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Warm Water and El Niño Effect Killing Off Young Coral Reef Fish

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Warm Water and El Niño Effect Killing Off Young Coral Reef Fish

Photo by Joelk75 via Flickr Creative Commons Baby fish are getting the short end of the stick with warmer ocean temperatures, and populations of coral reef fish species could see a significant decline. A team of biologists looking at the arrival of young fish along the Rangiroa coral atoll in French Polynesia have found that fish populations are suffering as plankton, a major food source for the young fish, collapses with the warmer temperatures. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Wild Permaculture Forest Gardening on the BBC (Video)

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Image credit: Permaculture Media The BBC seems to have gotten on a permaculture kick lately. Not long ago the broadcaster aired a beautiful and big thinking documentary about peak oil, agriculture, and one farmers’ attempts to redesign her farm along permaculture principles . Now I’ve just come across a great video in which the BBC’s very own gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh explores a stunning forest garden created by two of the pioneers of permaculture in Britain. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Posted on December 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Wild Permaculture Forest Gardening on the BBC (Video)

Image credit: Permaculture Media The BBC seems to have gotten on a permaculture kick lately. Not long ago the broadcaster aired a beautiful and big thinking documentary about peak oil, agriculture, and one farmers’ attempts to redesign her farm along permaculture principles . Now I’ve just come across a great video in which the BBC’s very own gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh explores a stunning forest garden created by two of the pioneers of permaculture in Britain. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Macy’s Lighting Retrofit Will Trim Electricity Bill by 73%

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Photo by M. Janiki via Flickr Creative Commons Macy’s stores around the country are about to get a lighting makeover that will curb the company’s energy consumption by a huge amount. Retrofitting over 117,000 43-watt halogen-based bulbs used for accent lighting in 86 department stores with 17-watt LED bulbs from Philips — custom designed for the stores, of course — will help Macy’s trim their electricity use by a whopping 73%. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Macy’s Lighting Retrofit Will Trim Electricity Bill by 73%

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Macy’s Lighting Retrofit Will Trim Electricity Bill by 73%

Photo by M. Janiki via Flickr Creative Commons Macy’s stores around the country are about to get a lighting makeover that will curb the company’s energy consumption by a huge amount. Retrofitting over 117,000 43-watt halogen-based bulbs used for accent lighting in 86 department stores with 17-watt LED bulbs from Philips — custom designed for the stores, of course — will help Macy’s trim their electricity use by a whopping 73%. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Smart Safety Design Turns Bike Lock Into Hazard Light

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Images via Yanko Design Safe cycling is a huge part of transitioning to a bike-friendly world, and that means great ideas for lighting and road safety products that don’t weigh down the cyclist. The Signal Lock LED bike lock/light is a perfect example of a multi-functional product that keeps both the cyclist and the bike safe. The lock turns into a glowing road hazard sign for when you’re stopped on the side of the road at night. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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For Lasting Holiday Lip Color Try Jane Iredale Lip Stains

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Photo: Jane Iredale Caught reapplying lipstick umpteem times throughout a holiday party? Try lip stains instead. Jane Iredale Lip Fixations are both lip stain and lip gloss in one. Available in five lovely hues, from “Devotion,” a sultry coral and shimmering pink, to “Fetish,” a cool plum and delicate lilac, the cruelty-free collection of lip stains can be conveniently purchased on JaneIredale.com for $29. (Thanks to my informative

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US Retailers Say Going Green Makes Business Sense

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Image: Retail Systems Research In 2010, 61% of US retailers surveyed by Retail Systems Research observed that green initiatives “make good business sense,” up from 49% the previous year. However, the report “Lean and Green: Sustainable Practices Are Changing Retail, Benchmark 2010” is not entirely packed with upbeat news. For example, “Retailers feel less obliged this year to pursue green initiatives as a result of consumer demand, as only 52 percent say ‘our customers expect us to act,’ down from 62 percent in 2009.” Yet even in the shadow of this downturn in customer expectations, switch-on retailers are purs… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Soundless Song Heads for Top Christmas Single

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Photo: catm It’s a Brit thing: every Christmas there is a race to see which group will have the top single of the Yuletide season. In past years, SImon Cowell has pushed his X-Factor winner to the top. Last year musicians got fed up with the commercialization of it all and issued a rival song which won. This year another group, called Cage Against the Machine , is trying again to counter-act the commercialization of Christmas with a silent grassroots alternative. Imagine… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Giving Annual Tax Breaks to Clean Energy is Crazy

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Giving Annual Tax Breaks to Clean Energy is Crazy

Photo: langalex , Flickr, CC … Though Not as Crazy as Doing Nothing As the controversial deal for extending the tax cuts to middle class and wealthy Americans drew closer to become reality, some feared that the true loser would be the clean energy sector , which relies on tax breaks that must be annually renewed by Congress. Those tax breaks were initially absent from the deal, leading to speculation that their absence would cause the industry… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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