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Volkswagen TDI Phaeton: The TreeHugger Test Drive

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Volkswagen TDI Phaeton: The TreeHugger Test Drive

Photos: Brian Merchant In Europe, the concept of a diesel-powered luxury car is anything but surprising. In the US, it’s a bona fide oxymoron. Many folks stateside still equate diesel to the thick, particulate-laden exhaust that blasts like black smog from semis on the highway. Yet, as most TreeHugger readers are likely aware, new developments in technology have enabled diesel engines to burn even more cleanly and efficiently than the average gas-powered ICE. Which is why in Europe (and China and South Korea), the diesel-powered Phaeton, Volkswagen’s luxury car, is an extremely popular car. On a recent trip to Germany to check out

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Schwarzenneger’s Post-Governor Plan: Fight Climate Change

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Schwarzenneger’s Post-Governor Plan: Fight Climate Change

Photo: the Guardian Arnold Schwarzenegger will not likely be remembered as California’s most beloved governor — he’s leaving office with his approval rating in the 20 percent range. But history may be kinder to his legacy on climate — addressing global warming eventually became his trademark issue with the passage of the state’s solid climate law AB 32, that requires California to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. Defending the law from Texas oil companies, who attempted to shut it down w… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Philadelphia Eagles – The Green Team – Scores Energy Independence Touchdown

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Philadelphia Eagles – The Green Team – Scores Energy Independence Touchdown

“Declaration of Energy Independence” declared for Lincoln Financial Stadium, Home of Philadelphia Eagles. Image credit: Philadelphia Eagles Here I am quoting directly from the Philadelphia Eagles presser. “The Eagles have contracted with Orlando FL-based SolarBlue , a renewable energy and energy conservation company, to install approximately 80 20-foot spiral-shaped wind turbines on the top rim of the stadium, aff… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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What’s Next for Climate? How About Dumping Billions into Cleantech R&D?

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on What’s Next for Climate? How About Dumping Billions into Cleantech R&D?

Photo: Apteva , Wikimedia, CC With climate policy watchers still reeling the one-two punch of failed climate legislation and an insurgent new class in Congress that dismisses global warming , the path forward for greens, activists, and clean energy proponents remains unclear. As

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Want to Radically Slash the Methane Emissions of Dairy? Simple, Go Organic

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Want to Radically Slash the Methane Emissions of Dairy? Simple, Go Organic

photo: Jean / Creative Commons Want to reduce methane emissions from dairy farming ? Reminder: You should, in the US the greenhouse gas emissions from the dairy industry alone are about 2% of the nation’s total. Just switching to organic methods instead of conventional intensive farming can make a big dent, not to mention improving the welfare of the … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Oxford Atlas of the World, 17th Edition (Book Review)

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Oxford Atlas of the World, 17th Edition (Book Review)

Photo taken by Michael Graham Richard, used with permission of Oxford University Press What a Fascinating Planet! Maybe it’s my geeky side, but I’ve always liked encyclopedias and atlases. When I was younger, I spent hours looking for one thing but reading about 15 others things on the way there (kind of what Wikipedia makes people do now, with all those tempting links sprinkled in each entry), so I was happy to be offered a review copy of the 17th edition of the Oxford Atlas of the World. But this large and high-quality book isn’t just a dry compilation of maps, it… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Self-Destructing Bacteria Heals Cracked Concrete

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Self-Destructing Bacteria Heals Cracked Concrete

Photo by apasciuto Could self-healing concrete be the answer to keeping sidewalks and structures in tip top shape and shrink the carbon footprint of concrete production? It’s an issue we’ve brought up before, when Michelle Pelletier, a master’s degree candidate at University of Rhode Island, came up with a paint for concrete that helps it self-heal . Now there’s a new high-tech solution, using bacteria that comes complete with a self-destruct gene. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Viral Organic Farm Rap Video… from England (Video)

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Viral Organic Farm Rap Video… from England (Video)

Image credit: Yeo Valley We’ve seen rapping physicians railing against speeding , and even a hip-hop take on bike sharing schemes . But this might be the first time we’ve seen rapping organic farmers from the West of England. The resulting video is a pretty strange beast…… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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BrightShelf Throws A Curve At The Traditional Lightshelf

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on BrightShelf Throws A Curve At The Traditional Lightshelf

Image credit Lloyd Alter One of the simplest technologies for getting more natural light into an interior is the lightshelf; it bounces light off the ceiling instead of carelessly wasting it on the floor. I have thought that it might be a great thing in Graham Hill’s apartment in the LifeEdited project. Brightshelf throws a curve at the traditional flat lightshelf; this wave form on the top spreads the light out a lot farther, making a dramatic difference in the light penetration…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bio-Based Phase-Changing Material Adds Instant Thermal Mass

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Bio-Based Phase-Changing Material Adds Instant Thermal Mass

Images Credit: Lloyd Alter So much on show at Greenbuild, the huge green building convention put on by the US Green Building Council, has been seen on TreeHugger; one has to set some standards. So no products with LEEDING The Way or any other bad punning on LEED will be seen; We want game-changers , products and ideas that are applicable and affordable, or change the way we think about building. One such product is BioPCM (Phase chan… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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