I’ve been gone for a while, but am back now. Here’s some naturally interesting reading for you:
Subsidizing the Subsidies at Aguanomics
A Plug in Hybrid FAQ at Climate Progress
The Environment? Why Bother? at NYT
The Truth About Plastic, Time Magazine
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Treehugger has a comprehensive review of the environmental costs associated with paper and plastic bags. Their conclusion, while correct, is a bit of a cop out:
Ultimately, neither paper nor plastic bags are the best choice; we think choosing reusable canvas bags instead is the way to go.
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Beyond the concerns with what is being fed to the tilapia itself (corn, antibiotics, hormones), scientists are now concerned over the omega-6 levels.
Farm-raised tilapia, one of the most highly consumed fish in America, has very low levels of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and, perhaps worse, very high levels of omega-6 fatty acids, according to new research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
They say their research revealed that farm-raised tilapia, as well as farmed catfish, “have several fatty acid characteristics that would generally be considered by the scientific community as detrimental.” Tilapia has higher levels of potentially detrimental long-chain omega-6 fatty acids than 80-percent-lean hamburger, doughnuts and even pork bacon, the article says.
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I liked number 10
10. By 2015, the Alberta Oil Sands are expected to emit more greenhouse gases than the nation of Denmark (pop. 5.4 million).
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Community Solar Power
A community in Canada has an unusual form of solar power that can provide over 90% of the annual heating and hot water needs for the homes, despite being situated in a cold Alberta location where winter temperatures can reach -27 F.
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Read this:
Results: Poor cognitive test performance, enlargement of ventricles and low brain weight were each significantly and independently associated with higher midlife tofu consumption.
Found here.
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For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth.
Visit Sharkwater.com
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EVO: To increase transparency in the green market, decrease green washing, and encourage corporate responsibility.
In response to this increasing demand for product transparency, EVO spent several years developing an objective and scalable technology to screen millions of products for their green attributes. EVO publishes a nd rates the best products (<1% of all products screened, or 20,000 products thus far) on a one to five leaf scale. Not only that, but the fact that we do not sell any products (instead linking directly to retailers) lets consumers know that we are scoring products objectively, using a scientific method rather than letting green washing affect our opinions.
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Check out the coverage and links at Treehugger
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