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TreeHugger
- Readers, Send Us the Savvy Ways Your Community is Fighting Climate Change!Birdbath Bakery has been called New York's most sustainable bakery. Photo via Birdbath Bakery You don't have to be named the greenest in the world like Freiburg, Germany or smashed by a tornado in order to earn a green renovation like Greensburg, Kansas to be a community fi...Read the full story on TreeHugger
- Washington DC's Plastic Bag Tax Takes Effect This WeekPhoto via Scholastic The city government of Washington DC, beginning this month, will impose a tax of 5 cents per plastic bags for supermarket customers. City officials plan to use the increased revenue to combat pollution in a local river. According to manufacturers of plastic bags, who obviously aren't pleased with the new tax, the decision will cost […]
- Pew: Less Media On Climate in 2009 Than Two Years PreviousThe Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism is out with a new report on the media coverage--or should I say the lack of media coverage--of climate change and the environment in 2009. Turns out, that even as the science becomes more solid and temperatures continue to increase, there was less media coverage on climate and the environmen […]
- Failure, Yes. But Copenhagen Still a Game-ChangerEnvironmentalists marching for clean air in Tel Aviv in 2008. (photo by Jesse Fox) Last month's climate change summit in Copenhagen, which inspired so much expectation, seems to have pleased no one. Asked to describe their feelings post-Copenhagen in one word, TreeHugger readers responded with words like "disappointed," "cop-out" and […]
- Has Anyone Wished You a 'Happy Solar New Year'?Credit: Osha Gray Davidson. If not, then let me be the first. And the first to tell you about the (possible) origins of the term. Osha Gray Davidson, editor of The Phoenix Sun, a blog about solar power, has been going around wishing people a "Happy Solar New Year" for 2010. Davidson has been showing off the photo above, too, of a single solar panel […]
- Sweden Allows Wolf Hunting After 45 Year BanPhoto via Olivier Morin / AFP For the government of Sweden, having 237 wolves in the entire nation is a few too many. The wolves were nearly made extinct by hunting in Scandinavia until the activity was banned in the mid 60s. But now, after a 45 years, the country's parliament has issued a decree allowing the populati...Read the full story on TreeHugger […]
- Will Vegetarian Humans One Day 'Emit' More Carbon Dioxide & Methane Than Cows?Subtle Butt(TM) "disposable gas neutralizers." Image credit:SubtleButt.com, via Garment Guard digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/will-vegetarian-humans-one-day-emit-more-carbon-dioxide-methane-cows.php?campaign=th_rss'; Presumably, many will have resolved to eat less meat during the coming year in the interest of protecti […]
- Scrap Art Rocks: Bang a (Recycled) Gong, Get It OnA performance by eco-percussionists, ScrapArtsMusic. With the price of scrap metal in the dumper, ScrapArtsMusic has turned piles from dumpsters into green music. The discarded metal, accordion parts, artillery shells, ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
- Frog Bites Off More Than It Can Chew, Eats Entire SnakeIan Hamilton digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/frog-eats-snake.php'; Just about every newspaper in Australia appears to be showing these photographs of a frog eating a snake, photographed by Ian Hamilton near North Mackay in Queensland. Earthfirst calls it a "bizarre food cha...Read the full story on TreeHugger
- Who Says The Climate's Not Changing?Two local blogs show two very different views of people using Toronto's waterfront. A hundred years ago, the biggest winter sport in town was iceboating; Torontoist shows wonderful pictures spanning 50 years of the sport. "For over one hundred years the glistening varnished bodies, black-enamelled skates, gleaming white sails and many-coloured flag […]
The Daily Green
- Which Is Greener, Septic or Sewer?Find out the smartest way to flush.
- Latest Toxic Toy Recalls: Wooden ToysCheck the all product safety recalls, the latest food recalls and pet-related recalls.Also see Safe Green Toy Gift Ideas and the Lead Poisoning Prevention Diet.
- 3 Hidden Factors That Affect Your SkinWhat you should know to look your best.
- Meet the Controversial Woman Behind "The Story of Stuff"Annie Leonard aims for the roots of over consumption.
- 12 Old Trends That Are New Again in 2010Technology isn't the only force shaping our future. In many ways, what's old is new again.
- Discover Brazil's Most Spectacular WildlifeAn intimate look at the diverse plants and animals of the Pantanal. Also visit Brazil's living aquarium and experience an ecotourism adventure.
- Taking Jamaican Food "To Another Level"Round Hill Hotel and Villa's Chef Martin Maginley is leading a local food movement that is revolutionizing Jamaican cuisine.
- Company Will Pay $1.2 Million for Lead Toy ViolationsCheck the latest lead toy recalls.
- The Most Fuel-Efficient 2010 Cars and SUVsSee all 20 cars, SUVs, station wagons and hatchbacks that get better than 30 mpg. Compare to the most fuel-efficient 2009 cars.
- A Tour of Jamaica's First CSA FarmPantrepant Farm, in Jamaica's rugged Cockpit Country, is on the estate of Chris Blackwell, the legendary founder of Island Records. His latest project is a pioneering community-supported organic farm. Take a look.
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Climate Progress
- Anti-science disinformers step up efforts to intimidate and harass climate scientists[Note: People looking for a useful way to respond might consider writing a letter of support to the university, as suggested in the comments (click here for addresses).] As I said yesterday, one of our jobs this year is to wipe the complacent smiles off the smug faces of the lobbyists, “experts”, “scientists”, politicians and activists [...]
