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New Lemur Species Discovered in Madagascar

Photo: Russell A. Mittermeier / Conservation International According to researchers exploring in the forests of Madagascar , they’ve stumbled upon a species of lemur previously unknown to the world of science — though its future may already be in jeopardy. Researchers suspect this new lemur, which has even yet been named, will eventually be classified among the island’s growing l… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bird-Friendly Glass Among BuildingGreen’s Top 10 of the Year

Happy Orange Bird via Sam Howzit , Flickr. The folks at Arnold Glas are chirping about an award for Ornilux from BuildingGreen , as a Top 10 green building product of 2010. The Ornilux bird-friendly, spider-inspired glass was spotlighted earlier this year by TreeHugger. So I guess we… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bird-Friendly Glass Designed With Help From Spiders

Photos from Arnold Glas There’s a terrible feeling you get when a bird smacks into a window, at the office or at your home. “What was that?!” You look outside, and see a dead or injured bird on the ground. Birds can’t see glass, and windows on buildings are a major cause of avian fatalities around the world. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There’s such a thing as bird friendly glass, believe it or not. A German company called Arnold Glas makes Ornilux, and recently collected an international design award for its spider-web ins… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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