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Apr 28, Do you Saffron Rouge?
Mon, 04/28/2008 - 18:21
A great one stop shop for all of your safe organic beauty needs is Saffron Rouge. Kirstin Binder and her husband, Jeff, are the team behind this online shop with a huge variety of organic/biodynamic brands, all free from synthetic ingredients.Join Kirstin's Inner Circle for a reasonable $35 per year to receive monthly samples, discounts and information to keep you up to date on the latest goings on at Saffron Rouge.
Human warming hobbles ancient climate cycle
Mon, 04/28/2008 - 07:21WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Before humans began burning fossil fuels, there was an eons-long balance between carbon dioxide emissions and Earth's ability to absorb them, but now the planet can't keep up, scientists said on Sunday.
The finding, reported in the journal Nature Geoscience, relies on ancient Antarctic ice bubbles that contain air samples going back 610,000 years.
Google ends eco-search engine support
Mon, 04/28/2008 - 07:21Sydney-based Ecocho founder Tim Macdonald had an idea; build a search engine based on Google and Yahoo technology and use the ad revenue to plant two trees for every 1,000 searches, offsetting tons of carbon dioxide.
Rising Sun for Electric Cars
Mon, 04/28/2008 - 07:21Is my sustainability work consonant with the gravity of the climate crisis and the urgency of the ecological challenges we face?
At Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), as a complement to our work on renewable energy hedges, we are working to transform energy use on campus. One project underway is a system of grid-tied electric vehicles (Vehicle to Grid or V2G) combined with a solar photovoltaic charging system and smart computer control.
How Does Aspartame Damage Your Brain?
Mon, 04/28/2008 - 07:21Consuming a lot of aspartame may inhibit the ability of enzymes in your brain to function normally, according to a new review by scientists from the University of Pretoria and the University of Limpopo.
The review found that high doses of the sweetener may lead to neurodegeneration. It has also previously been found that aspartame consumption can cause neurological and behavioral disturbances in sensitive individuals.
Insects Use Plants Like A Telephone
Mon, 04/28/2008 - 07:21Dutch ecologist Roxina Soler and her colleagues have discovered that subterranean and aboveground herbivorous insects can communicate with each other by using plants as telephones. Subterranean insects issue chemical warning signals via the leaves of the plant. This way, aboveground insects are alerted that the plant is already ”˜occupied’.