Archive for March, 2010
Take Action: Join With 350.org To Take A Stand Against Offshore Drilling
Mar 31st
Treehugger has been all over President obama’s shocking announcement that he is willing to trade opening up offshore drilling for support on a climate bill. Brian Merchant did a thorough run down earlier today that highlighted the breath of Obama’s move–the East Coast, Gulf and Alaska will all be open for business for Big Oil. Many greens are feeling let down and confused, but take heart that some environmental groups are organizing efforts to express outrage. The inc…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Phelim McAleer: "That’s the Environmentalists’ Attitude: Ban DDT, Let the Black Children Die"
Mar 31st
Photo via the Star
I’ve been sharing some of the videos I shot (shakily, with a Flip cam) from last night’s raucous debate between Power Trip author/Grist writer Amanda Little and Phelim McAleer, the climate skeptic behind the notorious Gore-bashing film Not Evil, Just Wrong. Sarah Silverman was moderating, and thinks got rowdy–so rowdy in fact, that McAleer resorted to arguing that if environmentalists continue to supp…Read the full story on TreeHugger
How a Can Collector Died a Secret Millionaire
Mar 31st
Photo via Expressen
Curt Degerman was a man who kept to himself. Around the town in Sweden where he lived, he could be seen riding his bike or rummaging through trash bins, collecting bottles and cans to be recycled, and eating leftover scraps of food. Like some might assume from his humble lifestyle, Curt never completed school, married, or had a family of his own. So, when he passed away…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Cthulhu’s Pet? Giant Isopod (2.5 Feet!) Found Attached To Underwater Robot
Mar 31st
Photo: Gwynzer
For the Love of Cute Kittens! It Looks Like a Sci-Fi Movie Prop
This just goes to show how little most of us know about the oceans. I’m sure some marine biologist reading this will go “Duh, it’s a Ba…Read the full story on TreeHugger
