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David Suzuki: Our Obsession With Private Automobiles is Unsustainable

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

bitefight via Torontoist Quote of the Day from David Suzuki in the Georgia Strait: Technological developments [such as electric cars etc.] are welcome, but maybe it’s time we started rethinking our car culture as whole. The average car in North America carries 1.5 people, which means that most cars on the road only have a driver in them. Is it really efficient to use more than 1,000 kilograms of metal to transport 100 kilograms of huma… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New York City Inks Contract for Up to 475 Compressed Natural Gas Buses

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: New Flyer What’s the Difference Between CNG and Diesel? The Board of the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (the “MTA”) has awarded New Flyer of America a contract for up to 475 buses. The contract is for 135 40-foot compressed natural gas (“CNG”) heavy-duty transit buses with options for up to an additional 340 CNG buses. We know that buses are a pretty green way to move lots of people around in urban area, but how much better are CNG buses compared to regular diesel buses? The U.S. Department of Energy has some numbers to allow us to compare…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Alexandra Cousteau, the Ocean Ambassador (Podcast)

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

“We all live downstream from one another,” says Alexandra Cousteau. In other words, what we do to the water, we do to ourselves. A third-generation Cousteau explorer, Alexandra is an ambassador of the sea. She’s the host of Planet Green’s Blue August , is currently traveling the world as a documentarian with her organization Blue Legacy , and, when she has a spare moment, does things like c… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Dispatch From the Gulf Oil Spill: When Apologies Are Not Enough (Video)

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Alexandra and Philippe Cousteau inspect tarballs that have washed up on a beach in Alabama. Image courtesy of Philippe Cousteau I got word last night on the way to Alabama that Larry King is doing a two-hour special telethon and that they want me to be a special field correspondent to film and host all the in-the-field segments. I’m honored to help tell the story of the crisis in the Gulf. There is a real need for money and resources to help the communities and wildlife who are suffering in the wake of this ongoing disaster. If I can help to tell their stories an… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Petaluma Pop-up Prototype: Affordable Kit House From HousePort

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Hally Thacher is offering a “a new, clean, simple concept in architecture”, the PopUP from House Port . Dwell includes it in their ” Houses We Love ” section, saying it addresses the demand for “low-cost, stylish, sustainable residential homes.” Inhabitat calls it “stylish” and “an affordable, eco-friendly, pre-fabricated kit”. It is a clever mix of two systems; an inexpensive portal frame supporting a ste… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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NASA Says Moon May Have More Water than the Great Lakes

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Credit: Nasaimages.org . The U.S. Great Lakes have some competition. The moon. Yes, that old thing in the sky may hold more than all of the water contained in the Great Lakes, according to a NASA-funded study. Water bottling companies and thirsty-but-dry states are already scurrying to find ways of bringing the H2O back to Earth. Think of the money that could be made. “Moon Water: It’s out of this world.” … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Oil-Soaked Birds Freeze to Death in Water, Bake to Death on Land: Audubon Bird Expert

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo: International Bird Rescue Center via flickr The impact of the BP oil spill on birds seems to be in the spotlight today… The American Bird Conservancy released a map of bird habitat threatened by oil and Yale e360 has a good interview with Melanie Driscoll of the National Audubon Society ‘s

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Dispatch from the Gulf Oil Spill: Why We Are All Responsible for the Cleanup

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo courtesy of Philippe Cousteau We made it into Tampa late last night and took the one hour drive to the beach near St. Petersburg. It was going to be another long day and we were prepared to get up early and get to the beach for the cleanup. I had come here in partnership with the Ocean Conservancy, one of the leading ocean conservation organizations in the country. The whole idea was to organize a beach cleanup as a way to channel the collective sense of frustration and demonstrate that people can take action to help the oceans…with or without oil. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Dispatch from the Gulf Oil Spill: Damage Getting Worse Before It Gets Better

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image courtesy of Philipe Cousteau The day started early as we left New Orleans in the hot muggy morning light. The drive to Grand Isle takes about two hours, plenty of time to contemplate what I was about to see. It had been a week since I was last in Grand Isle and I had heard things were getting worse, but nothing could prepare me for what I was about to see…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Phillippe Cousteau Joins Bill Maher to Talk Deepwater Disaster (VIDEO)

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Philippe dipping his hand into oil on a Louisiana beach. All photos and video courtesy of Philippe Cousteau . Phillippe Cousteau, grandson of French explorer, filmmaker, and ecologist Jacques-Yves Cousteau, appeared on “Real Time with Bill Maher” on Friday to explain what we are doing to our oceans and how the BP oil spill will affect the Gulf area. Cousteau called comments by some that the ocean is so big that it can easily absorb oil spills like this “bullsh*t.” Video is

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