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Archive for December 12th, 2008

Traffic Lights that Work Even When the Power Doesn’t

Photos from Today’s Zaman (left) and BELBİM (right).
The obvious inconveniences aside, there’s something to be said for living in a place where both random and rolling power outages occur with some frequency. It seems to foster neighborliness and camaraderie, as everyone gathers at a home that still has electricity or reminds themselves that a fun […]

Traffic Lights that Work Even When the Power Doesn’t

Photos from Today’s Zaman (left) and BELBİM (right).
The obvious inconveniences aside, there’s something to be said for living in a place where both random and rolling power outages occur with some frequency. It seems to foster neighborliness and camaraderie, as everyone gathers at a home that still has electricity or reminds themselves that a fun […]

Preterm baby ‘lung growth hope’

British researchers have identified a potential target for encouraging lung growth in very premature babies.

"Ice Tree" made from mineral water bottles

At last, bottled water is good for something. Design studio Paprika has built a Christmas tree for Montreal furniture store Domison….

Beth Terry’s Lessons in Activism

Christine previously covered the recent success of Beth Terry’s campaign to convince Brita in North America to take back and recycle their filters; Vanessa Farquharson of Green as a Thistle and the National Post interviews her and learns how it happened. It is an excellent guide for aspiring activists. Vanessa writes:…

The Blade Makes More Fuel Economy Improvement, Emission Reductions Claims

photo: Sabertec
Last time TreeHugger wrote about the Blade from Sabertec there was, to put it mildly, some skepticism among our readership. Personally, I tend to agree with the general sentiment of many of the comments on that if something sounds to good to be true then it probably is. But since Sabertec releases keep coming […]

TreeHugger Takes the MINI E Out For a Quick Test Drive (Video Clip)

A couple of weeks ago we announced that applications were open for the MINI E field trial —by the way, the deadline for which has been extended to December 24th—and I for one was a bit disappointed that I couldn’t participate as I have no garage to install the car charging syst…

Make DIY Christmas Gifts, Inspired by the Experts

If you can’t afford to buy an artist’s work, then copy it. Tracy Emin, renowned for her piece of art that was an unmade bed, offers her own personal instructions on how to make a Christmas angel from a clothes pin and some scraps of lace and wire. Just like you used […]

Our Favorite Guys On Bikes: Celebrities Take Their Wheels Out On the Town

Credit: Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair

Lance Armstrong in the buff on a bike? If this doesn’t get your attention then I don’t know what will. Fortunately, for our viewing pleasure, Annie Leibovitz captured this photograph for Vanity Fair. Continue viewing our Our Favorite Guys on Bikes image gallery for more celebrity shots.
Not a fan of […]

UPS Back to Delivering by Bike

Image credit: Nick Chambers at Gas 2.0

Our own Collin in Corvallis can get a part-time job this season; UPS is looking for cyclists in Portland, Corvallis and other cities to drag around 200 pound trailers to do deliveries. UPS’s Jeff Grant spoke with Jonathan Maus of Bike Portland:
“For every three bikes we use for deliveries, […]