Category Archives: environmental news

This Post Stinks, But Not as Bad as Beijing’s Landfill Problem

Environmental news flash: The solution to stinking landfills is under your arms. As you might imagine in a city with a population of 17 million people who are developing bad Western fast food habits the issue of “where do I put my burger bag” is a problem. If it were just a burger bag a piece it may not be an issue but Beijing-ians are tossing out 18,400 tons of waste every day … Continue Reading »

2 Comments Posted in environmental news, green technology

Save the Endangered Ice Cream Bean Tree – Help Plant A Billion Trees!

Posted by Chris7 Comments

I knew it – there IS such a thing as an ice cream tree (I’m still looking for the money tree, I’ll let you know when I find it). The Ice Cream Bean Tree is found in Central and Southern America. It is called the ice cream bean tree because it produces bean pods up to 1 meter long which contain a sweet, juicy, white pulp that has a soft cotton wool texture … Continue Reading »