Iced coffees ‘a meal in a drink’
Some iced coffees being sold on the High Street contain as many calories as a hot dinner, a cancer charity warns.
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Archive for July 26th, 2009
Bottle-feeding support ‘lacking’
Mothers who bottle-feed may not be getting enough practical information from midwives, research suggests.
Poorest at risk of worst diabetes
The poorest people in the UK are more than twice as likely to have diabetes and develop complications, a report says.
Handy Run-Down of Wireless Charging Technology (Video)
Image via BBC News
Imagine no wires, no plugs, no batteries in gadgets and small appliances, and they charge up cheaper than current costs. Wireless charging technology is a big interest for greenies because it cuts out a lot of the physical components of devices, including those using precious metals or toxic materials. Eric Giler, chief […]
Sens. Boxer and Kerry Answer Palin on Energy and Climate
Photo via Atlanta Journal Constitution
Two weeks ago, Sarah Palin took her thoughts on energy to the American people via the editorial page of the Washington Post. In her guest editorial, “The ‘Cap And Tax’ Dead End,” Palin assured us that our energy problems would disappear if we only “tap the resources that God created right […]
EATR: The Vegetarian Robot that Kills
Photo by RTI
The Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (aka EATR) by Robotic Technology Inc. is a proposed military robot that can do all sorts of things according to the company’s brochure. It can perform long-range reconnaissance, surveillance, and “target acquisition”; all of this it can do with minimal or no fueling. The one thing it […]
Native American Community Adopts LED Street Lighting
Image credit: Philips Lumec LED and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of western North Carolina
Eastern Cherokee Band Chooses LED Street Lighting
LED streetlights are gaining momentum - from Dusseldorf’s replacement of gas lamps for LEDs, to Anchorage’s LED street light plan that, it is said, will save t…
Beat Gasoline: Kicking Fossil Fuels through Sports (video)
Image credit: Beat Gasoline
From skateboarding to a ‘magic wheel’ to ‘urban mushing’, TreeHugger has covered its fair share of sometimes unusual sports and recreation activities that could be considered alternatives to car use. A new online contest aims to highlight how youth are using sport…
The Facts About Styrene, Cancer and Bike Helmets
Image: Flickr, Roland
In spite of budget problems, and on the heels of listing marijuana smoke as a carcinogen, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment now girds for battle with the styrene industry. California has proposed to list styrene monomer as a carcinogen under the law known as “Prop 65″. The industry has filed […]
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