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A US study offers new evidence of a link between hormone replacement therapy and a raised risk of breast cancer.

Posted on February 4th, 2009 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

A gene variation linked to hearing damage from a commonly used antibiotic is carried by one in 500 children, a study suggests.

Posted on February 4th, 2009 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

System 3 house at Home Delivery
Just as the industry goes into the tank, there has been a veritable outpouring of words about modern prefab. Recently we read Architectural Record on Green Prefab; now we have Sarah Williams Goldhagen with a long article in the New Republic. The last paragraph nails the problems and the opportunities:
For […]

Posted on February 4th, 2009 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Online Phone Recycling Service Offers Rewards and Raises Funds
Upgraded your cell phone recently? It sometimes seems like half the world is sporting a newer, shinier and more complicated phone every week. While holding on to our purchases for as long as possible is an important part of sustainability, the chances are that we are going […]

Posted on February 4th, 2009 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

The Episcopal Sisters of the Community of the Holy Spirit are looking forward to living in a new convent which will be green and environmental; they see it as a natural outgrowth of their spiritual life. “It’s a question of stewardship,” said a Sister, “Of responsibility.”
And this building which will […]

Posted on February 4th, 2009 under Design and Architecture. Comments: 1

Well, It’s True But…
The town of Huddersfield, in West Yorkshire, about 200 miles North of London, now has what is probably the world’s first garbage truck that is powered entirely by garbage. That makes for a good headline, though in reality, this isn’t exactly Mr. Fusion on a DeLorean yet……

Posted on February 4th, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

Mission One Electric Motorcycle
Today at the TED conference, the nascent Mission Motors is debuting its Mission One electric motorcycle. It was designed by world-renowned designers Yves Béhar and fuseproject, and Mission Motors claim that it is the “world’s fastest production all-electric motorcycle.” Will it do for electric motorcycles what the Tesla Roadster did for electric […]

Posted on February 4th, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

A More Fuel-Efficient Truck Fleet
Logistics doesn’t get bigger than Wal-Mart (except maybe the U.S. Military), and so anything they can do to reduce even by a few % is going to have a pretty big impact when measured in barrels of oil or tons of CO2. They have already surpassed one of their goal, which […]

Posted on February 4th, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

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Selling cars, fueling cars, building garages for cars are a major part of the economy. And the factories kept turning them out long after the market for them crashed. Now it appears that not only are all the parking lots on the ground full up, but they are using the ships that used to transport […]

Posted on February 4th, 2009 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: 1