Daily Archives: January 11, 2009

Image Via: The Power Of Community

While there are many factors when it comes to determining what contributes to human health and longevity, there is no debating that access to good quality food is a key ingredient. What is fascinating is that there is no clear evidence that human health and longevity is improved, or even that more people have access to food, when an abundance of fossil fuel energy is available.

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Over the past couple years, biologists and fishermen have noticed an increase in marine dead zones off the West Coast—shellfish, starfish, rockfish, and other marine life have been washing up on shore in astonishing numbers. According to the Contra Coast Times, a dead zone discovered recently off the Oregon coast lead a California climatologist to examine coastlines there, with a specific culprit in mind: climate change.

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Photo via Project Transit

Project Transit is a newly launched website that aims to upgrade the general conception of public transportation through art and dialogue. Needless to say, it’s a daunting challenge—many people, especially those who don’t live in major public transit-friendly metropolises like New York or Chicago, still perceive taking a subway or a bus as unseemly.

With a little love, and a lot of artistic inspiration, (and lon

The Toyota FT-EV Battery Electric Vehicle, image courtesy of Toyota

Seems shrinking gas prices haven’t deterred Toyota’s need for hybrid developin’ speed. Starting with the third generation Prius and the new Lexus hybrid, the HS250h, which are being unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the car company has announced that it will launch as many as 10 new hybrids by the early 2010’s.

Some of highlights from the incoming hybrid lineup? News that the

This boarders on plasti-crap. I admit it right away. But the fact that it shows off solar energy to kids means it deserves a mention. Plus, there’s a cool Transformers aspect to it.

Powermat has an exclusive looking booth at CES. I got an appointment to go in and see what their technology has in store for charging gadgets.

Save Handmade Toys from the CPSIA

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), as passed by the US Congress in August, 2008, inadvertently threatens to take many handmade toys and children’s clothing items off the market. According to the <a href=”http://www.handmadetoyalliance.org/”

Liquavista made an appearance for the first time at CES, demoing their ultra low power displays that use electrowetting technology.

Green is thankfully leaking into all sorts of areas, but when I saw this company, Eco-Mount, I was skeptical. So, I stopped in to ask what exactly made their TV mounts “green.”