Most Huggable: 2007's Best Nature Photos, Remodeling Products, Solar Gadgetry + More
by Team Treehugger, Worldwide on 12.17.07
With the end of 2007 fast approaching, National Geographic rounded up the best nature photos of the year; the four main categories -- animals, landscapes, people, and photo essays -- received 150,000 submissions from around the world.
Mother Jones asks "Can the world survive China's headlong rush to emulate the American way of life?"
Take a look at this pile of waste; the huge collection of phone books, in the foyer of an apartment building, is a (sad, but true) testament to the fact that, these days, a phone book is only really useful for propping up your chair.
Check out the 2007 All-Star assembly of eco-friendly renovation products for any of us who are remodeling or improving our homes.
Your eyes are not deceiving you: this really is a solar-powered robot pool skimmer.
Most Huggable is a regular roundup of some of the top stories from Hugg.com, TreeHugger’s user-generated green news site. Why not submit your own green news?
We still get phone books because the phone company is making money on them. Those of you who are accustomed to web banner ad rates would be shocked at how much companies are paying for Yellow Pages ads.
Personally, I'd like to be able to download a phone book in pdf. Online is nice, but I'm getting a Sony Reader soon, and that would enable me to have the book offline.
Nick Kasoff
The Thug Report