Daily Roundup: July 20, 2011

Government Aid: In a new energy-efficiency ad released today by the Department of Energy, a chicken roasts under the heat of dozens of light bulbs. TreeHugger

Eco-Contempt: Hundreds of Facebook and Twitter users are defying Monday’s injunction against posting photos of Greenpeace activists in polar bear suits as they take over the offices of a Scottish oil company. Guardian

Can’t Make It: the USGS and WWF proved that polar bears are swimming farther in the open ocean, hundreds of miles, and mothers are losing their cubs along the way. New York Times

Meat Movement: Eating vegetarian, and more fiber, lowers your likelihood of dying from impaired bowel movements. ScienceDaily

Hot in Here: It’s a huge heat dome of high pressure that’s keeping much of central U.S. hotter than Hades, and hopefully residents survive. Huffington Post

--Juliana Hanle