There are a couple of reasons this disturbs me: First of all, I don’t want to be anywhere near a sentence that pairs “eats” and “trash” and doesn’t involve the phrase “trash compactor.” Second, what are we really deciding is unimportant when we just toss our plastic bottles and stuff, instead of recycling them? Read…
Tag: environment
Environment
If Captain Planet Drank Margaritas, He’d Drink Here
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Environment
He's Called Rain Man Because Of His Brilliant Idea. It Could Help A Whole Lot Of People.
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This is the best reason to stockpile something I’ve heard in a long while. Droughts are a big problem — what if the solution is fairly simple? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gys8n75yfNY?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=810&h=456] Read more: http://upworthy.com/hes-called-rain-man-because-of-his-brilliant-idea-it-could-help-a-whole-lot-of-people-lw2-3c
Environment
Enh, Who Needs Their Kids To Breathe Anyway?
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The coal industry thinks that we’ll believe anything they say. This Coen brothers clip will prove them wrong. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-_U1Z0vezw?wmode=transparent&showinfo=0&controls=1&enablejsapi=1&rel=0&version=3&color=white&w=810&h=456] Read more: http://upworthy.com/enh-who-needs-their-kids-to-breathe-anyway-4
Environment, Politics
This Woman's Eyes Burn When She Drinks Water. Which Would Be Weird If Not For…
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In New York, Gov. Cuomo is considering allowing fracking. If I were him, I’d take a rain check. Just ask these people who are suffering from unintended consequences of fracking. The water at :17 is from what is theoretically a potable well. And the guy at :43, who breaks my heart, isn’t an actor (and…
Environment, U.N. Climate Summit
Listen To This Guy's Important Interview. Because Survival And Stuff.
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News cycles are depressing, but this dude, Bill McKibben, is not. He’s got a really good point on what we little people can do to help with a really big problem. In fact, at 2:10, listen to him talk about how we should be more like bees. Yes. Bees. //www.thetakeaway.org/widgets/ondemand_player/#file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetakeaway.org%2Faudio%2Fxspf%2F318559%2F;containerClass=takeaway Read more: http://upworthy.com/listen-to-this-guys-important-interview-because-survival-and-stuff
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5 things I learned as a foster dog parent and the 1 reason why I keep doing it
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As a foster parent with Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue, I take dogs into my home and care for them until they find their forever homes. These dogs come from high-kill shelters in the southern U.S., and so far, I have fostered two dogs, both of whom found fantastic forever homes. Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue likes…
Environment, Politics
A Country Just Said That It Might Let The Least-Qualified Company Ruin Its Most Beautiful Wonder
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I know you don’t like talking about nature stuff, but all I need is three minutes. This video is the clearest explanation of what will happen to the Great Barrier Reef if people don’t learn about it. There’s this company called Adani that has pretty bad business practices. At 1:00, the video explains exactly how…
Environment, Health, Parenting, Unilever Project Sunlight
What Does The Future Look Like? I'd Be Pretty Darn Excited If We Can Make It Look Like This.
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The world is a tough place. Kids go hungry, families struggle to get by without clean water, climate change is scary … the list goes on and on. It’s enough to make you want to dream of something better. Unilever launched Project Sunlight to help with some of those things. The project includes some cool…
Environment, Science & Technology
Military Drones Are Lame. Marine Drones Are HOT.
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Economy, Entertainment & Culture, Environment
A Murphy Bed Is A Thing You Don't Know You Need … Here's An Apartment With 3 Of Them
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ZazzMe
What happens to solar power when it isn’t sunny? A simple question with an amazing answer.
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“How does solar energy work when there’s no sun?” has been a question for pretty much about as long as solar energy has been a thing. Of course people wouldn’t want solar panels on their houses if installing them meant that, come sunset, the movie they were watching suddenly shut off, forcing them to read…
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Top Scientist Bizarrely Claims Women Dont Understand” Fracking
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A leading scientisthas come out to say that women often do not understand fracking because they make decisions based on gut feelingand emotions, rather than fact. In an interview with The Times newspaper, Averil Macdonald said Not only do [women] show more of a concern about fracking, they also know that they don’t know and…
Environment
These Filmmakers Went Somewhere They Were NOT Welcome, And What They Captured Others Should Let Go
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It’s fast-paced, action-packed, and visually stunning. It’s better than “The Avengers”! (Or so I say.) In any case, this is not your average save-the-whales video. [vimeo 95903058 w=500 h=281] P.S. If you think nothing can ever be better than “The Avengers” (and that is a great movie, BTW), you can still feel OK about thinking…
Environment
BP Tries To Cover Up Its Oil Spill And Accidentally Poisons The Gulf Of Mexico AGAIN
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In a plot so devious and underhanded I’m surprised James Bond hasn’t appeared yet, BP uses a toxic chemical called (ironically) Corexit to make the oil less visible to planes and boats. By using Corexit, BP is able to pretend that it’s cleaning up the oil in record time when it’s actually spreading it throughout the…
ZazzMe
5 cats that are so over patriarchy
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Cats. We love them, but do they love us? We may never know. But there’s one thing we know … cats hate patriarchy. If you’ve ever tried to make a cat live up to your expectations of cat behavior, you probably already know this. They despise ALL systems of unequal power and expectations. Cats are…
All 7 Billion, Economy, Environment, Health, International
Clean Hands Can Help Prevent Disease, But Get A Load Of This Crap
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India has the second-largest population in the world, but only half of them have access to a toilet. Oy. That means at least 620 million — almost double the population of the United States — must do their business outside in the open. Are you like, “That’s really disgusting and must smell terrible”? Because I’m…
Environment, Science & Technology
Here There Be Monsters (Updated For The 21st Century)
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Everyone loves whales, right? The people who take big commercial ships across the ocean do not want to kill whales. And yet they do, by the hundreds. It’s just hard to see the whales until they’re getting sliced up by the massive propellers. A new app combines GPS, crowdsourcing, and traffic control to guide ship…
Environment
Love Your Neighbor, Even If She's A Shark
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I first heard about endangered sharks years ago but had no idea how bad things have gotten. Stop-you-in-your-tracks statistics (and cool animations) start at 2:00 and put the issue in perspective. Artists are doing great work to reverse major biases that many of us hold against a really important member of the coral reef community.…