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Boston's Blackout, The Hypnos and Big Ice Breaks Free
Written by TreeHugger   
09/05/2008
boston hypnos car arctic glacier photo Boston turns off their lights in an effort to save cash and energy. Citroën plans to unveil their Hypnos, a new diesel-electric hybrid crossover concept car. An ice chunk the size of Manhattan breaks free in Canada's northern Arctic. The Green...
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Ce n'est pas Réchauffement Global (This Is Not Global Warming)--With Apologies To Magritte
Written by TreeHugger   
09/05/2008
polar bear cub photo Treehuggers no doubt remember Knut. He’s the polar bear cub who would likely have died after being rejected by his mother, save that he became a media sensation when his Berlin zookeepers decided not to let Nature take its course. While some animal activists objected, the public at large seems to have responded in unison: “How could anyone let anything this cute...
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Green School Fundraising with Carbon Offsets
Written by TreeHugger   
09/05/2008
carbon offsets tree image While there may be no doubt that school fundraising of all angles is a standard of the educational system in America and beyond, there’s one product that you just may never heard of being used to help raise funds for schools; carbon offsets. With a new program called Brighter Schools put out by the folks at...
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ANNOUNCING: West Coast Green 2008!
Written by Mike Chino   
09/05/2008

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Later this month Silicon Valley will be opening its doors to West Coast Green, the nation’s premier exposition of sustainable building, business, and design. Taking...
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Creative Recycling: Tin Cans into Flatware
Written by TreeHugger   
09/05/2008
misprint flatware image Unusable misprinted tin cans are rolled into handles for flatware and serving pieces. Gina at Epicurious says they are "sure to dish up conversation, as well as the salad." She also notes that "the metal is left untreated, so while they can go in the dishwasher, it is advised that you hand...
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Sea Levels Still Will Rise Because of Global Warming: Just Not as Much as We Thought
Written by TreeHugger   
09/05/2008
bangladesh flooding photo In the past couple of weeks I’ve felt a bit like the bringer of climate change doom here at TreeHugger. Well, here’s something to balance all that out, at least slightly. From Yahoo News/Reuters: Worst Case: 6.6 Feet Sea Level Rise by...
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“Lawnmower” Tidal Turbines Could Produce Electricity at Half the Price
Written by TreeHugger   
09/05/2008
tide coming in at Brighton UK photo By some estimates, the UK could generate 5-15 gigawatts of electricity using tidal turbines. Photo: Franny Dynamite. About six weeks ago we reported on the world’s first commercial-scale tidal turbine, Read more...
 
Biking Across America with WE ADD UP - Day 31: Bon Appetit!
Written by TreeHugger   
09/05/2008
This post is one in a series of video blogs about biking across America with WE ADD UP to raise awareness about how to stop...
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Zoica Matei Creates Trans-Seasonal Fashion
Written by TreeHugger   
09/05/2008
Zoica Matei Clothing Photo Image source: Zoica Matei We've talked about this idea before, but Zoica Matei is making slow-fashion and trans-seasonal fashion her banner. The clothing is designed with healthy, organic materials, but there is also an emphasis on keeping clothing longer and not changing out wardrobes with the changing of the seasons. She creates timeless...
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Ivory Gull Wins Most Polluted Bird on the Planet Award
Written by TreeHugger   
09/05/2008
Polar Bear and Ivory Gull Photo Image source: Bird Holidays If the ivory gull could, it would tell that polar bear, 'I wouldn't eat that if I were you' - eating carcasses of other animals is what got the ivory gull in this predicament in the first place. The ivory gull, which lives in the Arctic, was recently found to have the highest concentrations...
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