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US Govt May Back 9 GW of Coal Power Plants in India & South Africa, When It Should Support Renewables

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

photo: Duncan Harris via flickr Despite a Congressional mandate directing the Export-Import Bank of the United States to use 10% of its 2009-2010 financing towards renewable energy project, according to a US Government Accountability Office report the Bank will fall “well short of the 10% Congressional target”–as in only spending 2% on renewables. In fact right now in may back nearly 9 gigawatts of humungous coal-fired power plants in India and South Africa…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Updated US Federal Trade Commission Guideline May Nullify 100’s of Existing Green Labels, Product Claims

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

Way too many green labels . Image credit: Google image search excerpt. The US FTC is close to updating its original “green guides” which have been the sole legal basis for examining and challenging the validity of various green marketing claims or product “green marks” There is an obvious need for this update, as more green product claims and labels have popped up every year since TreeHugger.com was founded (see links below the fold), many of which are of questionable … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Dry Water Could Someday Store CO2 Emissions + Help Power Vehicles

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

photo: Ben Carter File this one in the maybe someday category: At the national meeting of the American Chemical Society scientists have presented work on the potential of so-called ‘dry water’ to store gases, with an eye to store carbon emissions as well as act as a fuel carrier. Here’s the gist of it: … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Better Bioplastic Built From Nut Shells and Plant Stems

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

Image via engadget One of the major sticking points for making plastics from plants such as corn is that it takes a lot of fossil fuel and resources to grow a crop, just to turn it into plastic that is still difficult to recycle. The pros of plant-based plastics don’t really out-weigh the cons. But what if bioplastic could be made from plant waste that is on hand anyway? That’s what reserachers at NEC are hoping to create, having formed a plastic made from 70% plant waste, including stems and cashew nut shells…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Olympic Gymnast to Teach Zoo Orangutans How to Swing

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

Photo via thirtyfootscrew Few animals are as adept at swinging through the treetops as our primate cousins – but sometimes even they could use a refresher course. After years of being limited to mostly terrestrial locomotion, a group of orangutans at a zoo in the Netherlands now have a chance to get their swing on thanks to a newly renovated enclosu… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Teenagers Plant ‘Seeds of Peace’ at a Unique Summer Camp in Maine

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

Image courtesy of Michelle Kaufmann, Seeds of Peace All of the media around questions of the mosque being built near Ground Zero is a powerful reminder of how intense and raw feelings are and how quickly those those feelings can turn to hatred and to violence. Hatred of the other is at the root of what caused the horrific and devastating loss on September 11, 2001. How do we stop the this ever increasing spiral of fear and hate? A group of teenagers may have some answers for us…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: The Great Australian Greenslide (Video)

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

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REDD to Offer No Net Emission Reductions in Indonesia – Too Many Forested Areas Omitted by Government

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

Another interesting twist in the ongoing saga of Indonesia’s greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and how to slow them: As Mongabay reports, a new report by the World Agroforestry Centre shows that because so many of the nation’s emissions from deforestation actually occur outside of places officially designated as forests, the UN REDD program may actual reduce emissions in country far less than intended. The report finds that up to 600 million tons of emissions ar… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Straight from Germany, the Best Bike Shop EVER! (Photos)

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

Photo: Christine Lepisto Hey Boss! Where Should We Put All Those Bikes? A couple of photos of a building covered in bicycles started floating around the net a few days ago (I first saw them on Copenhagenize ). It’s a bike shop in Germany, and when I first saw the pics I thought “Best bike shop EVER!”, and I knew I had to learn more. Thanks to our amazing Berlin correspondent, I now have more photos and background info on this extremely clever way to advertise bikes. Check… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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DIY Cargo Bikes Haul It All – From Kayaks to Compost

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

The basic kayak-carrying trailer costs $669 US. Photo credit Tonys Trailers . When I wrote about cycling and the homeless recently for EnzymePDX, I happened to find out about Tony and his trailers through a work colleague. A one-time Tour de France participant, Tony Hoar is also a tireless bicycle advocate thinking outside the traditional cycling mindset. Cargo hauling is his passion. He has designed some fantastic bike cargo haulers, … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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