Prestigestl Window Washing Blog http://prestigestl.com/blog The Clean Home Effect Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:55:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en “Clean Coal” Positioned To Be The High End Energy Product No One Can Afford http://prestigestl.com/blog/15839/clean-coal-positioned-to-be-the-high-end-energy-product-no-one-can-afford/ http://prestigestl.com/blog/15839/clean-coal-positioned-to-be-the-high-end-energy-product-no-one-can-afford/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:55:26 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/clean-coal-positioned-be-high-end-energy-product-no-one-can-afford.php?campaign=th_rss Taylorville Illinois Energy Center, a proposed "clean coal" power plant. Image credit:Illinois Times Southern Illinois has vast, easily accessible coal reserves. That coal may be sulfurous and wet and salty; but ,Southern Illinois also has good geologic features for CO2 sequestration, plus Presidential root tendrils are there. These aspects explain, in a last-year kind of way, why Obama's Energy Department supports this $3.5 billion fantasy. (Several major conceptual design changes have been made since the Bush Ad...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> Taylorville Illinois Energy Center, a proposed "clean coal" power plant. Image credit:Illinois Times Southern Illinois has vast, easily accessible coal reserves. That coal may be sulfurous and wet and salty; but ,Southern Illinois also has good geologic features for CO2 sequestration, plus Presidential root tendrils are there. These aspects explain, in a last-year kind of way, why Obama's Energy Department supports this $3.5 billion fantasy. (Several major conceptual design changes have been made since the Bush Ad...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://prestigestl.com/blog/15839/clean-coal-positioned-to-be-the-high-end-energy-product-no-one-can-afford/feed/ Paul McCartney Takes on NASA, Ewan McGregor Needs Your Help, and More http://prestigestl.com/blog/15840/paul-mccartney-takes-on-nasa-ewan-mcgregor-needs-your-help-and-more/ http://prestigestl.com/blog/15840/paul-mccartney-takes-on-nasa-ewan-mcgregor-needs-your-help-and-more/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:42:42 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/paul-mccartney-takes-on-nasa.php?campaign=th_rss Photo via OneThirtyBPM.com Musician Paul McCartney isn't shy about taking a stand for animal rights -- the vegetarian superstar has talked about his journey to a meat-free diet and supported Meatless Mondays -- and now he's speaking up for another group: the monkeys that NASA uses to predict how space travel will affect humans. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> Photo via OneThirtyBPM.com Musician Paul McCartney isn't shy about taking a stand for animal rights -- the vegetarian superstar has talked about his journey to a meat-free diet and supported Meatless Mondays -- and now he's speaking up for another group: the monkeys that NASA uses to predict how space travel will affect humans. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://prestigestl.com/blog/15840/paul-mccartney-takes-on-nasa-ewan-mcgregor-needs-your-help-and-more/feed/ Chimps Found Deactivating Snares Set By Human Bushmeat Hunters http://prestigestl.com/blog/15841/chimps-found-deactivating-snares-set-by-human-bushmeat-hunters/ http://prestigestl.com/blog/15841/chimps-found-deactivating-snares-set-by-human-bushmeat-hunters/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:05:00 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/chimps-deactivating-snares-set-bushmeat-hunters.php?campaign=th_rss photo: Graham Racher via flickr Go chimps, go! An interesting new paper in the journal Primates documents how a group of chimpanzees in Bossou, Guinea have been successfully deactivating snares set by human bushmeat hunters. Though not always successful, the scienti...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> photo: Graham Racher via flickr Go chimps, go! An interesting new paper in the journal Primates documents how a group of chimpanzees in Bossou, Guinea have been successfully deactivating snares set by human bushmeat hunters. Though not always successful, the scienti...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://prestigestl.com/blog/15841/chimps-found-deactivating-snares-set-by-human-bushmeat-hunters/feed/ Best of Inhabitots: 7 Toxic Dangers for Kids http://prestigestl.com/blog/15842/best-of-inhabitots-7-toxic-dangers-for-kids/ http://prestigestl.com/blog/15842/best-of-inhabitots-7-toxic-dangers-for-kids/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:57:51 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/toxic-dangers.php?campaign=th_rss Photo credit: on_ovington + Baby formula could contain unsettling amounts of aluminum&emdash;more than 40 times the amount found in breast milk, according to one recent study. + Another scary side-effect of tainted baby formula: Breasts in female infants. + 85 percent of so-called kid-friendly drinks and snacks could contain <a href...