Year: 2015

Hiker Snaps Terrifying Selfie From ‘Edge of the World’

Hiker Snaps Terrifying Selfie From ‘Edge of the World’

The Awa’awapuhi Trail on the island of Kauai, Hawaii is breathtaking, offering gorgeous views of Kauai’s famed Na Pali coast. But one intrepid hiker and photographer, Scott Sharick, kicked it up a notch by going beyond where the trailhead ends and walking out onto a horrifyingly narrow ridge with a GoPro in hand to capture the moment. Kauai’s beautiful Na Pali coast. Photo […]

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    Aziz Ansari Blasts Factory Farming for Cruelty to Chickens

    Aziz Ansari Blasts Factory Farming for Cruelty to Chickens

    Aziz Ansari is having quite the year. The seventh and final season of Parks and Recreation wrapped up earlier this year. His book Modern Romance was released this summer. And this fall, his show Master of None, which he co-created and starred in, debuted on Netflix. In his stand up special, which is also available […]

    Elon Musk: We Can Power America by Covering Small Corner of Utah With Solar

    Elon Musk: We Can Power America by Covering Small Corner of Utah With Solar

    Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has once again championed the incredible potential of renewable energy. During an interview Tuesday at the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting in San Francisco, the 44-year-old CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX said that the U.S. could meet its electricity needs just by covering a small corner of Utah or Nevada with solar panels. […]

    The Fraudulent Science at COP21 Exposed

    The Fraudulent Science at COP21 Exposed

    Before the ink had dried on the COP21 climate agreement, many from the food movement were reflecting on the process and plans worked on in Paris. In their co-authored Washington Post op-ed piece, A Secret Weapon to Fight Climate Change: Dirt, Michael Pollan and Debbie Barker wrote, “Unfortunately, the world leaders who gathered in Paris […]

    Thirsty (And Illegal) Pot Farms Stealing Water Amid California’s Epic Drought

    Thirsty (And Illegal) Pot Farms Stealing Water Amid California’s Epic Drought

    Roughly 72 million gallons of water were used to irrigate illegal pot farms in San Diego County. That could serve 440 families for a year, according to law enforcement officials. Thirsty pot farms steal much needed water from public resources. https://t.co/YP1pYjExpk Juana — TheForestFoundation (@TheForestFndn) December 14, 2015 Last week, officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced at […]

    How to Build Your Own Bike Camper for Only $150

    How to Build Your Own Bike Camper for Only $150

    Last month on EcoWatch, we featured the Wide Path Camper, a bicycle camper created by a Danish company that allows you to tour the country on your two legs. Compared to motorized campers, it’s a real bargain at $4,000. Paul Elkins has been in love with micro-camping, as its called, since he first toured the country in his cabover […]