The main inspiration behind the hubcap creatures is to recycle the roadside junk into useful art, based especially on the insect and animal world, which was further reinforced by Elrington’s visit to India, where he stayed for one year and was motivated by the resourceful use of discarded...

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Coca-Cola gave itself a 10-year countdown to find a way to make all of its plastic products from plant-based materials, according to Scott Vitters, the company’s director of sustainable packaging.

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More than a million Californians live in places where tap water isn't reliably safe to drink, and about a third of them are in small, mostly Latino towns such as Seville in the San Joaquin Valley. Many residents of those communities -- some of the state's poorest -- ignore the often...

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The EPA has released it's analysis of the American Power Act. It's assessment, the act will cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 60-70% by 2050 but that reduction comes at a cost. The average household would pay upwards of $79 - $146 annually between 2010 and 2050.

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Berlin-based artist Ralf Schmerberg has constructed an awe-inspiring igloo made almost entirely of old refrigerators in the center of Hamburg, Germany. What appears as a Dada-esque construction filled with absurd little vignettes is actually a statement on the insane amount energy we consume —...

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The toxic sludge from an aluminum plant killed at least eight people, at last report, and as Jane Allen of our staff reported, it was found to be "1,000 times more caustic than the dust at ground zero on 9/11."

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BP incurred "additional risk" and teams of workers — both BP and contractors — made poor judgments ahead of the April 20 well blowout and rig explosion, the presidential Gulf spill panel said Monday.

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