From the folks over at TreeHugger:

The email system of one of the world’s leading climate researchers was just reported to be infiltrated by hackers. Protected information and email messages sent from climate scientists at the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU) began turning up on public websites today. Why the CRU was targeted is still unclear–though there’s speculation that with the global climate meeting in Copenhagen nearing, opponents of climate action may be going so…

From our friends at TreeHugger:

We aren’t sure if this is in the wild, or someone’s pet crab to whom the owner gave an offering of a broken bottle as shelter. Either way, it’s kinda cute and kinda frightening. It doesn’t take much of a leap of though to figure this might be increasingly what our ocean critters look like—from crabs using broken bottles to octopi and eels using various discarded baskets and jugs for homes.

Read…

Our friends over at TreeHugger have a roundup of some recent examples of organized crime syndicates get their fingers on some of the new money being created by sustainable industries:

There have been an increasing number of stories coming to light detailing how organized crime syndicates around the world have been getting their dirty little fingers into the green world. The latest: 1) Italian police have arrested two businessmen on fraud charges, linking them with Mafia in wind…

In their ongoing series devoted to moving cargo around by bike, TreeHugger focuses today’s entry to the workhorse of the genre: extended frame bikes. Here’s a glimpse:

In our endeavours to take a snapshot of the world of Bicycle Cargo we have to date looked at the Racks And Bags used for bicycle cargo as well as the Bike Trailer. Now in Chapter Three, we take a gander at over 20 Extended Frame Bikes, as used for the…

As if motorcycles weren’t impressive enough already, now they’re starting to shed the terribly un-hip (by modern standards) internal combustion engines that have traditionally powered them in favor of something more environmentally friendly. In their place you will find sleek, noiseless electric motors that offer the same or better performance than their gasoline-powered counterparts.

The newest entry in the field is the Mavizen TTX02, a race bike which will be available next year. As we reported…

I felt a little bad fanning the flames of the internet media slanderstorm surrounding the environmental contrarianism in SuperFreakonomics before the book had even been published, and before I’d even read it. I’ve still not read it, but I feel a little less bad now that Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker environmental writer and GOOD Portrait subject, has torn the book apart. You should read the full review (which also includes an account of Al Gore’s new book on…

The tuna fishery in the Mediterranean should be shut down until the fish have reached sustainable levels.

Original article: Editorial – Last Act for the Bluefin – NYTimes.com

You are looking at a picture of Earthrace, a new high-tech stealth vessel that will join the Sea Sheperd Conservation Society’s fleet of anti-whaling ships. We’ve covered the Sea Shepherd previously, including the news that they’ve had some measurable success in their fight to stop (mostly Japanese) whaling efforts. This new boat, which can approach whaling ships virtually undetected and proceed with its mission of “disruption” should aid in those efforts. See more photos over at Life.

(Thanks,…

There’s a fascinating social experiment underway on the streets of New York, wherein the modern furniture company BluDot is depositing a series (25, to be exact) of their signature Real Good Chairs around the city, free for the taking. The chairs are equipped with GPS tracking devices so their journeys can be monitored publicly in the spirit of “curb mining,” the act of finding furniture on street corners and taking it into our lives. Learn where new…

From the folks over at TreeHugger:

The email system of one of the world’s leading climate researchers was just reported to be infiltrated by hackers. Protected information and email messages sent from climate scientists at the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU) began turning up on public websites today. Why the CRU was targeted is still unclear–though there’s speculation that with the global climate meeting in Copenhagen nearing, opponents of climate action may be going so…

From our friends at TreeHugger:

We aren’t sure if this is in the wild, or someone’s pet crab to whom the owner gave an offering of a broken bottle as shelter. Either way, it’s kinda cute and kinda frightening. It doesn’t take much of a leap of though to figure this might be increasingly what our ocean critters look like—from crabs using broken bottles to octopi and eels using various discarded baskets and jugs for homes.

Read…

Our friends over at TreeHugger have a roundup of some recent examples of organized crime syndicates get their fingers on some of the new money being created by sustainable industries:

There have been an increasing number of stories coming to light detailing how organized crime syndicates around the world have been getting their dirty little fingers into the green world. The latest: 1) Italian police have arrested two businessmen on fraud charges, linking them with Mafia in wind…

In their ongoing series devoted to moving cargo around by bike, TreeHugger focuses today’s entry to the workhorse of the genre: extended frame bikes. Here’s a glimpse:

In our endeavours to take a snapshot of the world of Bicycle Cargo we have to date looked at the Racks And Bags used for bicycle cargo as well as the Bike Trailer. Now in Chapter Three, we take a gander at over 20 Extended Frame Bikes, as used for the…

As if motorcycles weren’t impressive enough already, now they’re starting to shed the terribly un-hip (by modern standards) internal combustion engines that have traditionally powered them in favor of something more environmentally friendly. In their place you will find sleek, noiseless electric motors that offer the same or better performance than their gasoline-powered counterparts.

The newest entry in the field is the Mavizen TTX02, a race bike which will be available next year. As we reported…

I felt a little bad fanning the flames of the internet media slanderstorm surrounding the environmental contrarianism in SuperFreakonomics before the book had even been published, and before I’d even read it. I’ve still not read it, but I feel a little less bad now that Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker environmental writer and GOOD Portrait subject, has torn the book apart. You should read the full review (which also includes an account of Al Gore’s new book on…

The tuna fishery in the Mediterranean should be shut down until the fish have reached sustainable levels.

Original article: Editorial – Last Act for the Bluefin – NYTimes.com

You are looking at a picture of Earthrace, a new high-tech stealth vessel that will join the Sea Sheperd Conservation Society’s fleet of anti-whaling ships. We’ve covered the Sea Shepherd previously, including the news that they’ve had some measurable success in their fight to stop (mostly Japanese) whaling efforts. This new boat, which can approach whaling ships virtually undetected and proceed with its mission of “disruption” should aid in those efforts. See more photos over at Life.

(Thanks,…

There’s a fascinating social experiment underway on the streets of New York, wherein the modern furniture company BluDot is depositing a series (25, to be exact) of their signature Real Good Chairs around the city, free for the taking. The chairs are equipped with GPS tracking devices so their journeys can be monitored publicly in the spirit of “curb mining,” the act of finding furniture on street corners and taking it into our lives. Learn where new…

http://www.vimeo.com/7294314Meet Shanna Pacifico, the chef de cuisine & butcher at Back Forty restaurant in New York City. She helped devise a sustainable meat program that brings in whole animals to make up their menu, where everything gets used and nothing goes to waste.

Hang out inside the basement kitchen while Shanna breaks down their steer for steaks and burger meat and hear what she has to say about her love of butchering and the benefits…