Sami recently wrote about the new Sobi bike system ; It is a wonderful concept, and very different from bike sharing systems we have seen in Paris, Montreal and other cities. Urban systems like Velib in Paris or Bixi i n Montreal are expensive to set up and maintain. Sobi (Social Bicycle System) is a simpler system.
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Sobi: Bike Sharing That May Be Smarter Than Velib or Bixi
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Image credit: °Florian /Flickr Trees provide shelter, anchor the soil against erosion, and process carbon . And, when a tree falls, whether there is a person to see it or not, it leaves a clear mark on the landscape. Sometimes, it becomes a quiet foundation for new life. Other times, it causes damage.
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When a Tree Falls in the Woods: Giant Trees That Have Left a Mark (Slideshow)
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Image credit: Peak Moment TV When Peak Moment TV asked whether being uncivilized is sustainable , it prompted an interesting discussion on what happens if we move away from current models of industrial civilization. Now their next episode tackles another aspect of the same question—what happens if we give up on the concept of perpetual economic growth? … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Are We Hooked on Growth? Dispatches from the Edge of a Cliff (Video)
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Image via Wikipedia If you’re a beach goer, you might recognize those little crystal- clear blobs that often wash up on the sand in the mornings as salps. While often mistaken for jellyfish, they’re actually the ocean’s “vacuum cleaners,” sucking up all kinds of particles as food and excreting carbon-rich pellets that sink to the sea floor. Researchers know that the fairly benign creatures are actually quite important for carbon capture and storage in the oceans , but recent discoveries on what they eat show … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Ocean’s Tiny Carbon "Vacuum Cleaners" More Important to Carbon Capture Than We Thought
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Photo via OregonDOT Solar cells are everywhere these days, from household rooftops to handheld devices, powering up with the sun is popular. However, while solar cells allow us to harvest renewable energy, a lot of problematic materials go into creating them, and their embodied energy footprint can be substantial. Just how much does the popularity of solar cells contribute to the problem of e-waste? As solar panels start to reach the end of their useful life, we’re about to find out. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Thousands of dead Menhaden fish washed ashore on a beach in Fairhaven, MA, a first for the residents living there. The cause, according to marine fisheries, is a lack of oxygen due to warmer waters. This type of fish is particularly sensitive to environmental changes such as these, and may have been dead for days before washing up on the beach. A video report after the jump. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Ashore in Massachusetts As Warm Water Depletes Oxygen (VIDEO)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (photo via flickr) Hey climate activists, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wants to know what you think of a little trip South Africa. Why? Because he doesn’t think that world leaders will agree on a deal at the next U.N. conference on climate change, scheduled for late November in Mexico. South Africa would be the next Conference of the Parties, one year from the meeting in Cancun…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Climate Activists: Every Been To South Africa?
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Photo via NOLA Read the AP report on the final stages of the operation that should finally permanently seal the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico , and tell me it doesn’t sound like the plot from a Jules Verne novel: “One man guides a drill more than two miles beneath the sea floor and three miles from the surface, trying to hit a target less than half the siz… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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BP 100 Feet Away from Permanently Sealing Blown-Out Well
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TreeHugger has previously admired the Almost Invisible Mirrored Tree House Built In Sweden at the wonderful Treehotel , but it is only one of six remarkable structures. Another way of making oneself less visible and intrusive is camouflage, the approach taken by Bertil Harström of Inredningsgruppen ; He covers his suite in sticks and makes like a birds nest…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The Bird’s Nest Tree House at the Treehotel Hides Among The Branches
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Photo via Furryscaly @ Flickr In people, they say the eyes are the windows to the soul — and perhaps that is also true for animals. From the rainbow-colored compact lens of a horsefly and the gentle eyes of a giraffe to the tiny beads on an elephant and the thoughtful look of an owl, these closeups offer a rare look at the personality of animals all over the world. Here’s looking at you, kid.
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