Archive for November, 2007
vertical gardens, holy cow
Nov 29th
Patrick Blanc overgrows the vertical surfaces of buildings to create eco-art in the center of urban areas. And this green architecture is not just for a day or two, it’s built to last. Patrick sets up these plants with a highly scientific background studying the way plants adapt to extreme situations. Check out some of the amazing vertical gardens here.
startling facts
Nov 27th
- Farmers in the U.S. apply one third of a pound of chemical fertilizers and pesticides for every pound of cotton harvested
- Cotton crops account for 25% of all pesticides used in the U.S. Some among the most toxic classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Perspective. Just 2.4% of the world’s arable land is planted with cotton, yet it accounts for 24% of the world’s insesticide market and 11% of global pesticides sales, making it the most pesticide-intensive crop grown on the planet.
- At least 3 Million people are poisoned by pesticides every year and 20-40,000 more are killed
- Over 1 Million Americans will learn they have some form of cancer and 10,400 people in the U.S. die each year from cancer related to pesticides
