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The Search for an Endangered Mushroom That Could Cure Smallpox, TB and Bird Flu»IN THE OLD-GROWTH forests of the Pacific Northwest grows a bulbous, prehistoric-looking mushroom called agarikon. It prefers to colonize century-old Douglas fir trees, growing out of their trunks like an ugly mole on a finger. When I first met Paul Stamets, a mycologist who has spent more than three decades hunting, studying, and tripping on [...]
Seattle Joins Together to Save Planet»
JOHN LOK / THE SEATTLE TIMES
From left, Mary Heim, Akiva Notkin and Lev Klarnet prepare for a recent Local Bounty community potluck put on by Sustainable Wallingford.
JOHN LOK / THE SEATTLE TIMES
At a Local Bounty community potluck sponsored by Sustainable Wallingford, Anja Floisand, 3, samples the fare. Most of the produce on the menu was [...]
World’s Biggest Polluters May Go Greener»
This morning, a comprehensive plan for U.S.-China cooperation on clean energy and climate change was announced in Beijing by President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao. The overall plan is much more ambitious in scope and depth than we had anticipated and contains directives to create various institutions and programs addressing a wide array of [...]
A Greener #2»
People find the idea of going without toilet paper a bit shocking, but lots of people around the world do it, and there are good technologies available now to replace your toilet or add on to it. It is cleaner and healthier, and counterintuitively, saves a lot of water. Making a roll of [...]
Books to Read in Greener Times»
Originally posted at AlterNet
Some say print books are passé, but I still like curling up on the couch with a mind-expanding read. Here are my top picks for ecological and sustainable reading.
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough & Michael Braungart. Why settle for a throwaway culture? This book inspires [...]
EPA blocks permit for giant mountaintop removal mine.»
The EPA asked the Army Corps to “suspend, revoke or modify the permit,” for the Spruce No. 1 Surface Mine in Logan County, according to the letter. “Recent data and analyses have revealed that downstream water quality impacts have not been adequately addressed.”
Europe Bans Incandescents: Fallout Begins»
Europe has officially begun it’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, a ban that promises to save some $7 Billion a year in energy costs. Stores are allowed to continue selling their current stock, but they can no longer buy any more bulbs to sell. And while the EcoGeeks rejoice, others have flung up their arms in despair and cannot imagine a world where we don’t light our world with tiny little space heaters. So, with a ban looming in 2012 for the U.S., it’s worth taking a look at how Europe is handing the switch.
Estuary Power? Mixing Salt and Fresh Water = Clean Electricity (1 kW per Liter/Second)»
When you mix fresh water with salt water, a reaction happens so that a new salinity equilibrium can be reached. This dissipates energy that could be harnessed and turned into clean electricity using a new technique developed by Doriano Brogioli of the University of Milan Bicocca in Monza, Italy. Are we about to enter the era of “estuary power”?
