In the past weeks since the start of the Deepwater Horizon disaster I’ve gotten asked on countless occasions how long it’s going to take to clean up all the leaking oil. Considering that, despite efforts to stop the gushing oil , this is all still ongoing this is an open-ended question to some degree. However, US Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen has thrown his hat into t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Coast Guard Admiral Says BP Oil Spill Clean Up Will Take Years
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We often complain about how Toronto favours the driver over the cyclist, but for one day a year cyclists rule the city as the two main highways are closed down for the Becel Ride for the Heart , a fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation sponsored by a margarine company. (Michael Pollan would not approve ) So while the … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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13,000 Cyclists Take Over Toronto Highways
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At the end of last week, Grist came out with this handy infographic that breaks down where the blame for the BP Gulf spill lies. It’s a useful tool to help visualize the scope of the problems that caused the disaster, and I think it more or less gets it right. And there’s a reason that BP is only 37% responsible, despite being the public face of the spill (as it should). But… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Breaking Down the BP Gulf Spill Blame Game
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Plastic scrap bundles. Image credit: AaronPennFiles Recycling businesses, especially start-ups, need to be closely watched by Federal and State authorities to avoid the misery of huge messes left, fires and explosions, and water pollution. There is a history of such problems, as we see in this example reported by Environment News Service : “Arriving at the scene, a South Elgin police officer observed an individual at the business allegedly pouring the contents of a blue plasti… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Illinois Plastic Recycler Faces Crimnal Water Pollution Charges
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Image via Science Daily “The Biggest GM Crop Scandal in Germany to Date” A genetically modified strain of maize classified as NK603 — one that is explicitly banned in the European Union — has been unleashed in Germany. The crop has been unwittingly planted on nearly 7,500 acres so far, and is continuing to spread. The source of the contamination has not yet been determined, but it is believed that it could cost farmers millions of euros to eradicate the tenacious GMO crop…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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GMO Crop Takes Over Thousands of Acres in Germany
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Photo via IAN Thanks largely to the interminable gloom of the BP Gulf oil spill , it feels like we haven’t seen any good news on the green front for ages. But while all eyes have been on the Gulf, the California State Assembly passed a truly exciting bill : One that bans single-use plastic bags across the state. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Yes, It’s True: California is Banning Plastic Bags
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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, Milan. Image: chairman moneko via Flickr In January, McDonald’s Italy announced the launch of its McItaly menu. The burger giant has always offered different menus throughout the world to cater to local tastes so it’s no real surprise that they’ve chosen Italy – a nation of proud culinary diversity – to go McLocal. So great, McDonald’s supports local food systems now, right? Well, not so fast. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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McDonald’s Goes A Little Bit McLocal
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Image from London2012 : Olympic Park London’s 2012 Olympic pledge, to be the greenest Olympic Games ever, started with great enthusiasm. But some wondered about that goal when McDonalds was announced as the official supplier of food. Then came the stories of construction going over-budget and of course the recession kicked in…. Now it has been announced that a plan to build a massive wind turbine on site has been scrapped. It was supposed to have produced 20% of the Olympic Park’s ener… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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London’s Green Olympics are Looking Brown
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photo via flickr Much has been made in the media about the president’s perceived inability to get mad over the BP oil spill and the inability for either the government or BP to stop the gusher. Obama, or probably more accurately, his handlers, are aware of this criticism and have pushed back with photo ops and speeches to show the president’s resolve. Less reported than the president’s mood or his flashes of anger is how Americans are viewing this crisis and if th… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo via Wired California Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina is currently the front runner for securing the GOP nomination in the state primary. The former head of Hewlett-Packard is hoping to bolster her conservative cred by attacking longtime incumbent and Democrat Barbara Boxer — for acknowledging that climate change is a national security threat. According to Fiorina’s latest ad, recognizing that global warming is a security issue somehow means that Boxer is soft on terrorism. The ad also displays how poorly Fiorina understands climate change. Watch: … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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