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The Week in Pictures: Galapagos Islands No Longer Endangered? ‘Static Kill’ of BP’s Oil Well, and More (Slideshow)

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reached an important milestone this Tuesday afternoon when BP started their ‘static kill’ procedure to seal the oil well, and the good news is, that it seems to be working — so far. In other green news, the Galapagos Islands has been taken off the list of World Heritage Sites in Danger — but could it be too soon? The above average temps in July 2010 Temps will be normal for July 2050; an Oregon wind farm offered $5000 for neighbors not to complain about noise, and China reveals a ‘3D Fast Bus’ that straddles the road so cars can drive under — cool! Find … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Week in Pictures: Galapagos Islands No Longer Endangered? ‘Static Kill’ of BP’s Oil Well, and More (Slideshow)

25% of BP Oil Still in the Water is World’s Eighth Largest Oil Spill All By Itself

photo: Fibonacci Blue via flickr With the news that BP has cemented the leaking well head , and word that 75% of all the oil which poured into the Gulf of Mexico either collected or somehow dispersed, you’re right for starting to breath a sigh of relief. But it occurred to me, if 25% of the oil is still in the water and in the marshes, and rough… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Toronto Starbucks Store Demonstrates That Less Is More

image via Starbucks Last year at Greenbuild we learned about Starbucks’ new Global Store Design Strategy from Corporate Architect Tony Gale. One very attractive feature was that it was not a “one size fits all” program but would adapt the designs to different regions; Tony said “we like to do different things in different regions, to reflect what is going on in the local culture.” We previously posted about their New York store at Spring and Crosby ; I rece… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Lindsay Lohan Calls Paris Fashion Week Debut: ‘Pretty Much a Fairytale’

She says she can’t wait “to be more involved on the next collections … add more to the designs, to shock people”

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Lindsay Lohan Calls Paris Fashion Week Debut: ‘Pretty Much a Fairytale’