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Earth-Friendly Technology Real-World Solutions for Improving Our Environment Ozone.com Earth Friendly Search: Check out the latest headlines from Yahoo! Environment News [ headlines as of Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 6:19PM ] Apple to reportedly start production for cheaper iPhone in July A new report suggests that Apple is preparing to begin testing its long-rumored low-cost iPhone sometime next month. According to Japanese website Macotakara, the handset will be available in a variety of colors, including Navy, Gold-Orange, White, Gray, Pink, Green, Blue and Yellow-Orange. Only 1,000 units of the low-cost iPhone will reportedly be produced for field tests in June, with consumer production slated to take place between July and September. Earlier reports claimed Apple would offer the device for as little as $99 or $149 from retailers. It has also been suggested that the cheaper iPhone would feature a shell made of polycarbonate plastic to bring the price down. NASA investing in 3-D food printer for astronauts By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - In a scene right out of Star Trek, a Texas company is developing a 3-D food printer for astronauts to create custom meals on the fly. With support from NASA, the firm, Systems and Materials Research Corp of Austin, intends to design, build and test a food printer that can work in space. "This project is to demonstrate we can create and change the nutrition of the food and be able to print it in a low-gravity environment," the company's research director and lead chemist, David Irvin, told Reuters. ... Lazaridis: iPhone, Android users will abandon iMessage and WhatsApp for BBM BlackBerry announced earlier this month that its BlackBerry Messenger service will be coming to Android smartphones and the iPhone in the coming months. The company was initially criticized for once again being late to the game, with services like iMessage, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp having taken over the mobile messaging market. BlackBerry cofounder and former co-CEO Mike Lazaridis is optimistic about BBMâ€™s future, however. The former executive told Bloomberg that he believes iPhone and Android users will be quick to embrace the once popular service. â€œBBM is by far the most compelling wireless experience and wireless social-networking environment,â€Â Lazaridis said. â€œNot only is BlackBerry back in a big way with BB10, [Heins is] also showing he can expand that vision to What Role Does Climate Change Play in Tornadoes? What Role Does Climate Change Play in Tornadoes? Ancient Human Innovations Linked to Climate Shifts The climate of South Africa was once much wetter than it is today, and those lush times may have spurred human populations through especially innovative periods, new research shows. Check out the latest headlines from EarthWire/UK [ headlines as of Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 6:04PM ] MEPs question EU's energy strategy in the Balkans (News) MEPs and local NGOs worry that that the European Commission is bypassing civil society and environmental rules as it devises an energy strategy for the Western Balkan region. More ' MEPs OK law on cutting sulphur content in shipping fuels (News) The European Parliament has approved legislation to slash sulphur levels in shipping fuels, a move environmentalists say will help prevent thousands of deaths linked to maritime pollution. More ' EU biofuels claim challenged by academic study (News) German researchers have unveiled evidence suggesting that EU claims, according to which locally-produced rapeseed biodiesel cut back at least 38% of greenhouse gases (GHG) compared with fossil fuels, are unfounded. More ' China keen to avoid EU's CO2 market problems (News) China is considering price control mechanisms and tightly regulated markets for its emissions trading schemes (ETS) in a bid to avoid the price volatility and scandals that have hit Europe's ETS, as surveys show the country has reached European per-capita emission levels. More ' The EU must come together on the green climate fund (Analysis) Lives and livelihoods in vulnerable countries hang in the balance while rich countries bicker over who will disburse climate cash, argues Wendel Trio of Climate Action Network Europe. More ' Check out the latest headlines from NPR Environment [ headlines as of Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 6:09PM ] Inside A Tart Cherry Revival: 'Somebody Needs To Do This!' The revival is partly based on the humble sour fruit's growing reputation as a superfood. And in Michigan, a scientist is on a quest to introduce a whole new world of hardier, tastier tart cherries by breeding American trees with ancestral varieties from Eastern Europe. Descending Into The Mariana Trench: James Cameron's Odyssey At nearly seven miles below the water's surface, the Mariana Trench is the deepest spot in Earth's oceans. And the site north of Guam is where director and explorer James Cameron fulfilled a longtime goal of reaching the bottom in a manned craft. Obama Group's Climate Push Puts President Under Scrutiny Organizing for Action â€” a group that formed out of President Obama's re-election campaign â€” has focused its ire on Republicans it calls "climate change deniers." But some environmentalists are frustrated with the president himself on issues like the Keystone pipeline. Could African Crops Be Improved With Private Biotech Data? A plant scientist at Mars Inc. has appealed to the world's biggest life sciences companies to help him â€” by sharing what they already know about 100 crops that could provide better nutrition in Africa. But can the kings of agricultural intellectual property get onboard with open source agricultural information for Africa? How Genomics Solved The Mystery Of Ireland's Great Famine Although scientists have known that a funguslike organism caused the potato blight that triggered the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, they didn't know which strain was the culprit. But they do now, thanks to the genes in some 19th century potato samples. Check out the latest headlines from MetaEfficient [ headlines as of Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 6:09PM ] Efficient Products I Like In 2013 Here are some efficient products I like in 2013. I’ve tested all these products and found that they perform well. Generally, I like things that are ultralight and ultradurable. I also look for things that are sustainably made and come with lifetime warranties. For purchase things, I like Amazon and REI, due to their efficient… [Continue Reading] Fan Creates Tempest In Your Room Using Just 133 Watts Lasko is a company that still makes its fans in the USA. I like their all-metal fans because they are very durable, and the parts can be replaced by Lasko. They also come with a two-year warranty. The fan featured here is the Lasko 20″ High Velocity Floor Fan, and it will move a huge… [Continue Reading] The Best Portable Headphones Of 2013 In A Nutshell I’m chosen the V-MODA M-80 as my pick for the Best Portable Headphone Of 2013. This headphone is extremely durable, and it has excellent sound. It comes with a two year warranty, and life-time warranty that allows you get 50% off a replacement headphone. The Design Details Out of all the portable… [Continue Reading] The Stealth Toilet Uses Only 0.8 Gallons Per Flush In the U.S., toilets account for 30% of indoor water use, but this is mostly due to their inefficient designs. So I was pleased to find the Stealth Ultra-High-Efficiency Toilet toilet by Niagara. This is probably the most water efficient flush toilet available for residential use. The Stealth (great name by the way) uses only 0.8 gallons… [Continue Reading] VPNs That Take Privacy and Anonymity Seriously VPN or â€œvirtual private networkâ€ is the easiest way to make your internet activities private. If you want to browse the web privately or share files privately, a VPN will encrypt and redirect your connections anonymously. When you are connected to a VPN, all the data leaving your computer is encrypted. Check out the latest headlines from Treehugger.com [ headlines as of Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 5:54PM ] Google buys flying wind-turbine startup Makani Power Google, already an investor in the clean energy startup, apparently decided that if owning part of it was good, owning all of it would be even better! The double-edged sword of boycotting disposable fashion The recent Bangladesh factory collaspe sparks qustions about cheap clothes. Composting toilets are coming home It's about time that we stopped wasting drinking water to flush away our waste; Allison Bailes did it and isn't complaining. Getting paid to drive an electric car? It's possible... Bottom line, if you live in a state that has good incentives and you take a short lease, it's possible that you could be paying almost nothing net, or even get paid, to drive an electric car. Chevrolet Spark EV to be priced $27,495 with lease starting at $199/month (119 MPGe!) The Chevrolet Spark EV, the first 100% electric vehicle by GM since the EV1, is getting close to its launch date.
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