Photo: Samuel Mann , Flickr, CC It’s likely to be the largest plastic bag ban to hit the US yet — enacted in parts of the sprawling LA county, the disposable containers will be off limits to 1.1 million people. In addition, paper bags will now cost 10 cents a pop for shoppers — providing yet another incentive for southern Californians to turn to reusable bags. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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LA County Passes Biggest Plastic Bag Ban in US
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Today on Planet 100: Top 5 Human Ailments that Animals Suffer too (Video)
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Photo: TreeHugger When it comes to holiday shopping, the kids should be the most fun to buy for — but fighting other parents for the hottest toy only to see it break before breakfast on the day it’s opened is hardly the way you want to spend your season. Instead, choose from these durable, timeless toys that will bring your little ones hours of playtime — all of which are made from eco-friendly materials and non-toxic paints — so you can sit back and enjoy the season, too. Produced by Mairi Beautyman
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Green Gift Guide: The Kid (Slideshow)
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photo: Wikipedia For the first time in half a century a person in Miami-Dade County, Florida has been diagnosed (and recovered from…) a case of dengue fever that had been acquired locally ( Palm Beach Post ). This follows 24 cases of locally-caught dengue being discovered in Key West over the summer. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Miami Catches First Case of Dengue Fever in 50 Years
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Photo Credit: Argonne National Laboratory / Creative Commons Fixing America’s infrastructure (and many other countries’) is high on the priority list of greenies and world leaders alike. Two solutions, smart grids and electric cars , are championed by many as the
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Photo: Michael Wolf , aod 45 The Prix Pictet has to be the most interesting photography prize going. Awarding a generous $77,000 to the winner, it is only the third year running for this international competition that focuses on sustainability and the environment. Each year there is a theme; the first was water, the second was earth and this year’s is growth . The short list is out and once more, the 12 nominees from all over the world do not disappoint. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Prix Pictet, Sustainable Photography Prize, Short List Announced
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Star Wars Blog It will be a while before there is a 3D printer in every home (although you can build your own Makerbot now and print out your own low-res Darth Vader ) but the implications of the technology is being discussed everywhere right now. BLDGBLOG writes that one company, Made in Space, “… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Will 3D Printing Spark A Green Manufacturing Revolution?
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Photo via Room for Debate But Just How Tough? There’s been much speculation about what the EPA’s post-2016 fuel economy standards will be when they’re announced this week. As of now, thanks to an executive order from the Obama administration, the national fuel economy standard will be 35.5 mpg by 2016 . After that — well that’s where the speculation comes in. Environmental groups ar… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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EPA to Set Even Tougher Fuel Economy Standards for 2017-2025
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About 55% of waste from the Gulf oil spill has been disposed of in minority communities. Photo: Deepwater Horizon Response via flickr. With little fanfare other than press release a week ago (which I missed and Miller McCune didn’t) the Environmental Protection Agency has reconvened the Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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EPA Revives Environmental Justice Working Group After Ten Year Hiatus
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Photo via Daily Times The world’s largest tiger reserve was recently put into place in the Kachin state in Burma, news which conservationists and champions of the fast-declining species cheered. But it looks like the cheering came too soon — reports have surfaced that a Burmese real estate corporation is continuing to clear-cut the forests throughout the reserve anyway. It plans on using the land for harvesting crops in a gi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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200K Acre Clear-Cutting Operation Uncovered in World’s Largest Tiger Reserve
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