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Green(er) Printing with Big Ink
Written by TreeHugger   
08/26/2008
Big Ink Prius fleet photo We'd like to give a quick nod to Big Ink. We know the printing world isn't always very green, and we appreciate their efforts to improve their operations and spread the word to their clients and others within their industry. The Green Plan They created an internal Green Team to work on a plan, and found a lot of small things that they could do. It all added...
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DIY Berry-Based Blush, Summer-ey Sandwiches and a Green Design Competition
Written by TreeHugger   
08/26/2008
girl applying blush tomato sandwich photo :: Give yourself a natural glow with a DIY, berry-based blush. :: Get back to comfort food basics with Kelly's classic tomato sandwich. :: Have an eco-artistic eye? Enter this...
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Cows Like M&M's, Too
Written by TreeHugger   
08/26/2008
Cow Photo Image source: Getty Images Well, we don't know if they like them, but they will eat them. And as the cost of grains and corn has gone up because of the interest in ethanol, feeding cattle strictly corn is too expensive, reports the Wall Street Journal. So farmers are now moving to alternatives such as m&m's...
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Jonas Brothers Fans Crushed After Green-Themed Posters Get Trashed
Written by michael   
08/26/2008

The crazy popular Jonas Brothers broke a few hearts and sent some tweens crying after a green-themed contest with Chevy turned sour.

Apparently, the idea was to get kids thinking green by holding a poster contest — with the winner...
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60% More Greenhouse Gases Trapped in Permafrost Than Previously Thought
Written by TreeHugger   
08/26/2008
rainbow in arctic tundra photo photo: ADM via flickr In the spirit of an ongoing series of new discoveries which could be titled “whoops, things are a lot worse than we thought" Yahoo News/AFP is reporting that according to new research coming out...
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Could $100 Oil Turn Dumps Into Plastic Mines?
Written by jride   
08/26/2008
Sparked by surging oil, a dramatic rise in the value of old plastic is encouraging waste companies across the world to dig for buried riches in rotting rubbish dumps.

[More at lime.com/planet]
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Partly Sunny Climate Change Exhibition During the DNC
Written by Gretchen   
08/26/2008

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Partly Sunny: Designs to Change the Forecast is an exhibition showcasing innovative designs from around the world that focus on solutions to shifting Read more...

 
Nano-Sunscreens Not As Effective
Written by TreeHugger   
08/26/2008
Sunscreen Bottle Photo Image source: Getty Images The Cosmetics Design-Europe website reported this week that scientists at the University of Rochester found that sunscreens containing nanoparticles are not as effective at protecting people with sun-damaged skin. Tests done on lab mice using quantum dot nanoparticles (to simulate the...
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Will the Green Movement Kill the Meal Tray?
Written by jride   
08/26/2008
Crammed on middle linebacker Derek Walker's plate are beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, spinach and a roll. In the other hand, he balances a salad and a bottle of hot sauce. He lumbers through the small, tabled-filled cafeteria and plunks down without spilling a drop. All without a tray.

[More at lime.com/planet]
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Joe Biden : Big Fan and Customer of Rail Transport, Amtrak
Written by TreeHugger   
08/26/2008
biden-on-bus-train.jpg Joe Biden on a bus in 1976 (love the hat and sportsjacket matchup) and in 2004 on a train Shortly after he was elected to the senate in 1972, Joe Biden's wife and daughter were killed in a car...
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