- Paul Ehrlich interview on World PopulationDiane Rehm just rebroadcast her show on world population trends and sustainability (click here for audio). She had some very knowledgeable, if controversial, guests: William Butz, president and CEO, Population Reference Bureau Paul Ehrlich, president, Center for Conservation Biology, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University and author of […]
- With science journalism “basically going out of existence,” how should climate scientists deal with well-funded, anti-science disinformation campaign?The central lesson of Climategate is not that climate science is corrupt. The leaked e-mails do nothing to disprove the scientific consensus on global warming. Instead, the controversy highlights that in a world of blogs, cable news and talk radio, scientists are poorly equipped to communicate their knowledge and, especially, to respond when science comes [. […]
- The least important matter of the new yearThe web site Twentynot2000.com notes: Say the year “1810″ out loud. Now say the year “1999″ out loud. See a pattern? It’s been easier, faster, and shorter to say years this way for every decade (except for the one that just ended) instead of saying the number the long way. However, many [...]
- Why journalists should not twitter, Parts 87, 88, 89Journalists simply shouldn’t be twittering on science or other subjects that require more than 140 characters to discuss intelligently, which is pretty much every topic. The stodgy, old media have a great desire — a brutal Desire — to be like the hip, new media, but twitter is crack for serious reporters (see Should journalists [...]
- The NY Times starts 2010 pushing the same damn disinformation about climate science it did in 2009A few people were critical of me for putting the NY Times third on the list of the 2009 “Citizen Kane” awards for non-excellence in climate journalism. But now the NYT has started the year with a true piece of anti-scientific crap masquerading as clever pop commentary, “It’s Always the End of the World as We [...]
- The coming climate panic?This decade will largely determine whether humanity gets on the path to a low-carbon economy fast enough to avert catastrophic climate change. And the single biggest obstacle to action today is the same as it’s been for two decades — anti-science conservatives. As Revkin explained in 2008 piece about a major conference of disinformers, “The one […]
- Climate activists jailed for saying “Coal’s killing West Virginia’s communities”Wonk Room’s Brad Johnson has the story: Four climate activists are being held in a West Virginia jail for protesting how coal mining is killing the people and land of their state. On Tuesday, December 29, four activists with Climate Ground Zero — a grassroots campaign of non-violent civil disobedience in southern West Virginia to address [...]
- The hottest decade ends and since there’s no Maunder mininum — sorry deniers! — the hottest decade beginsThe figure is from Spaceweather.com, in its “Sunspot Surge” post. The 2000s were the hottest decade in recorded history by far — even though we’re at “the deepest solar minimum in nearly a century.” The 2000s were a full 0.2°C warmer than the 1990s, which of course had been the hottest decade on record, 0.14°C [...]
- Guess who was the most frequent ‘Meet the Press’ guest in 2009?Hint: This person was forced out of political office in the shadow of disgrace and failure. [Note to self: Maybe that doesn't winnow down the field much here in Washington, DC.] Hint: This person has such staggering political independence and acumen that he said in July that Sarah “Four Pinocchios” Palin is a conservative leader on [...]
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- Someday, Perhaps…a Hope for a New DecadeSomeday, perhaps, all newly built homes will be required to generate their own power on site. Someday, perhaps, public transportation will be the norm everywhere and private transportation a thing of the past. Someday, perhaps, people will realize that our parents taught us how to act when we were children, and didn’t say that would change if [...]
- Use Your Christmas Tree in the GardenChristmas trees can be a real conundrum. Real or fake? Living or, um, not-living? Which has the least environmental impact, and how can we lessen any impact our tree has on the planet? In all honesty, the option with the least impact is the one Mickey Z. suggests: don’t get a tree. For some of us, [...]
- The Best Explanation of Why We Need to Address Climate ChangeThe Copenhagen talks are over, the limos now returned, the private jets nestled back in their private hangars. I was going to write up my thoughts on Cop15 but realized I just don’t have it in me. While I don’t mean to diminish what they were intended to be about, I can’t help [...]
- 18 Tips for Living Within Your MeansBy Marc and Angel Hack Life, DivineCaroline Live a comfortable life, not a wasteful one. Do not spend to impress others. Do not live life trying to fool yourself into thinking wealth is measured in material objects. Manage your money wisely so your money does not manage you. Always live well below your means. 1. Redefine your [...]
- Certified Frustration-Free Packaging from AmazonAnyone who reads my columns knows I am the last person to suggest heading out and buying gifts for the holiday season. Having said that, you’ll also note that I realize that people are people and some take longer to come around than others. So let’s say you are thinking of buying goodies for your [...]
- Homemade Picture FramesWe play a lot of music here. Not only are we avid listeners, my son is an accomplished musician who is always honing his craft by listening to other musicians. Before the invention of iTunes, the only option for purchasing new music was to buy CDs in plastic cases. While some of [...]
- Start an Eco Tour In Your Neighborhood and Share Your IdeasThis past Sunday I was lucky enough to catch the East Side Eco Tour, an open house of sorts where visitors get the chance to tour “10 forward thinking homes” in my local area. The idea, set up by Farm Feliz, a local organization thats mission is “homegrown action for a better neighborhood” is [...]
- Waste Less This Gift-Giving SeasonWith the holiday season upon us (or so the circulars tell me) I thought I’d devote today’s column to gift giving. Let’s face it folks, for a lot of us, its not going to be the big present year that we were hoping for. The economy is in the gutter, year-end bonuses have [...]
- Can the Answer Be This Simple?Of course it isn’t. The answers to the environmental problems at hand are much larger than a simple one minute and forty four second video can present. Having said that, every avalanche starts with a snowflake right? So we need to start somewhere and if you ask me, the first step is [...]
- This Black Friday Send Corporate America a Message and Just Say NoThis coming Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is a bleak day in the United States known as Black Friday. I sadly felt compelled to write about it last year, and this year am hitting it ahead of the curve and hopefully with a piece of advice. Black Friday, as many of you may know, is the [...]
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