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Scientists experiment with "super bugs" that could replace pesticides.
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Welcome to Planet 100 for March 23, 2010. Here's what we're covering today.
Super Sexed Bugs
Scientists at Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered an alternative to chemical pesticides..."super-sexed" sterilized male insects.
The more than 100 years of Chemical pesticide use has led to super strains of insects that are resistant to evermore toxic and harmful pesticides. As a sustainable alternative, scientists are raising super-sexed, sterile males for a given pest species. Once released in the wild they dominate the female's reproductive cycle resulting in a gradually diminishing population of very satisfied yet unproductive females.
Via: Care 2
Biz Talk with Nick Aster
TriplePundit and friends were at SXSW in Austin again this year and more than ever before, sustainability, found its way into the interactive curriculum.
A hard hitting keynote address by Valerie Casey of Designers Accord set an ominous but inspirational tone about the importance of social media in communicating about climate change. A packed to the gils happy hour brought sustainable media types together, and more than a few panels asked the question—what's interactive media's role in the greater sustainability conversation?
Unfortunately the SXSW swag bag problem reared it's head again, with 1000s of useless tote bags full of paper distributed once again.
Source: Triple Pundit
Plastiki Voyage
A boat made of 12,000 plastic bottles has set sail on a voyage from San Francisco to Sydney to spread awareness about pollution in the world's oceans. The aptly named Plastiki catamaran is the brainchild of environmentalist David De Rothschild, who will set out on the 11,000 mile journey, sailing past the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Via: Current
Credits:
close up of grasshopper: Thinkstock
pesticides: Thinkstock
grasshoppers mating: Thinkstock
koch: John Chiasson/Getty Images
plastiki: Ben Margot/AP
