Monthly Archives: October 2009

Skate and Curate

Alex Olson, the young ripper who has made a name for himself with style-heavy skating that balances timelessness and progression, has taken the first step towards a foray into fine art. In late August, Olson co-curated a gallery show at … Continue reading

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Boy injured after 'bus surfing'

A Fife teenager has received facial injuries after falling from a bus he was holding onto while practising the craze of “bus surfing”. Police said the 13-year-old lost his grip while on the back of a Stagecoach bus in Toll … Continue reading

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Oil from Garbage

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Like the alchemists who once tried to turn lead into gold, a green entrepreneur says he has found a cost-effective method for turning plastic trash into oil. The Envion plant turns plastic garbage into oil by isolating … Continue reading

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Green Eating Guide

The food choices that we make every day have a profound effect on the environment. From farm to fork, growing our food, processing it and transporting it all use tremendous amounts of energy, water and chemicals. By making just a … Continue reading

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Don't Toss Your Tubes

Turn your retired bike tubes into usable straps Sometimes simple ideas are the best, and IT Clips has a good one. Millions of bicycle inner tubes end up in the landfill each year. In an effort to give them a … Continue reading

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Fish Kills Linked to Water Pollutants

Since 2002 thousands of fish in the United States have died and continue to die in many rivers, most in the rivers of the southern east coast.  Researchers have found what they call “the feminization of fish” or the presence … Continue reading

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Dam Down

The Rogue River flows again Continue reading

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Scientists chastise government for drawing out BPA study

The government is wasting millions of dollars by examining the effects of a common household chemical that has already been the subject of more than 900 studies, say 33 scientific experts on bisphenol A. The scientists, most from universities, have … Continue reading

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Should BPA be banned from children's cups?

Chemicals found in everyday products are getting closer public scrutiny as more studies raise concerns about potential health risks. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is one such chemical used since the 1950s to make hard plastics, such as baby bottles, and … Continue reading

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Plastic Water Bottles May Pose Health Hazard

With all of the bad press swirling around certain types of plastic lately, regular old plastic water bottles have maintained a reputation as safe, at least as far as human health is concerned. New evidence, however, suggests that plastic water … Continue reading

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