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BBC Show Claims Home Working Produces More CO2 Than Going To Office

A home office setup in New York We just take it for granted at TreeHugger that working from home saves a huge amount of energy and is great for the environment. But Alex Johnson of Shedworking points us to Costing the Earth , a BBC radio show that claims otherwise, saying “a recent study by independent consultants WSP Environmental found that home workers typically produce almost a third more CO2 in a year than employees based in the office.” It is interesting listening, especially when Alex come… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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BBC Show Claims Home Working Produces More CO2 Than Going To Office

Artisanal Fishermen Given Exclusive Fishing Zones in Chile to Help Rebuild Fisheries

photo: Vera & Jean-Christophe via flickr Overfishing is (unfortunately) a perennial TreeHugger topic, but here’s a new take on how to prevent it: As Physorg reports, Chile has designated exclusive fishing zones for small-scale ‘artisanal’ fishermen, excluding industrial fishing fleets and giving the big guys there own exclusive areas. A new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explains how that arrangement… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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