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Kim Kardashian Pimps Herself Out For Fast Food – We Roll Our Eyes

Kim Kardashian is the latest celebrity to sign a deal with the devil (aka Carl’s Jr.) and pimp herself out for fast food. Gross me out, why don’t you? In the ad, Kim eats a Cranberry Apple Walnut Chicken Salad in a low-cut robe and confesses: “I am such a neat freak. Everything has to be [...]

Artist Shepard Fairey Creates Sea Shepherd Print

Artist Shepard Fairey, who rose to fame with his Barack Obama “HOPE” posters, has created a new poster to support the Sea Shepherd and honoring Captain Paul Watson. “I am opposed to injustice in any form and I am an environmental advocate,” said Fairey. “The delicate balance of eco-systems needs to be maintained to protect all [...]

Duke Energy's Indiana Coal-Fired Generation Plant Settles For 93 Million Dollar, EPA Air Penalty.

Duke Power, R Gallagher Plant in Indiana, viewed across Ohio River. Image credit:WebEcoist Long story short: in the1990's Duke Energy's Gallagher Coal-Fired Plant ducked 'prevention of significant deterioration' regs, either by increasing the generation capacity or otherwise changing operations in a manner not consistent with then-existing air emissions permit conditions for sulfur dioxide emissions. Permit modifications should have been first applied for/. (This sort of activity remains a common issue with US utilities.) Per EPA release: "As a result ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Wind Turbine Becomes Colossal LED Christmas Decoration

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After a year of engineering, modeling, and trials, the world's largest Christmas star now hovers above the A9 Autobahn near Munich's northern gateway. Affixed to the three blades of the massive wind turbine--70-meters tip to tip--are 9,000 light-emitting diodes (LEDs), all of which use less power than a hairdryer. The surreal pinwheel is a collaboration between Siemens, a world leader is wind power, and multi-media artist Michael Pendry. We've seen LEDs used in ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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