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Evangelicals May Now Hold Key to US Climate Action

Photo: Flickr, The U.S. National Archives , CC If there’s one broad group of activists that that is consistently and criminally under-publicized, it’s the still-growing community of evangelical environmentalists . They may go unrecognized due to the fact that the outlets (like this one) that traditionally cover green activism don’t quite know what to make of them, and mainstream media tend to relegate coverage to what amounts to a handful of novelty stories. And since evangelical … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Hottest Gifts in Our 2010 Holiday Gift Guide (Video)

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Be Generous for Streetsblog NYC’s First Fundraiser

Image: Screen capture from Streetsblog.org We Need More Orgs Like StreetsBlog! Our friends at StreetsBlog NYC are in the middle of their first fundraiser ever. The first four years of their existence were funded by a very generous single donor (thanks, Mark Gorton !), but they now need help from the larger community to keep going. They are registered as a non-profit, so anything you donate is tax-deductible. You can read their appeal

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F1 Racing to Downsize from V8s to 4-Cylinder Engines in 2013

Photo: Flickr , CC A Smaller VRRRRRRRRRRROOOOMMMM The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council has approved new specs for Formula One, and starting in 2013, F1s will see a huge engines downsizing (more details on this below) and the addition of new fuel-saving technologies. This is welcome news not only because it should reduce the fuel consumption of F1s by about 35%, but because it will turn this the sport into a kind of R&D lab for small engines. This increases the chances that improvements will find their way into mass-market vehi… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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India’s National Solar Mission, 20 GW of Anti-Poor & Anti-Democratic Policy Implementation?

photo: technicolorcavalry / Creative Commons India’s National Solar Mission is certainly impressive in ambition: Over one gigawatt installed by 2013 and over 20 GW installed over about the next decade. So what’s not to like about it? If you listen the words of

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World’s Greenest Nation? Vatican City Has Most Solar Power Installed Per Capita

photo: Matthew McDermott Let’s leave differences about the Roman Catholic Church’s metaphysical teachings and some of their social stances aside for the moment, and recognize that

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NASA Temperature Maps: Notice Anything Different?

Images: NASA, public domain. Warming World NASA has just published two world maps showing temperature anomalies in the decades starting in 1970 and 2000. Looking at those maps, it’s pretty obvious that the planet is warming, especially closer to the poles. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: Caramelized Butternut Squash with Sage and Hazelnut Pesto

Photo: Kelly Rossiter Here is a great recipe to add to your repertoire. I made this for a dinner party, and in the last minute rush forgot to mix the squash with the pesto. Honestly, the caramelized squash itself was so delicious, nobody noticed the missing ingredient. The pesto on it’s own was delicious as well and I imagine it will end up adorning some pasta shells. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Which Came First, The Bike Or The Bike Lane? (Video)

Image credit ::Modern Mechanix When Richard Masoner of Cyclelicious asked “What came first, the bikes, or the bike lanes? Do bike facilities encourage people to bike? Or are they a response to increased demand after there are more bikes on the road?” I sent him a link to a post we did showing that bike lanes existed in 1928 , but another co… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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IKEA Thanks USA Staff With 12,400 Free Bicycles

Photo: IKEA via Business Wire IKEA is giving its 12,400 staff, in the USA, an early Holiday present. “We hope this bike will be taken in the spirit of the season while supporting a healthy lifestyle and everyday sustainable transport,” said Mike Ward, IKEA US President. Unlike the 9,000 British employees who, back in 2006, were the beneficiaries of a free folding bike , it looks like American staff have scored a chunkier mountain bike style bicycle. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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