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Handmade in Germany: Extending the German Reputation for Quality

Image: handmade-in-germany Made with Class, Not in Mass Made in Germany. The label initially required for protectionist ends has become recognized worldwide as a hallmark of quality. Now, an initiative started by German manufacturers plans to extend the concept to high quality products that are made by hand. Think Burmester Audio Systems, custom fit carpentry, handmade shoes, fine fountain pens. Could this be a return to high quality products that last and induce happiness by their quality rather tha… 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

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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Oxfam Unwraps its Collection of Donation Gifts for the Holiday Season

The Friday after Thanksgiving, shoppers will—as they do every year—line up in front of stores, poised to descend en masse on the goods housed within. Some do it for the deals, others for the excitement, and some avoid it all together. The

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Today on Planet 100: Test Driving the Chevy Volt (Video)

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Don’t Get Groped; Take the Train.

Image credit: White House As Brian has noted, In Ohio, the new Governor says “Passenger rail is not in Ohio’s future, That train is dead.” High speed rail is under attack by Republicans across the country. As people line up to get irradiated by the pornoscatter machines, or felt up by the TSA inspectors, perhaps they should give a thought to writing to the leaders they just elect… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Kim Kardashian is the Human Bathroom of the Day

This is actually funny to me. It is rare that this celebrity bullshit I write about every day ever makes me laugh… There’s just not campaign that makes more sense for a celebrity to be endorsing…you know it is so appropriate that you’d expect to see this on some stupid sketch comedy shot and not in real life…it is one of those things you’d think she’d have turned down and fired her agent for the sick joke when it landed on her desk and read “you will be promoting the Charmin toilet paper’s Bathroom” campaign, in a “come on guys, the jokes getting old” kinda way, you know because she is a fucking bathroom at least when she’s filming a sex tape….and that she’s had more black man urine on her than the toilets at Cook County Jail or pretty much all prisons combined for that matter…cuz getting pissed on is just the kind of degrading she loves…not that I am against pissing on girls…I’ve done it many fucking times….but I’ve never been able to organize a special event sponsored by a toilet paper company to draw attention to the fact that bitch likes being pissed on…I’m not a celebrity with big budgets and I don’t now corporations down to co-brand with a porn slut in unprotected sex videis, but I have pointed and laughed at the slut when introducing her to my friends. Either way, this is one of those you can’t write jokes better than this, I mean unless you’re the marketing exec who snuck this one in without anyone noticing…good work….she just looks like she feels so at home….like she’s finally found her calling….like she’s one step closer to be an honorary toilet from the toilet paper people…It is like winning the World Series or more appropriate Superbowl in her field…get it? Yeah, I know I’m a genius…

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India Climate Tribunal Gives Voice to People Affected by Climate Change, Demands Action from Governments

Prabhati Devi gathers fodder for her buffalo in Rajasthan. Image: Ami Vitale/Oxfam Ask Ajantha about the effects of climate change on her village in southern India and she can give you numbers—estimates of how far the shoreline has moved inland and how many fish species are disappearing from local waters—but she can also tell you how her lifestyle and family life, and longstanding traditions throughout the region, are all changing…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Nissan LEAF Gets 99 MPG-e Rating from EPA

Image: U.S. EPA These Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story, Though… Nissan has announced that it has got the final LEAF electric car ratings from the EPA. As you can see on the sticker above, the LEAF is rated at 106 MPG-equivalent in the city and 92 MPG-equivalent on the highway, for a combined rating of 99 MPG-equivalent (more below on what “MPG-equivalent” actually means in this case). The electric driving range of the car as measured by the EPA is 73 miles, almost 30% lower than Nissan’s own estimate of 100 miles. In real-world driving, the LEAF’s range should vary quite a bit depending on … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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People Power Bring ESP to the Smart Grid (Video)

Image via People Power People Power , a company we first learned about a couple years ago at West Coast Green, is moving into more serious territory than the energy-saving Facebook app launched earlier this year. Current trends show we’re on a path to have over 100 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2020, and People Power is getting ready to be ahead of that wave when it comes to energy efficiency with it’s new En… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Green Gift Guide: The DIY’er (Slideshow)

Photo: TreeHugger No matter where your skills (or lack of) lie, there’s a DIY category for you. From crafting and building to biking and gardening, putting your own two hands to work is a rewarding way to save money and trim your carbon footprint. An added bonus: Taking the time to make something by hand gives you an escape from routine — and a sense of accomplishment — that’s priceless. Encourage your friends’ and family’s inner DIY’er with these eco-friendly gifts. Produced by Mairi Beautyman

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