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Photo via: Randy Wick /flickr Here's my kind of sans-sweat, sustainable exercise : my body, seated comfortably on a cushion or folded up blanket. There's no one to compete against, no cheesy loud music or energy-sucking stair masters, treadmills, or flat-screen televisions tuned into fear-mongering news stations. It's just me-- meditating my way to bliss. No waste of electricity or fancy performance...
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Still life with Brioche. Image credit: Wikipedia , Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin, Remember the whole " Freedom Fries " thing following France's refusal to support the US 2003 military incursion into Iraq? My how time flies. US politicians now cite the French energy policy example with excitement; claiming that nation's high reliance on nuclear power is exemplary. (Inference that support...
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Credit: oquendo via Flickr . Nothing against New Jersey, but it's not the first place that comes to mind when you think of clean air in the United States. Maybe that's just not fair to the Garden State . In a 2009 "Best Places to Live" list of small towns from Money magazine, Jersey has nine cities in the Top Ten when it comes to "cleanest air:"... Read the full story on TreeHugger...
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Image credit: Manuel Saez From the eZee Quando to the Panasonic Time Off to an electric assist Brompton , electric folding bikes are becoming more common. The folding capacity for transportation, combined with electric assist to avoid a sweaty arrival at work, is an enticing combination for commuters in particular. Now there's a new kid on the block. And it's ... Read the full story on TreeHugger...
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"I know the score," said Al Gore with a steely gaze last night on Saturday Night Live , about being called up by NBC once a year during its " Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: Courtesy of Mike Vecchione Astonishing Simply astonishing. The diversity of species that live beyond any hint of sunlight has astounded the team of international scientists as they near the end of ... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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photo via AP Some climate activists are losing faith in both President Obama's ability and commitment to clean energy and battling climate change. But what if we John McCain were president? Where would we be today? Not in a good place, if his rhetoric on the Senate climate bill is any measurement. McCain, once a leader on climate change, is now a roadblock even through his best buddy in the Senate...
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Image credit: Soil Association From its Organic Products Awards to debating whether air freighted produce can be organic , the UK's Soil Association has long been both an advocate for, and a pioneer of, organic foods. Now their Organic Farm School initiative is offering farmers, small holders and food enthusiasts alike the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of growing crops, rearing animals, and...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sprinkles Holy Water over the Mississippi River. Photo by GANP/Dimitris Panagos from Ecumenical Patriarchate via Flickr. A 69-year-old man with a long white beard and big black robes may seem like an unlikely role model for teenagers, but Greek Orthodox youth in the United States apparently found Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew 's message on the environment "pretty...
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Vaute Couture vegan jewelry. Credit: Vaute Couture We've covered Vaute Couture by Leanne Mai-Ly Hilgart before--her haute vegan winter coats for winter and her spring/summer 2010 collection during Chicago Fashion Week--and we recently met Leanne at the Humane Society's Cool vs. Cruel awards (where we admittedly recognized her Vaute Couture dress first), so we were delighted to... Read the full story...
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Image credit: Spirit Beauty Lounge (left), Jessa Blades Spirit Beauty Lounge , a carbon-neutral online boutique specializing in organic, cruelty-free, and green lifestyle products, is popping up in New York City at the Green Finds Eco Holiday Market Place. Enjoy organic treats and cocktails during their "Eco-Beauty Happy Hours," mini makeovers by natural beauty expert and makeup artist Jessa...
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photo: Vance Vredenburg I wrote about the plight of California frogs back in August as a result of a pesticide cloud blowing into California's Sierra Mountains, deforming and killing off California's Pacific tree frogs and foothill yellow-legged frogs. Now another threat to California's frog population comes in the form of a non-native fish.... Read the full story on TreeHugger
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Photo: Is that really tuna? ( LFL16 on Flickr) The next time you order tuna at a sushi restaurant - watch out! - it may not be what you think it is. A team of scientists from Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History conducting a genetic research project found that more than half of tuna ordered from 31 restaurants were "misrepresented" or selling endangered southern...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The King of Climate Deniers, Sen. James Inhofe Email communication has made us efficient--yes--but also short-tempered, imprudent at time, and sloppy. Need proof? Check out emails between climate scientists stored on servers at the University of East Anglia that showed not a plot but perhaps too much information-sharing on climate change between scientists. The server was hacked into and the emails--almost...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The Nov. 15 " 60 Minutes " segment "Resurrecting Eden." Life hasn't been easy for the Ma'dan, or "Marsh Arabs," of Ira... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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hebbyangela | 08/19/2009
I killed a 6-pack just to watch it die. My car's not a tree hugger, I'm drunk you idiot! Beer -- Helping Ugly People Get Laid Since 1837. Rehab is for Quitters. I may be drunk, but http://www.uppowerleveling.com you are down right ugly, and I shall be sober in the morning. An Irishman is not drunk so long as he can hold on to one blade of grass and not fall off the earth. Milk sucks, got beer? 1 Tequila...
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