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> Photo credit: on_ovington + Baby formula could contain unsettling amounts of aluminum&emdash;more than 40 times the amount found in breast milk, according to one recent study. + Another scary side-effect of tainted baby formula: Breasts in female infants. + 85 percent of so-called kid-friendly drinks and snacks could contain Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://prestigestl.com/blog/15842/best-of-inhabitots-7-toxic-dangers-for-kids/feed/ Marine Stewardship Council’s Marine Stewardship Questionable, Scientists Say http://prestigestl.com/blog/15843/marine-stewardship-councils-marine-stewardship-questionable-scientists-say/ http://prestigestl.com/blog/15843/marine-stewardship-councils-marine-stewardship-questionable-scientists-say/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:20:00 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/marine-stewardship-council-marine-stewardship-questionable-scientists-say.php?campaign=th_rss photo: Mr. T in DC via flickr A bit of a sustainable seafood smackdown is ongoing: In a new opinion piece in the journal Nature scientists from the University of British Columbia, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and other institutions have called out the Marine Stewardship Council for not doing a good job at marine stewardship. As is to be expected, MSC strongly disagrees. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> photo: Mr. T in DC via flickr A bit of a sustainable seafood smackdown is ongoing: In a new opinion piece in the journal Nature scientists from the University of British Columbia, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and other institutions have called out the Marine Stewardship Council for not doing a good job at marine stewardship. As is to be expected, MSC strongly disagrees. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://prestigestl.com/blog/15843/marine-stewardship-councils-marine-stewardship-questionable-scientists-say/feed/ Banksy Turns Kiddie Ride Into Anti-BP Statement http://prestigestl.com/blog/15844/banksy-turns-kiddie-ride-into-anti-bp-statement/ http://prestigestl.com/blog/15844/banksy-turns-kiddie-ride-into-anti-bp-statement/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:10:16 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/banksy-bp-oil-spill-kiddie-ride-dolphin.php?campaign=th_rss Photo: Banksy.co.uk Poor Dolphin World-famous guerilla artist Banksy has made many environmental statements in the past, but we think this one is particularly clever, especially with the events of the past few months. Check out the video after the jump to see the coin-operated kiddie ride in action....Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> Photo: Banksy.co.uk Poor Dolphin World-famous guerilla artist Banksy has made many environmental statements in the past, but we think this one is particularly clever, especially with the events of the past few months. Check out the video after the jump to see the coin-operated kiddie ride in action....Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://prestigestl.com/blog/15844/banksy-turns-kiddie-ride-into-anti-bp-statement/feed/ The Strangest Sustainability Analogy Ever? Stop Watching Spongebob (Video) http://prestigestl.com/blog/15845/the-strangest-sustainability-analogy-ever-stop-watching-spongebob-video/ http://prestigestl.com/blog/15845/the-strangest-sustainability-analogy-ever-stop-watching-spongebob-video/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:22:19 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/strangest-sustainability-analogy-ever.php?campaign=th_rss Image credit: CosmicRevolutionKS When I interviewed my friend Tim Toben of Greenbridge and Pickards Mountain Ecoinstitute, he suggested it was important that we all "tell the story about the transformation from a world powered by fossil fuels to a world powered by renewable energy -- in poetry, music, art, dance." That's easier said than done. But one young man has been doing just that—and the result is rather strange, but oddly compelling. Apparently we...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> Image credit: CosmicRevolutionKS When I interviewed my friend Tim Toben of Greenbridge and Pickards Mountain Ecoinstitute, he suggested it was important that we all "tell the story about the transformation from a world powered by fossil fuels to a world powered by renewable energy -- in poetry, music, art, dance." That's easier said than done. But one young man has been doing just that—and the result is rather strange, but oddly compelling. Apparently we...