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Google Earth Tour with Kofi Annan Puts Climate Change in Human Terms

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Google Earth Tour with Kofi Annan Puts Climate Change in Human Terms

Next up in a series of amazing Google Earth tours being revealed for COP16 in Cancun is “Coping with Climate Change” — a tour that puts the problem of climate change in human terms, not just with what will happen to the planet but what will happen to human society. The tour centers the perspective that climate change is a problem impacting everything from health care to security, from economics to mobility. Narrated by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, it is an incredibly enlightening 15 minutes. Watch the video after the jump…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Have a 2004-2007 Prius? Toyota is Recalling 650,000 Hybrids Over Coolant Risk

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Have a 2004-2007 Prius? Toyota is Recalling 650,000 Hybrids Over Coolant Risk

Photo: Flickr , CC Voluntary Recall If you own a Toyota Prius with a model year between 2004 and 2007, you should probably keep an eye on the mailbox for a letter from Toyota. The company has announced a voluntary recall of 650,000 Prius hybrids (about 390,000 are in North America, 180,000 in Japan and 70,000 in Europe, according to Toyota) to fix the cooling pump. This is a preventive measure; the pump could overheat and cause a loss of power, but so far there hasn’t been any reports of accidents or injur… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Crazy Things You Didn’t Know You Could Compost (Plus, Some You Can’t), Holiday Edition

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Crazy Things You Didn’t Know You Could Compost (Plus, Some You Can’t), Holiday Edition

Sure, it’s lucky. But can it can be composted? Photo: CarbonNYC , Creative Commons. This is a guest article by Sara Ost, editor of EcoSalon.com , the conscious culture and fashion website. Fresh on the heels of the pizza box scandal , in which EcoSalon cleared up some mysteries with recyling, we’ve uncovered more items that you can’t compost — and some surprising ones you can. This being the holiday season, we enter a whole new level of composting controversy. S… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Toyota Could Produce Yaris EVs In China As Soon As 2012

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Toyota Could Produce Yaris EVs In China As Soon As 2012

Photo: Wikipedia , public domain For the Chinese Market First The Japanese Nikkei is reporting that Toyota has plans to mass-produce an electric car for the Chinese market starting in 2012. The EV would be based on the Toyota Vios, which is known in North-America as the Yaris sedan , and production will be a joint venture with the China FAW Group. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bamboo Pavilion: Low-Cost Communal Living

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images: Esan Rahmani and Mukul Damle Forget yesterday’s commune — ‘communal living’ nowadays can refer to any number of situations — from pricier market housing to low-income developments , or to temporary applications like refugee shelters . Falling somewhere in between is this Bamboo Pavilion — a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Lexus CT 200h Hybrid Disappoints on MPG (Wake Up Toyota!)

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Lexus Combined EPA Rating of 42 MPG A few months ago we started getting some info on the new Lexus CT 200h hybrid . At the time, there was some hope that this premium compact would set a new fuel economy benchmark, and if not, at least match the Prius. After all, this being a Lexus, cost is less of an issue. Better and/or bigger batteries could have been used to boost overall MPG, more aluminum could have been used to reduce weight, etc. But it seems like Toyota thinks i… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Project Runway Castoff Peach Carr Talks to Movieline About the Contestant Who ‘Broke Her Spirit’

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Peach Carr, the Project Runway contestant eliminated in last night’s episode, was the eldest and funniest member of the season eight cast, so it’s disheartening to hear that one of her fellow competitors said something disparaging about her personal life that “broke her spirit” before the bridesmaid challenge. Carr talked to us this morning about her fabric choices, her friendship with April, and the remark that left her brokenhearted.

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Extra Seriously Injured During Stunt on Transformers 3 Set

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During a surely ridiculous stunt on the set of Transformers 3 , 24-year-old extra Gabriella Cedillo was seriously injured when a metal cable cut through the windshield of her Toyota and “sliced through her skull.” The aspiring actress (and current bank teller) was airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious head trauma. Deadline reports that Cedillo — who obviously has no training as a stunt performer — was paid $25 for the use of her car. [ Deadline , ABC Chicago ]

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Prius sound effects

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A demonstration of the Toyota Prius sound effects. By engadget Tags : engadget , ev , prius , toyota

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Melody Gersbach died car accident

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Melody Gersbach represented our country in the 2009 Miss International pageant where she was among the 16 semi-finalists. Melody Gersbach, together with her make-up artist Alden Orense, and driver were on their way to Naga City for the Miss Bicolandia beauty pageant when their Toyota Innova collided with a passenger bus at around 11:00 a.m. The three died on the spot. The driver of the bus identified as Wilson Pontillas has surrendered to the police in nearby Pili town.

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