Bioplastics would seem to be a positive development in many ways. Rather than needing to have petroleum extracted and processed to supply the feedstock for making plastic, plant-based materials are used instead. However, a study by University of Pit…

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Most of the waters in the Gulf of Mexico have just been reopened to fishermen — though the jury’s still out as to whether anyone will want to eat their catch. The shrimping boat Our Mother just returned from its first excursion t…

If you’ve been on the hunt for non-toxic cleaner that also boasts a long-lasting reusable bottle, then Replenish may be just the thing you’re looking for. This household cleaner is shipped in small pods of super concentrate that can be snapped int…

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The flooding of Pakistan was yet another tragedy that added to this year’s surge of natural disasters, and with 21 million people injured or homeless, we still have an emergency on our hands. Richard Moreta, who you may recall from his efforts to bu…

Bere architects recently unveiled the ‘Larch House’, the first zero-carbon passive house in the UK. The ultra energy-efficient home features not only “active” energy-producing technologies like solar panels, but also ‘passive’ building tec…

Today on Rocketboom Daily, Molly talks about Elephants!  From trunks to brain size, Molly shows us everything you need to know about these awesome animals!  Click here for show credits!
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A Fed from seeking a justification for chasing off reporters who’re digging in the Florida sand to examine the efficacy of BP’s oil-spill-mitigation efforts are scraped the bottom of the barrel: he claimed that you need a license to build a sand cast…

A journalist who was searching the Florida Gulf Islands National Seashore for signs of oil pollution got a silly reason to go home from federal agents. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service representative told the WEAR ABC 3 Pensacola re…

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Things that make you go “duh,” right? A study in West Virginia, the nation’s second-largest coal-producing state, says that the coal industry is a loser when it comes to providing money for the state budget. The industry brings in …