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://prestigestl.com/blog/15845/the-strangest-sustainability-analogy-ever-stop-watching-spongebob-video/feed/ 50,000 Minks Loose In Greece After Fur Farm Raid (UPDATED) http://prestigestl.com/blog/15846/50000-minks-loose-in-greece-after-fur-farm-raid-updated/ http://prestigestl.com/blog/15846/50000-minks-loose-in-greece-after-fur-farm-raid-updated/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:56:00 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/50000-minks-loose-in-greece-after-fur-farm-raid.php?campaign=th_rss Photo via qmnonic Nothing like a flood of minks loose in a country's already fragile ecosystem to put environmentalists in a tough spot. Two fur farms in northern Greece were raided, the results of which saw 50,000 minks running for the hills. Fortunately for everyone (except the minks) the problem could solve itself in a short time. UPDATE: An animal rights group has claimed responsibility for the raids and a photo of the unfortunate outcome of the action, after the jump. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> Photo via qmnonic Nothing like a flood of minks loose in a country's already fragile ecosystem to put environmentalists in a tough spot. Two fur farms in northern Greece were raided, the results of which saw 50,000 minks running for the hills. Fortunately for everyone (except the minks) the problem could solve itself in a short time. UPDATE: An animal rights group has claimed responsibility for the raids and a photo of the unfortunate outcome of the action, after the jump. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://prestigestl.com/blog/15846/50000-minks-loose-in-greece-after-fur-farm-raid-updated/feed/ The Week in Animal Photos: Tiger Cubs in Luggage and More (Slideshow) http://prestigestl.com/blog/15847/the-week-in-animal-photos-tiger-cubs-in-luggage-and-more-slideshow/ http://prestigestl.com/blog/15847/the-week-in-animal-photos-tiger-cubs-in-luggage-and-more-slideshow/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:51:06 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/the-week-in-animal-photos-tiger-cubs-in-luggage-and-more-slideshow.php?campaign=th_rss Photo via National Geographic We've got a new regular slideshow here on TreeHugger: The Week in Animal Photos. Catch a glimpse of what the animal kingdom has been up to this week, from a tiger cub disguised as a stuffed tiger rescued from an international smuggling deal to a newly discovered pea-sized frog perched on a pencil tip. <img alt="The Week in Ani...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> Photo via National Geographic We've got a new regular slideshow here on TreeHugger: The Week in Animal Photos. Catch a glimpse of what the animal kingdom has been up to this week, from a tiger cub disguised as a stuffed tiger rescued from an international smuggling deal to a newly discovered pea-sized frog perched on a pencil tip. The Week in Ani...<a href=Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> http://prestigestl.com/blog/15847/the-week-in-animal-photos-tiger-cubs-in-luggage-and-more-slideshow/feed/ Ecomobile: A Green Mobile Home In A Spiritual Trailer Park http://prestigestl.com/blog/15848/ecomobile-a-green-mobile-home-in-a-spiritual-trailer-park/ http://prestigestl.com/blog/15848/ecomobile-a-green-mobile-home-in-a-spiritual-trailer-park/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:45:20 +0000 TreeHugger http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/ecomobile-a-green-mobile-home.php?campaign=th_rss Images unless noted: Findhorn Foundation While following the development of small green prefabs, It has become increasingly clear that you cannot separate the home from the context, and that what we really need is a sort of green trailer park, where people can own their unit but share common resources. It turns out that it exists, and has since 1962; Dr. Graham Meltzer just built his own home, the ecomobile, in the Park at Findhorn, a "growing eco-village and spiritual community." in North Scotland...Read the full story on TreeHugger
]]> Images unless noted: Findhorn Foundation While following the development of small green prefabs, It has become increasingly clear that you cannot separate the home from the context, and that what we really need is a sort of green trailer park, where people can own their unit but share common resources. It turns out that it exists, and has since 1962; Dr. Graham Meltzer just built his own home, the ecomobile, in the Park at Findhorn, a "growing eco-village and spiritual community." in North Scotland...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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