C. diff testing ‘is often wrong’
Many carriers of the potentially lethal Clostridium difficile bug are missed by unreliable tests, researchers say.
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Archive for October, 2008
Bear Skin Rugs for the PETA Crowd
For those who can’t bear to shoot the real thing, Lise Lefebvre takes old Dutch blankets from thrift shops and turns them into her version of the classic bear skin rug….
Solar Power to Provide 80% Of Bolthouse Farms’ Palmdale, Calif. Operations
image: Bolthouse Farms
Wm. Bolthouse Farms, grower and marketer of a wide range of juices, salad dressings and carrots (including the organic brand “Earthbound Farm”), has announced that it has installed a solar power system at its Palmdale, California location which will supply 80% of the sites electricity needs.
The 1.9MW solar array will be owned […]
Urban Cyclists: Stick Together, Don’t Inhale?
Poor air quality (and even air that passes the World Health Organization’s safe limits for ambient pollution) can significantly impair lung function of cyclists who are riding close to the tail pipes of buses and cars belching particulate matter, research of cycle messengers on the streets of London by Brunel University has found. The fact […]
Data Confirms Cycling On the Rise in New York City
New York City has been working hard to promote cycling, for instance by unveiling a new plan to become more bicycle friendly, looking into creating a bike-share program, hosting a bike movie festival, and sponsoring competitions for the desi…
Don’t Have a Ride on Election Day? Carpool to the Polls!
A Greener Way to Vote
John Zimmer, founder and COO of Zimride, an online carpool community, has contacted us to let us know about their Facebook app called “Carpool to the Polls”. It allows U.S. voters to find rides on election day so they can go vote, and do while burning as little fuel as possible.
Check […]
Mexico City Wins Health Award For Promoting Bicycling
Biking in Mexico City? No, it’s not an extreme sport for thrill-seekers. It’s a weekend pastime for families thanks to a program called Muevete en Bici program, or Get on Your Bicycle. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard’s initiative, launched one year ago, closes approximate 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) of major thoroughfares to car traffic, temporarily transforming the […]
New Carbon Footprint Standard Launched in the UK
BBC News reports that the Publicly Available Specification 2050 - PAS 2050 - a newly created audit scheme to help companies measure the carbon footprint of their goods, was launched in the UK by BSI British Standards. The effort aims to provide consistency and transparency for British companies to communicate their products’ carbon […]
DIY Solar Collector from Old Satellite Dish
Recycled Satellite Dish Becomes Solar Heater
The Rojas family are beginning to look like mad solar scientists out to take over the world with their accessible home energy projects. Yesterday I posted a video of Denise Rojas, host of Green Power Science, as she cooked an egg in 10 seconds using a fresnel lense. While I […]
Pedal Your Way to a Cold Beer
Clever Austrian engineers connected a heat pump to an exercise bike; you drop a can into the copper coil and start pedalling. If you have had enough beer, you can drop a coffee into the other coil on the hot side. Nice way to end a hard exercise session!
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