Is this our future, to be as crowded as the Planet Gideon? As Sami noted in his post Is Birth Control the Cheapest Answer to Climate Change? , overpopulation isn’t exactly a taboo subject here on TreeHugger. The subject has attracted the attention of many of our writers, and some scepticism. Here is a roundup of the various positions:… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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On The Elephant In The Room: Population And The Environment
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Photo: Fisker Fisker Going East Fisker Automotive, the California-based maker of the Karma and Karma S series plug-in hybrids (aka electric cars with a range extender like the Chevy Volt ), has inked a deal with China Grand Automotive Group to have its vehicles distributed, marketed and serviced in the Middle Kingdom…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Fisker Partners With China Grand Automotive Group for Distribution in China
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photo via the telegraph In the early hours before an agreement was made in Cancun toward a global dea l to combat climate change, one country, Bolivia, repeatedly stood up to voice its opposition to the process. The COP’s president, Patricia Espinosa of Mexico, gaveled down Bolivia and a deal was ultimately approved. Now … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Bolivia To Take Dispute Over Climate Negotiations To International Court
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Image: Solar Reserve The most common complaint lodged against solar power is that — say it with me now — it’s only able to provide power when it’s light outside. Solar developers have tried to solve this problem a number of ways, and using molten salt to store the heat is one of the most promising… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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First Molten Salt Power Plant Approved in California
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Why Is There Still an Endocrine Disruptor In My Toothpaste? Almost five years ago John claimed There’s A Frog Disruptor In My Soap , and ever since we have been wondering why a chemical that does more harm than good is in our deodorants, hand cleaners and even our toothpaste. The FDA is studying it and now the EPA is looking closely as well. The EPA gets a look-in on what one would think was FDA turf because of those tad… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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EPA Opens Petition to Ban Endocrine Disruptor Triclosan
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Back in about 2004, in the early days of the modern prefab craze, I first learned of Peter Strzebniok and his Nottoscale prefabs . At the time his designs were based on ” a steel framework which allows individual building elements to be interchanged.” It seemed complicated , and I don’t think any of them got built. But now Peter is back with his T-Modulome , and it has been built, with a much simpler structure, and a bigger plan, providing a good demonstration of how the industry has e… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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T-Modulome From Nottoscale Demonstrates The Evolution of Modern Prefab
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Photo via YouTube video The ever-helpful Seafood Watch app from Monterey Bay Aquarium has gotten an update. Now, not only can you get input on the most sustainable seafood options from a renowned aquarium, but you can also get crowdsourced tips on the best places to eat said fishy goodness. The app now has Project FishMap, which allows you to tag restaurants where you’ve found sustainable seafood, and links you up to Facebook, Twitter and other social networks to… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Seafood Watch iPhone App Adds Social Networking for Finding Best Restaurants
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Despite the modest successes (and obvious failures) of the latest climate summit in Cancun, the AP reports that there was one major force obstructing international progress that went unnamed throughout the talks. There was a massive “elephant in the room”, according to the AP , that “nobody wanted to talk about.” Any guesses as to which elephant the AP was referring to? I’ll give you a hint — it’s big, powerful, ideologically unified, and it gene… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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GOP Was "Elephant in the Room" at Cancun Climate Talks, AP Says
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Bag Monsters demonstrating in support of banning single-use shopping bags. Photo: Bag Monster Blog. A growing number of cities and states around the world are taking on the blight of plastic shopping bags , but San Jose, California has just taken things to another level–passing a new ordinance that bans giving out free single-use carryout bags altogether . … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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San Jose, Calif. Bans Plastic Shopping Bags – And Free Paper Ones
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Image credit: Anstiftung und Ertomis Emma has already shown us some beautiful edible container gardens , courtesy of our readers; we’ve seen a gorgeous urban orchard complete with a repurposed dumpster/ping pong table , not to mention an under-used train statio… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Extreme Container Gardening – Prinzessinengartens in Berlin (Video)
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