jimray + environment   50

Climate friendly dining
It turns out that beef, especially grass-fed, is a major contributor to global warming and reducing our consumption of it would have a major impact on reducing carbon emissions.
food  climatechange  tumbl  environment  science 
february 2009 by jimray
Governor Palin broke Alaskan state law publicly advocating against an initiative that would have protected salmon fisheries
The Clean Water Initiative was meant to limit the amount of arsenic that could be dumped in Alaska's coastal waters, which would have protected salmon spawning ground. Instead, a giant gold and copper mining site will go into full operation.
environment  politics  2008election  food  republicans  tumbl 
september 2008 by jimray
A more effecient milk jug throws consumers off
The new design is dramatically more efficient, doesn't require plastic shipping containers and is even cheaper, but more difficult to use at first. Still, I like the idea of pushing the new design as people should get the hold of it pretty quickly.
design  environment  via:magnetbox  usability  tumbl 
june 2008 by jimray
Monsanto's harvest of fear
Vanity Fair piece on the vile tactics of Monsanto to control the distribution of their genetically modified seeds
evil  environment  patents  tumbl 
april 2008 by jimray
Keyword: Evil
Harpers takes a look at Google's addiction to cheap power. Worth it for the data center blueprint alone.
environment  google  tumbl 
february 2008 by jimray
Blue Ocean Fishphone is "a sustainable seafood text messaging service"
Text it the name of a fish, it will text back whether or not the fish is endangered. Smart!
food  environment  mobile  tumbl 
february 2008 by jimray
Turns out reading on the web isn't any better for the earth than reading print
Which is why I read everything on a 30" LCD and *then* print on non-recycled paper
environment  media  recycling  tumbl 
january 2008 by jimray
Apple will now send you a prepaid envelope to send them your busted iPod or mobile phone for recycling
I sort of love that they're recycling any old mobile phone, a rather brilliant bit of iPhone marketing and some good will, to boot.
environment  recycling  apple  hardware  tumbl  brilliant  marketing 
july 2007 by jimray
L.A. wants to use goats to prevent more fires
Goats eat the "out of control" underbrush. But who eats the goats when *they* get outta control?
environment  losangeles  urban 
may 2007 by jimray
TerraPass - 21st century carbon footprint indulgences
In the old days, you bought indulgences to get in to heaven. This seems like a better use of your cash, since I'm pretty sure that whole heaven thing is a scam.
environment  globalwarming  charity  tumbl 
march 2007 by jimray
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs : ENERGY STAR
I'm starting my transition to CFL's this weekend
environment  home  cfl 
january 2007 by jimray
Greenpeace launches a site attacking Apple's environmental record
Cites lack of a global take back program, toxic chemicals in computers
apple  hardware  recycling  environment 
september 2006 by jimray
TreeHugger Holiday Gift Guide
Some great ideas, even if you're not a treehugger yourself
gifts  consume  wishlist  environment 
november 2005 by jimray
The Mess That Greenspan Made: Hummer Overfloweth
"The reason that the story of rapidly rising Hummer inventory is so interesting and so amusing, is that America's most ostentatious Sport Utility Vehicle, the Hummer SUV, is a metaphor for America in the world today - overweight, overpriced, inefficient,
economics  schadenfreude  cars  environment 
november 2005 by jimray
Rubber sidewalks add bounce to city foot traffic
Seattle is installing rubber sidewalks to better coexist with trees. They're also cheaper to maintain and recycle used tires.
seattle  recycling  environment  urbanplanning 
october 2005 by jimray
Hybrid SUV drivers get a bigger tax credit than lighter hybrid owners
Makes about as much sense as every other change to the tax code Bush and Co. have made
environment  politics  dumb 
october 2005 by jimray
New US move to spoil climate accord
"Extraordinary efforts by the White House to scupper Britain's attempts to tackle global warming have been revealed in leaked US government documents obtained by The Observer."
politics  environment  globalwarming  via:treehugger 
june 2005 by jimray
Ex-oil lobbyist quits White House job
Reportedly unrelated to NY Times story exposing him
environment  globalwarming  politics  republicans 
june 2005 by jimray
The climate of man III
Last part of the absolutely stunning three part series
environment  globalwarming  politics  brilliant  science 
june 2005 by jimray
Bush aide softened greenhouse gas links to global warming
NYT article on White House editing global warming report, with a copy of the edits. Also, the editor, Phillip Cooney, is a lawyer with zero scientific training and a former lobbyist for the oil industry. Business as usual in the Fascist States of America!
globalwarming  environment  politics  republicans 
june 2005 by jimray
White House edits global warming reports
First of all - duh. Secondly, good for the NY Times for digging this up. Thirdly, if you haven't read The New Yorker's 3 part series on global warming, you should. Now.
globalwarming  environment  government  republicans  dumb  science 
june 2005 by jimray
Apple starts iPod recycling program
Keeps them out of landfills and nets a 10% discount on new iPods - smart
environment  apple  ipod 
june 2005 by jimray
Map reveals wind power potential
Wind could completely get rid of our reliance on fossil fuels - five times over - yet the U.S. doesn't seem interested. Big surprise there.
alternativeenergy  environment 
may 2005 by jimray
Apple's environment page
Apple's recycling program costs $30, Dell's is free when you buy a new computer from them
environment  apple  recycling  dell 
january 2005 by jimray
Environmentalists target Apple's recycling program
Is it possible that Apple's not as good an environmental steward as DELL?!?!
hardware  environment 
january 2005 by jimray
Weather Underground: Review of Michael Crichton's State of Fear
It seems to be a counter to "The Day After Tomorrow", with an equally bad story
environment  fiction 
december 2004 by jimray
Zero energy homes are the wave of the future
Tankless water heaters, spectrally selective windows and photo cells, oh my!
brilliant  environment 
november 2004 by jimray

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