Friday Favorites: Blasted Wetlands, Car-share Merge, Waterless Car Wash and more…

Dynamite Job: TNT Used to Restore Wetlands

This is a unique conservation strategy!…One hundred tons of TNT were used to blow up a two miles of levees in southern Oregon — all in the name of restoring wetlands and protecting two endangered fish species…read more and see video at MSNBC

Zipcar and Flexcar decide to carpool

This is exciting news for car-sharers…Car-sharing companies Zipcar and Flexcar have decided to merge, the two said today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the new company will have a fleet of over 5,000 with 180,000 subscribers in 48 cities… the largest fleet in the growing car-sharing business…read more at Earth2Tech

A ‘green’ solution for a parched, car-crazy region

Lisa and Jeff Peri have been peddling Green Earth Waterless Car Wash for only five months but already have gotten some traction, gaining a major local hospital and one of California’s biggest Lexus dealers as customers for their product, which they describe as environmentally gentle…read more at LA Times

Baddest Bear in Town

The two break-in artists were caught in the act. Steve Searles had them cornered right outside the crime scene, high in the branches of a towering Jeffrey pine. “Bad bears!” he growled up at the 100-pound cubs, who peered back innocently. “What are you guys doing? Who do you think you are?”…meet the Bear Whisperer at LA Times

Fisherman ride sustainability wave

The Lira fisherman, led by Mr Gomex Leis, have embarked on a radical plan to safeguard their fishery: they are asking to catch less. They want to establish a marine reserve along their stretch of coast, which lies between La Coruna and Vigo (Spain), two major ports in the province of Galicia…read more at the BBC

Have a great weekend!