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Ed Burtynsky on the Gulf Oil Spill

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images from metiviergallery : Oil Spill #4, Oil Skimming Boat near Ground Zero, May 12, 2010, chromogenic print The Canadian photographer, Ed Burtynsky, has been photographing the impact of industrialization on the environment for the last 30 years. His huge colour photographs depict the toll that environmental disasters are taking on human beings and the landscape. In May 2010 Burtynsky travelled to the Gulf of Mexico to photograph the oil spill. The series of 9 photos on display at a

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7 Green College Campus Programs Making the Grade

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Jessica.Tam @ Flickr A single college or university can produce an almost immeasurable amount of waste each year — and when you multiply that by all of the schools in the country, and the world, those numbers add up. But some schools are taking their conservation efforts beyond recycling bins and CLF bulbs with everything from on-campus community gardens and programs that reach out to student renters to bike incentive programs for commuters — and that’s success you can count on…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Trashy TV Takes On a Whole New Meaning

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Reality shows have taken over television, like a virus or a breath of fresh air, depending on your perspective. And we’re about to add to that mix with Garbage Moguls . But first, I’d like to pay homage to Planet Green . Love it or lump it, it has done more, earlier than any other media outlet to bring green thinking, living and acting to the masses. Rather than consign green minded TV to the dusty DVD collections of hippies low budget environmentalist sk… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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"Winters of My Life" – The Story of a Man Who’s Spent the Last 35 Winters at Yosemite (Video)

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image Courtesy of R. Drake, via Wikipedia Howard Weamer first visited Yosemite National Park in 1971 to do research for his doctoral thesis, on John Muir . In 1974, the Yosemite Association hired its first winter hut keeper to staff the Ostrander Ski Hut in the park’s backcountry. We… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Imogen Heap’s Call to Action, Ryan Reynolds Partners with the NRDC, and More

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Love the Earth Film Musician Imogen Heap announced plans to create and score a nature documentary — with a twist: She’s asking fans to shoot their own footage of the world around them and submit it. “It could be a sunrise from your bedroom window, underwater deep sea diving, a flower in a pavement crack, mist over mountains, ree… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Oxford Dictionary of English Adds Climate Science Vocabulary

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo by Cofrin Library We love seeing the ways the environmental movement alters mainstream culture, and the degree of its impact can be viewed quickly by just taking a look at the dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary is no slouch on keeping up with new words created in every corner from clean tech to the DIY movement — like when “hypermiling” made it as word of the year in 2008. Added to the latest edition are such greenie favories (or not) as “staycation,” “carbon capture and storage,” and “geo-engineering.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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World’s Largest Ice Art on Siberia’s Lake Baikal

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Images from the anthropologist Lake Baikal is the “pearl of Siberia” , the world’s deepest freshwater lake. Because of its age and isolated location in Siberia, it contains unusual collections of freshwater flora and fauna and 1,700 plant and animal species. It has had a controversial history with Russian oligarchs plotting to destroy it and activists’ offices being ransacked. However in the depths of winte… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Prince (Not the Musician) on Tour for Sustainability

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image from the Prince of Wales Prince Charles is going on tour. Not to promote his new CD, but rather sustainable living. He will be travelling in his train, run by bio-fuels and playing at such well-known venues as a senior citizen’s apartment in Nottingham and an allotment in Todmorden. And tickets are free. In his travels he will be visiting projects… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Give to Reverb, Support Nonprofits, Get Booty

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

Credit. Reverb.org Just as the Green Music Group Challenge is winding down, the green concert gurus at Reverb have come up with another project. They’re taking donations. But … each donation of $15 or more comes with a booty-back guarantee. That is, they’ll send you a gift of concert swag for your donation. It’s called ” Give & Get .” The money will go to support Reverb’s efforts

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DIY Balloons Glow to Show Air Quality

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

Image via Instructables The idea of showing air quality by emitting glowing colors is fairly old. In fact, in 2007, Pairs launched hot air balloons above the city that would show citizens the level of cleanliness of the air they were breathing in. Even air filters have started to sport glowing colors to indicate the level of pollutants in the air. But having such a cool air qualit… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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