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India Stops Plans to Drive Real-Life Avatar Tribe Off Land For Bauxite Mine on Sacred Mountain

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

All images courtesy Survival International The government of India has halted plans by UK-based Vedanta Resources to establish a bauxite mine of the sacred tribal lands of the Dongria Kondh and Kutia people in Orissa. The move comes after a report commissioned by India’s environment minister found the proposed mine would violate the tribal people’s rights, as well as finding Vedanta acted in contempt of the law in try to squash opposition to the mine. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Full-Sized Urban Bicycle Folds Flat, Nearly Disappears: The ThinBike (Interview, Slideshow)

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

All images courtesy Graham Hill. Graham Hill, founder of TreeHugger.com, is an insatiable tinkerer/designer who strives for elegant design solutions. His latest foray into problem-solving, a collaboration with bike manufacturer Schindelhauer bikes , has resulted in what he calls the ThinBike — a full-sized urban bicycle that all but disappears when brought indoors. Graham shares with us some of the thinking behind his idea. Love it? Pick up your own via special order through Schindelhauer. TreeHugger: What is about that living in inner city apartments that has focuse… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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