Best of EarthFirst’s Bizarre Green News
When it comes to green news, there’s certainly no shortage of bizarre stories to go around. But it’s not all about the latest weird green gadget or the strangest sources of renewable energy. Sometimes, the stories are just crazy in and of themselves, from the president of PETA requesting that her dead body be barbecued and eaten to honeybees getting addicted to cocaine.
We dug through the EarthFirst.com archives to find some of the most mind-boggling bizarro stories of the past year, and we’ve got some doozies to revisit. Check it out:
WTF, Broccoli?! Check Out This Cascadian Farms Package
Someone at Cascadian Farms has a great sense of humor. Bloggers Alicia Carrier and Summer Allen-Gibson of Bread & Honey noticed something funny recently on a bag of broccoli, and took to the web to share it with all of us. Read More
Student Group Eats a Cat in the Name of Animal Welfare
A group of students in Denmark have had their Facebook profiles suspended after uploading a video of them eating a cat. The students planned the cat-eating performance as a way to call attention to the plight of food animals such as pigs and cows. Read More
Dumped Corpses Give Sharks a Taste for Human Flesh
Experts believe that a pack of bull sharks in Mexico is intentionally targeting humans, after recent attacks have killed two surfers and injured another. A fourth swimmer is missing. The deadly 10-ft long sharks may have developed a taste for human flesh after feasting on corpses dumped by the mob. Read More
UK Wind Turbine Destroyed, Locals Claim UFO Did It
A 290-foot turbine was mysteriously mangled overnight on Sunday near Louth in Linconshire, United Kingdom with local residents claiming to have seen an octopus-like UFO. Experts have ruled out most of the more believable explanations, like a meteor or lightning strike. Read More
PETA President Wills Her Body to Become BBQ & Leather Goods
PETA did it again. Stomach-turning publicity stunts are nothing new to the animal rights organization, but the latest one will make you lose your lunch (fair warning). PETA President Ingrid Newkirk has willed her body to the group along with a gross list of instructions on what they should do with each body part after she’s dead. Read More
Shrimp on a Treadmill Helps Scientists Study Climate Change Effects
By now you may have seen the strange YouTube video that shows a shrimp inexplicably running on an underwater treadmill to the tune of ‘The Final Countdown’, the Benny Hill theme, the Rocky theme and several other humorous and inspirational anthems. Funny as it may be to see this little guy running with all its might, the shrimp on a treadmill is actually part of a serious science experiment. Read More
Honeybees Susceptible to Cocaine Addiction
Despite the fact that cocaine repels most insects, researchers have found that honeybees can become addicted to the substance and even suffer withdrawal symptoms. Bees on cocaine behave the same way humans do, throwing themselves into highly energetic dance routines and talking incessantly to their nest mates. Read More
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