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, Read the full story on TreeHugger
Many readers (and staff) of The Oil Drum have pointed out that it is difficult to find older Oil Drum content. Up until now, readers have had two ways to find older content: using Google site search or looking up by date using the archives page. We now offer a new way to search using an Apache Solr search engine hosted by Acquia. Solr search, unlike Google, enables you to sort and filter results. You can try it out by entering your search terms in the "Advanced search" box to the left, or by going here. Feedback is welcome.
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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 Read the full story on TreeHugger
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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
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
Glocal from Jeff Heie on Vimeo.
This film is an inspiration for all those adve...Read the full story on TreeHugger