This is novel.Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is pondering how to make an ice cream that is made, shipped and sold warm, with the consumer taking the final step of actually freezing the product.http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/26/fighting-climate-change-with-warm-ice-cream/I have always thought that we could reduce enormous amount of CO2 by reducing our reliance on cold or frozen foods/beverages. It's almost second nature to us, but there are a lot of things that are unnecessarily cold ... Read Full Story
American Diet Changing Out Of Economic NecessityEating healthier is definitely good.And probably it's time to start thinking about "peak food", just like "peak oil".We only have one Earth to cultivate yet world's population keeps growing so rapidly. Shouldn't it hit the peak eventually?If everyone on earth live the same standard of living of Americans, we need almost 5 earths.Below is the links for ecological footprint calculator.http://www.earthday.net/footpri... Read Full Story
My sister sent this from Japan and I was very skeptical at first.It's called Haramaki. It's basically underwear that you wrap around your waist. (sorry it's not explicit with this pic)This was an old way to get yourself warm - when building heating system wasn't good. Back then, people used to put on anything they could to keep them warm.Now that we are in the modern society, we thought we didn't need it any more because it's not sexy and we've got whole bunch of ... Read Full Story
Good quality Tofu is determined by its texture and the flavor of soy bean which should be just right.Among those that are easiliy available at grocery stores, Trader Joe's is best considering its price (I think it's $1.29~1.49) and the fact that it's organic. Thank you TJ.Japanese major brand "House" is probably the most widely available Tofu in the US, but I am not a big fan of it. It is either too soft (silken) or too firm (firm), and it's waterly and flavorless.An... Read Full Story
Yamaha unvailed its fuel cell scooter "FC-Dii" at Eco-products 2008, Tokyo, Japan. Fuel cell use methanol as fuel and it can also be charged by external li-ion battery. Well I don't know well about the true eco-friedliness and feasiblity of this technology, but the product looks sort of cool. Probably postman can use this to deliver mails? Read Full Story
Today, California Air Resources Board adopted its historical AB 32 Scoping Plan. This is a huge milestone for California to shift toward low-carbon society.Yesterday, Toyota decided to launch thier new concept car "iQ" (next generation Pruis) to US market. This is a big and nice surprise becasue small cars were traditionally thought to be the last choice by the American consumer and automakers haven't tried to sell them here. If people just choose to drive smaller cars, it's... Read Full Story
When we say "recycle", we typically talk about "collection effort" -- putting things in recycling bins. This is confusing because "collecting recyclables" and "remanufacturing recyclables" are very different two processes.The effort to increase collection rate is one thing, effort to increase good quality recyclables is another thing, then improving remanufacturing process and marketing secondary products are yet another thing. Interesting story about J... Read Full Story
Brown rice (whole grain) is a lot more nutritious compared to the white rice. It's rich in Vitamin B and E, Potassium... and fiber. But it has some disadvantages as well.1. Takes long to cook (it's best to soak brown rice in the water overnight).2. Takes more to digest (might not be good for kids or when your body is ailing)3. Got some brown rice-ish odor.....This half-brown rice solved those problems. As you see in the picture, it's not whole-grain; it looks to me like 40%-grain ... Read Full Story
