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BP Says New ‘Top Hat’ is About 150 Feet From Oil Leak

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: BP Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Riser Another week, another attempt by BP to plug the massive oil leak at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. This time they’re trying to use a containment dome to stop the oil from getting in the water (this one is called ‘Top Hat 10’ and should allow a tighter fit). The latest reports are that the top hat is only a few feet from where is needs to be, and that this time, if all goes well, it could allow the capture of pretty much all the oil. But after some many failed attempts, let’s not hold our breath… Read on for more details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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IKEA to Phase-Out Incandescents Starting August 1st, 2010

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Flickr , CC First U.S. Retailer to Phase Out the Bulb Starting August 1st, 2010, IKEA will start phasing out incandescent bulbs (which are a lot more effective at producing heat than light) from its U.S. stores, with the goal of having completely eliminated the bulb by January 1st, 2011. But IKEA isn’t only doing this out of concern for the environment: “The IKEA phase out will come in advance of the federal legislation that will begin to phase out incandescent light bulbs in 2012.” Why are they doing this and w… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Top 10 U.S. Cities For Green Job Seekers

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo via SOS Ministries Recently, friends and new college graduates have been asking me how they can get into the field of sustainability. When the question has arisen, I have found myself wondering where the green jobs are sprouting. Then, yesterday, I came across a post in Mother Nature Network listing the top 10 cities for green jobs. California led the pack with three of its cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sacramento in t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Whole Foods To Make Personal Care Products Companies Prove Their Organic Claims

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Whole Foods founder John Mackey, photo via new yorker Whole Foods has taken its knocks , but no one can doubt that the company has been a leader in pushing forward progressive policies that are good for the earth. The Austin-based grocer’s latest move is to require third-party certification by June 1, 2011 for personal care products and cosmetics that make an “organic” claim…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Earth First! Maine Anti-Wind Power Protest Keeps Green Movement Honest

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

When Earth First! recently protested a large scale wind farm in northern Maine it raised a few eyebrows around the TreeHugger virtual office. John Laumer worryingly wondered if “the protesters and their supporters thought seriously about climate change before they embarked on the protest. The lynx there are anxious to protect from wind power development need more than wilderness; they need a climate suitable for the eco… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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TAKE ACTION: Join With 350.org And Ask Obama to "Put Solar On It"

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

photo via 350.org By now, most people have heard this story. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House, but when the Reagan Revolution swept into power a few years later, Reagan famously had the panels taken down. Well, it’s a new day, and it’s high time for those panels to go back up. Solar power in the U.S. is rapidly growing, with 91 MW coming on line la… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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11 Cartoons With Surprisingly Green Messages (Video Slideshow)

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

Image via babs886.files.wordpress.com While some of your favorite childhood cartoons came with a pretty obvious green message — “Captain Planet,” anyone? — other animations go for a more subtle impact. From the animal testing in “The Secret of NIMH” and the vegetarian undertones in “Charlotte’s Web” to “The Simpsons'” environmentalism, here are 11 fantastic animated features sending surprisingly green messages to kids (and adults).

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National Soda Tax Would Make Americans 4% Less Fat

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

Photo via City Pages The USDA has recently been delving into the potential benefits of enacting a tax on sugary beverages like sodas and fruit juices. Clearly, there’s plenty to debate about such a tax — whether it would raise soda prices enough to discourage consumption, whether it would unfairly impact the poor, how much revenue it would raise, and whether it would actually make anyone healthier. Well, according to the USDA’s just-released study, it would at least do the latter — the projections show that a sugar tax on sweet drinks would reduce caloric intake from beverages by 13% in adults. For the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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American Sea Otters Could Be Worth $700 Million in Carbon Credits

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

photo: Mike Baird via flickr Yes, really… An interesting presentation at the annual meeting for the Society of Conservation Biology explains how if sea otters were restored to historically high populations along the coasts of North America, the amount of carbon stored by their activities would be worth more than $700 million on the European carbon trading market. Here’s why:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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EPA Approves First Mountaintop Removal Coal Mine Under More Stringent Guidelines

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Mountaintop removal mine in Kentucky, photo: iLoveMountains.org via flickr. One more item that probably would’ve made more headlines had there not been a gigantic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (I know I missed it until now): As Solve Climate reports, the EPA has given approval to the first

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