Brainicane

People whose hair has turned white because of illness are being offered hope that scientists may be able to reverse the process.

Posted on November 13th, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

Fibre, anti-spasmodic drugs and peppermint oil are effective treatments for irritable bowel syndrome but often remain overlooked, research suggests.

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Pistachio’s flagship Yonge & Eglinton location in Toronto. Photo courtesy of Pistachio.
Looking for beeswax crayons for the kids? Or perhaps you’re in need of unique note cards printed on recycled paper with soy ink? If your dream store carries nothing but chic, eco-friendly products, you’ll be nuts for Pistachio, a new retail store that opened […]

Posted on November 13th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Photo via Philips
We talk a lot about the breakthroughs in LED lighting. Well, take note that the new technology is getting put to good use.
Boston’s first official skyscraper, the Marriott Custom House Tower, was in need of a makeover, and it received one in the form of replacing its incandescent fixtures with LED fixtures, […]

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Avi at Dark Roasted Blend does a great collection of images of distant worlds, but I was most interested in the visions of space stations from NASA Ames in the early 1970s; notice how everything is so green….

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I thought I could delve into this topic like an engineer or architect, showing: heating degree-day isotherms, cooling degree-day isotherms, and mean annual temperature maps. But, alas, the graphics just don’t work at blog-format. What else, then?
Turns out that, for the USA at least, plant hardiness zone maps get the overall idea across […]

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In just months we went from common thieves stealing power cables and iron fences to a market that couldn’t care less for reclaimed materials. The price for scrap anything is in the toilet, and likely to stay there for a few years. No more green washing about recyclable water bottles - please.
On the […]

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It may have slipped by your news reader during the dog days of summer, but don’t think for a second that the AFT’s recent adoption of a green schools and colleges resolution is anything less than a landmark event; because with 1,400,000 members the AFT has the membership muscle to back up their call for […]

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The LEED-certified Oregon Health & Science University’s Center for Health & Healing
James Scott Brew, a principal architect with the Rocky Mountain Institute, the seminal green “think and do tank,” knows a thing or two about sustainable design. He’s been at it for the better part of three decades, designing high-performance buildings and consulting on projects […]

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