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First Biofuelled Vehicle Reaches the South Pole

Photo: Moon Reagan Brrrrrrr…..if you think you’re cold, spare a thought for these 10 guys. They are attempting the fastest vehicle crossing of Antarctica in a biofuelled vehicle. The Moon Regan Transantarctic Expedition will travel 3,600 miles across Antarctica. They have now reached the South Pole, more than half way into their journey. These adventurers are driving this futuristic looking ice vehicle and 2 monster trucks. They are doing it to show that wheeled vehicles are viab… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Does Government Failure Create Climate Apathy or Determination?

Image credit: George Kelly , used under Creative Commons license. Matthew recently urged the green movement to regroup, refine and redefine its messaging , now that climate legislation looks unlikely in the foreseeable future and

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Lost Property Bags are Made from Old Coffee Sacks

Photo: Lost Property Lost Property of London takes abandoned and discarded coffee sacks and makes them into totes and bags. So do lots of other people but these have an edgy and chic look to them that takes them into the eco-luxury realm. They come in a rucksack form, carry-on tote bag and over the shoulder bag. All parts of the bags are recycled and each one is unique…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ask Pablo: What Is More Sustainable: Eyeglasses Or Contact Lenses?

Image Source: Marcus Woelfle Dear Pablo: Which is more sustainable, eyeglasses or contact lenses? Contact lenses are disposable, a word that is not usually synonymous with sustainability. But eyeglasses are made out of metal and other materials that also have a certain environmental footprint. Which is the more sustainable choice?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Is Hauling Your Own Trash Green?

Image credit: RocketJim54 (Creative Commons) When I took up the rural green life (elitist or not) , there was an inevitable trade-off between bee keeping , large-scale composting , mushroom growing ,

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Can We Preach Green Without Being Preachy? (Video)

Image credit: UNEP I asked before why so many people hate environmentalists , and concluded that it might have something to do with green living as passive aggressive preaching , disasterbation , not to mention the ever-familiar but oh-so-annoying

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