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Archive for December 14th, 2008

MRSA targets may boost other bugs

Government targets to cut MRSA rates may have led to increases in other healthcare-associated infections, a UK expert has warned.

Posted on December 14th, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

Treatment ‘could cut heart scars’

US research may pave the way for a drug to cut the permanent damage caused by a heart attack.

Posted on December 14th, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

Big Things from Small Kitchens

We do a regular series on TreeHugger about almost useless kitchen appliances that just take up space, or are what the Unclutterer calls “unitaskers”- devices that do only one thing that you need rarely.
The other side of the story is that many people, including most people in big cities or small apartments, have really […]

Posted on December 14th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

New Paper Shredder Actually Recycles Paper at the Office

Image: Business Media
A vision for the future: no more sorting, paper separating, curbside collection. Just feed your business papers into the shredder, turn the Meiko SEED system on and overnight the used paper is recycled into a clean, fresh pile of 1500 new sheets of paper. The Meiko SEED paper recycling system was introduced recently […]

Posted on December 14th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Stockholm Leaps Into the Electric Infrastructure Fray

Fortum is considering designs for charging posts - here’s one possibility.
There is a not-so-openly acknowledged race for a select group of cities. It’s a case of electric infrastructure one-upmanship.
Finnish utility Fortum is promising to install 100 electric charging stations in the city of Stockholm in the coming year. Even though that probably won’t put Stockholm […]

Posted on December 14th, 2008 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: 7

New Web Site Encourages Cycling Through Competition and Collaboration

Image source: GreenLightRide.com
The Internet is a Great Tool for Promoting Sustainability
We’ve covered lots of ways in which the internet can be used for promoting all things green. For instance, there’s the green search engine, green web hosting, 6 planet-saving Facebook applications and

Posted on December 14th, 2008 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

Cheetahs on the Brink of Extinction, UN Report Finds

Image from Martin Pettitt
Cheetahs are fast, but can they outrun extinction? According to a new report released by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the speedy feline, which can reach speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour, or 75 mph (making it the world’s fastest land animal), is at risk of becoming the latest […]

Posted on December 14th, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

Chinese City To Chop Off Tops of Buildings For Heritage Status

Hangzhou officials demolished a building at Zhejiang University last year
Downsizing
Unesco World Heritage status, that coveted prize of global cultural tourism, has become a popular pursuit for Chinese officials. So too, of course, is the compulsion to build tall buildings, in an attempt to one-up other municipalities in China and around the world. But in Hangzhou, […]

Posted on December 14th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None