photo: Eric Schmuttenmaer via flickr We know that the Great Recession of 2008 & 2009 helped many nations slash their carbon emissions and lower deforestation rates–decidedly good things–but it also slashed in half the value of the voluntary carbon market , a new report by Ecosystem Marketplace shows…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Voluntary Carbon Market Value Slashed in Half by 2009 Recession
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Image via Ocean World Earlier today, executives from other major oil companies engaged in offshore drilling testified before Washington. They attempted to convince the legislators that their drilling procedures and containment plans were much safer than BP’s, and that they can be trusted to continue drilling safely in deep waters. But some disturbing details surfaced at the hearing: Especially that many of the major oil companies’ response plans in the event of a major spill were ac… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Most Major Oil Co’s Have Same Fabricated Spill "Response Plan" as BP
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By this point, nearly two months since the start of the BP oil spill, you’ve probably seen a lot of video interviews with people from the Gulf Coast telling you how the disaster has r… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Voices From the Spill: Gulf Coast Fishing Wiped Out For Decades (Video)
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photo: Leo Freitas via flickr Last summer you probably saw a number of encouraging reports showing that deforestation in Brazil was declining. However as Mongabay points out, new satellite data shows that deforestation is again increasing and may be even higher than current imagery indicates…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Brazil’s Deforestation Again Increasing As Economy Improves
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Image via New Dress A Day If you’ve ever stumbled upon a sad looking frock in a thrift shop with no clue how to salvage the material there’s a new (to us) blog that will show how in 365 ways: New Dress A Day . For one year, the blog’s resident DIY’er has sworn off buying new clothes and instead is sifting through flea markets, garage sales, and secondhand shops for clothing that she then upcycles into modern apparel. The catch: She has a $365 budget for the year. She bares all the
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365 Upcycled, DIY Dresses (All Under $1) [Photos]
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Image: ACF Australia maybe the world’s sixth largest country, but with over 80% of its 23 million people live within 100 kilometres of the coast. This makes it one of the most urbanised nations in the world. So the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) set out to investigate which of the country’s 20 largest cities is the greenest. The results are contained within their just released Sustainable Cities Index, which ranks Australia’s metropolises “with the aim of encouraging healthy competition, … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Where Are Australia’s Most Sustainable Cities?
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photo: slagheap via flickr If you’ve paid attention at all to the headlines today, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that during his latest trip to view the BP oil spill clean-up efforts President Obama likened the changes this disaster could have in energy policy to the way 9/11 changed US security policy . I’ve been sitting with this comment all day, wondering if it’s accurate or just evocative rhetoric. The thing is, transforming the way we use energy is even more complex than changi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Is the BP Oil Spill Really the US’s Energy Policy 9/11? Hopefully It’s Much More Than That
Photo: Ford Do People Really Want Dedicated EV Models? It’s interesting to note how different Ford’s electrification strategy is from most of the other auto makers who are making electric cars and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). The majority seems to have learned from Toyota’s experience with the Prius and decided to make dedicated EV/PHEV models that don’t have gas-only versions: GM has the Volt, Fisker the Karma, Tesla the Roadster and Model S, Nissan the LEAF, etc. Ford’s is taking a different route…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Will Ford’s Electric Car Strategy Succeed?
Photo: Kelly Rossiter We were spending the weekend with old friends and although we all enjoy cooking and expected to do a lot of it over the three days we were together, I wanted to take something that was ready to eat when we arrived. . I had lots of spinach from the farmers’ market left over from my spinach eggdrop soup , so I made a spinach pie that we could eat warm or at room temperature. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Weekday Vegetarian: A Farmers’ Market Spinach Pie
Boreal Forests Losing the Most Ground A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) concludes that over a million square kilometers of forest were lost around the world between 2000 and 2005, and that both the U.S. and Canada had higher percentages of forest losses than even Brazil (a country long notorious for deforestation). How does it break down?… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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U.S. and Canada Destroyed More Forest Than Brazil Between 2000-2005
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