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Box Designed to Regrow Plants in Deserts Could Save Drought-Stressed California Wineries

Images via Groasis Pieter Hoff, a lily-grower-turned-inventor, took a good look at how seeds grow in dry areas — specifically looking at the way seeds distributed by birds can take root based on the protection and fertilization of the excrement with which it is mixed. Taking a cue from biomimicry, he created the Waterboxx, a highly intriguing way for plants in dry areas to have enough moisture to take root and survive. While it is intended for regrowing vegetation in dessert areas, it could also be a big boon for

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Today on Planet 100: Celebrities Play Poseidon For A Day (Video)

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The Week in Pictures: BP Could Go Bankrupt Over Gulf Spill, Solar Power Station on the Moon, and More (Slideshow)

In BP oil spill news this week, the media is making much of the fact that the company’s daily profits are higher than its daily cleanup costs. But that’s changing fast, it’s possible that the Gulf spill will end up bankrupting the oil giant. An oil spill expert and animal biologist says, “Kill, don’t clean” oiled birds; Based on the startling statistic that less than 1% of oil-soaked birds survive. An in other green news, a Greenpeace protest against tuna fishing in the Mediterranean turned violent this week when an activist was harpooned in the leg by a French fisherman; Chinese coal fires may final… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Deconstructing the Twinkie

Image credit: Good The Twinkie is, perhaps, the most iconic highly-processed snack food American culinary ingenuity has ever devised. Originally invented in the 1930s as a means to utilize strawberry shortcake cream-filling machines when strawberries were out of season, the “Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling” is now an entity all its own—one that photographer Dwight Eschliman has broken down into an elemental 37 or so Ingredients …. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Coral Reefs More Diverse, and Fragile, Than Previously Thought

Even coral that looks the same, new research shows, may be part of a completely different species. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons Some types of coral are abundant across reefs—turning up in a wide range of depths. Researchers have long assumed that this demonstrated versatility of the species—something that could be useful when rebuilding reefs damaged by pollution, bleaching, and other climatic events. New research, however, has shown that these corals are not homogeneous. Instead, they consist of a variety of distinct and highly-specialized species—a finding that could have seriou… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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What the Hell is the Murkowski Amendment?

The Murkowski amendment , which is currently heading to the Senate floor for a vote, is around one sentence long. It’s simple, and potentially devastating. It’s solely stated goal is overturning the endangerment finding filed by the EPA that ruled greenhouse gases are a harmful pollutant, and threaten public well-being. Which would both effectively stop the EPA from being able to clamp down on the nation’s heaviest greenhouse gas polluters and toss Obama’s new, highly touted national fuel economy standard into the trash heap… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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What Happens When BP Spills Coffee? (Video)

“Don’t worry, it’s a small spill on a very large table” Okay, I don’t want to spoil this one, so the less said, the better. All I can say is that it’s pretty hilarious (unlike the actual spill in the Gulf of Mexico). Nice work, Upright Citizens Briga… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Oil-Coated Birds Could Be Cooked Alive as Gulf Heats Up (Video)

Photo via MoneyBlog Things keep getting worse and worse for the bird populations around the Gulf Coast. First, experts revealed that once a bird is coated in oil, it’s almost certain to die — citing that less than 1% survive, even if they’re thoroughly cleaned . Now, scientists are worried that oil-covered birds will literally be cooked alive by the heat-absorbing oil. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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NRA’s Greener Restaurant ‘Recognition’ Program is Clear Greenwashing Without Third-Party Verification

Certificate for a fake restaurant obtained through the Greener Restaurants program of the National Restaurant Program, provided to TreeHugger. A few weeks ago word started coming out about how the new Greener Restaurants program from the National Restaurant Association , which appears to certify restaurant’s efforts to tread more lightly on the planet, wasn’t worth the paper the certificates are printed on–thanks to no independent verification. TreeHugger finally tracking down… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Wretched Excess Dept: A Loaf of Bread for $30

Image from Hobbs House Bakery We love our daily bread. But celebrities must love it even more, for this one costs a lot of dough: £21 (that’s $30 US). When Liz Hurley , Damien Hirst and Prince Charles are all eating it for breakfast and others are ordering it online to the tune of 100 a week, one has to be a little bit curious to know wha… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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