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Global Warming-Loving Beetle Threatens World’s Coffee Supply

Photo via Plinkk This year’s coffee prices area already at a 12-year high due to low crop yields in South America, but it looks like prices could tighten again in the future if a particular beetle continues to bask in warming weather. Arabica coffee, a climate-sensitive plant, is grown in Ethiopia and Latin America. However, Ethiopia and other regions have seen a slow but steady rise in average temperatures, more variable rain fall, and what could be mos… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Desert-Dwelling Animals in Strange and Stunning Photos (Slideshow)

Photo via National Geographic Most desert animals spend their days hiding from the environment’s raging heat — it’s just one of the adaptations that allows desert residents to thrive in the arid, unforgiving regions. (They also build underground tunnels, develop ways of staying hydrated, and learn to stay cool.) But these animals came out long enough for photographers to catch them on film.

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Almost Underground House Blends In With Landscape

Images via Designboom Perhaps we have to rethink the term “green roof”, because in many climates it might be mostly other colours, like this one in Greece by Deca Architecture and shown on Designboom. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Obama Administration Tries To Keep Up The PACE

photo via flickr The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program allows homeowners to finance their own solar panels or energy-savings retrofits by an addition to their property tax bill, but Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have shut down the program. The Obama administration has tried through the Department of Energy to change the practices of the Federal Housing Finance Agency , which runs Fannie and Freddie, but thus far they have been unsuccessful. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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