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Russell Brand to British parliament: Drug addiction should be treated like a disease

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Comedian, actor and former heroin addict, Russell Brand, has suggested politicians should regard drug addiction as a disease to be treated as a health issue rather than a criminal or judicial matter. The flamboyant film star, who arrived to give evidence to the Commons home affairs select committee, wearing a black hat, gold chains and crosses, and a torn black vest top, confirmed he had been arrested… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Raw Story Discovery Date : 24/04/2012 14:44 Number of articles : 2

Russell Brand to British parliament: Drug addiction should be treated like a disease

Can Trolls Be Green? The Role of Debate in the Green Movement, Pt. II

Image credit: EraPhernalia Vintage , used under Creative Commons license. From discussing the role of debate in the green movement , to advocating that environmentalism must remain tolerant of differing viewpoints if it is to succeed , I like to think that I am a supporter of rigorous, even heated, discussion as a vital means to finding answers to… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Is Birth Control the Cheapest Answer to Climate Change?

Image credit: Sabianmaggy , used under Creative Commons license. From overpopulation as the elephant in the room , to the idea that less sex and more TV might be the answer to India’s growing birth rate , overpopulation isn’t exactly a taboo subject here on TreeHugger—but it doesn’t get anywhere near the attention of, say,

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GM Cotton Fails – Insect Pests Thriving on Indian Plants When They Should Be Dead

photo: Beau / Creative Commons An article in the latest issue of the journal Current Science raises serious questions about the long-term viability of genetically-modified Bt cotton to actually do what it’s intended to do, increase pest resistance. Scientists have found for the first time b… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Following the Long Trail of Impacts to Reduce Environmental Costs

Photo credit: akeg / Creative Commons This guest post was written by Ken Lanshe, Walmart vice president of global sourcing. Energy is vital. No matter what you do, from reading a book to eating dinner, energy is required at some point to make it possible, and the demand for energy is only increasing as technology advances and the global population grows. While energy does so much to make our li… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Official Emission Reduction Calculations Only Give 50-50 Chance of Avoiding Climate Catastrophe

photo: IRRI Images / Creative Commons With COP16 just ended and some hope of multilateral action on climate revived a new report from Friends of the Earth highlights an important point in all these discussions: Current official calculations on emission reductions only give us a 50% chance of keeping temperature rise below 2°C. That’s not what nations have pledged to do mind you, which certainly won’t keep temperature rise below that critical thr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Detroit Bike Shop Circa 1912 (Vintage Photo)

Photo via Library of Congress , public domain. Now THAT is Old-School Amateurs of vintage bikes will like this one. Tthe caption for this photo at Shorpy says: “Detroit, Michigan, circa 1912. ‘Metzger bicycle shop. Detroit City Gas Co.’ This photo of a cycle (and phonograph) shop was taken to show off the gaslight fixtures.” I recommend you check out the high-resolution version (even bigger … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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India’s National Solar Mission, 20 GW of Anti-Poor & Anti-Democratic Policy Implementation?

photo: technicolorcavalry / Creative Commons India’s National Solar Mission is certainly impressive in ambition: Over one gigawatt installed by 2013 and over 20 GW installed over about the next decade. So what’s not to like about it? If you listen the words of

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Coverage of Factory Farming & Animal Welfare Has Decreased US Meat Demand

photo: 王 博齊 / Creative Commons This is really pretty encouraging: A new study from Kansas State University shows how increased media coverage of animal welfare issues in recent years has led to a decreased demand for meat in the United States. Increased awareness of how livestock are routinely treated through factory … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Caused By Short-Term Extreme Weather Not Gradual Temperature Rise

The blue areas in this image represent changes in elevation of the ice sheet from 2003-2006; the grey areas represent no change in elevation. Image: NASA Goddard Photo and Video / Creative Commons . We’ve all heard that the Greenland Ice Sheet is melting and that should it disappear completely some really dr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Caused By Short-Term Extreme Weather Not Gradual Temperature Rise