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No Sharks Were Harmed In New Addition to Discovery Headquarters

All photos credit David DeFranza Discovery Headquarters (Parent to TreeHugger) is already LEED Platinum for its operations, with extensive recycling and water reduction programs. Now they have a new addition to the building, and are no doubt going for shark-safe certification. We are told that it is made from 11,720 yards of fabric and that each piece took 1280 person-hours to sew. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Michelle Obama Urged to Take Meat "Unfit for KFC" Out of School Lunch

Image credit: Vegan Peace & The White House Organic Farm Project Michelle Obama may have won the hearts of locavores everywhere with her expansion of the White House organic garden , her campaign against obesity , and even bringing bees into the White House… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Air Purifier Glows Colors When It Detects Pollution

Photo via Gizmodo Houses are typically equipped with smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. But what about other pollutants? The Coway’s AP-1008 is made to detect and warn you when your air is getting too gross to breathe. Typically your sinus system and lungs do that job for you, but these days you can never be quite sure what you’re breathing in. Hence, the stylish air filter that glows different colors to indicate different pollution levels. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Above Average July 2010 Temps Will be Normal For July 2050

The red dates for 2010 are observed days with temperatures above 90°F; the red dates in 2050 are projected accounting for climate change. Images: Climate Central . For most of us in the United States, and particularly on the East Coast, July’s temperatures were a bit outside our usual summer comfort zones. As you can see in the graphic above, from Climate Central , in Philadelphia there were 17 days above 90°. The striking thing is that in four decades time, at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions and … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Above Average July 2010 Temps Will be Normal For July 2050