway Pundits, N...
It must have been fun breathlessly trying to turn Solyndra into a scandal, but Americans still aren’t buying it. Continued here: Hey, Beltway Pundits, Nobody Cares About Solyndra...
Watch Revenge of the El...
You can now watch Chris Paine’s sequel documentary to ‘Who Killed The Electric Car?’ for free! Read the original: Watch Revenge of the Electric Car for Free on...
Artist Shreds & Twi...
These wonderfully textured vintage book and paper sculptures are formed by hand into spiny creatures and colorful corals. Continued here: Artist Shreds & Twists Recycled Books Into Marvelous Marine Forms...