Designer unveils wooden light bulb
Marrying traditional Japanese craft techniques and energy-efficient lighting technology, designer Ryosuke Fukusada creates an LED bulb wrapped in a thin wooden shell that, yep, glows.
Plant the Plate infographic argues for increased fruit and vegetable production
America doesn’t grow enough fruits and vegetables to satisfy USDA recommendations for all citizens.
Trouble in paradise. The Maldives islands are among the most beautiful places on earth. The islands are considered by some to be ground zero for the impacts of sea level rise, and the country’s president has been a strong advocate for climate adaptation measures.
However, the islands have a dirty secret - it’s been dumping its trash and toxic chemicals into the ocean. The BBC cracks the case wide open in this sickening video report, “Apocalyptic island of waste in the Maldives.”
Once Upon a Time in Kenya
(by Ben Heine)
Ban on plastic bags at L.A. markets is approved - LATimes.com
Los Angeles became the largest city in the nation Wednesday to approve a ban on plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines, handing a major victory to clean-water advocates who sought to reduce the amount of trash clogging landfills, the region’s waterways and the ocean.
Egged on by actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus and an array of environmental groups, the City Council voted 13 to 1 to phase out plastic bags over the next 12 months at an estimated 7,500 stores. Councilman Bernard Parks cast the lone no vote.
“Let’s get the message to Sacramento that it’s time to go statewide,” said Councilman Ed Reyes, who has focused on efforts to revitalize the Los Angeles River.
Read the rest: LATimes
Previous bag-ban coverage here.
‘Natural causes’ at fault for Peru dolphin deaths, officials say
The nearly 900 dolphins that washed up since the start of the year died of natural causes, officials said, but environmentalists remain unconvinced.
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it may be a hassle to take apart bulbs for this, but i still want to try
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Photographer Tatyana Averina :)
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