Archive for February, 2010
NASA Releases the Best Picture of Earth Ever
Feb 28th
Photo via NASA
Never before has the Earth been captured in such high resolution. Researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center recently uploaded an amazing series of composite pictures of our planet, named “Blue Marble,” onto the photo sharing Web site Flickr. One look at such a clear view of Earth, <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/new-pictures-of-e…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Nike Creates World Cup Jerseys From Landfill Plastic
Feb 28th
Photo: AFP
In doing their part to help make the upcoming World Cup a bit greener, Nike has unveiled their official team jerseys–made from plastic bottles found in landfills. Players from Brazil, Portugal, and the Netherlands will be wearing the once-was-waste shirts, and millions of fans are expected to follow suit. For Nike, using the recycled plastic isn’t just a nice gesture to the environment; It takes 30 percent less energy to produce these <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/f…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Jamie Oliver Meets Some First Graders Who Don’t Know Fruits and Vegetables
Feb 28th
photo via jamie oliver
If you need further proof that our nation’s food system needs to be rethought, check out this video where chef Jamie Oliver encounters some first grade students who cannot identify popular fruits and vegetables like tomatoes, eggplant, and cauliflower. The video comes form Oliver’s new ABC show “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.”…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Earthquake Rebuilding with Recycled Tire Logs
Feb 28th
Replace lumber with recycled rubber Tire Logs. Photo from Re-Tread Products
Don’t grind old tires; slice ‘em and roll ‘em up into rubber logs to use like lumber. From footwear to handbags and earthship homes, recycled tires have found various forms of an afterlife, but that doesn’t come close to dealing with the vast numbers of waste tires generated each year. Most “recycling” of tires …Read the full story on TreeHugger
