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China’s Ecological Footprint Unsustainable – We’d Still Need 1.2 Planets if Everyone Had It

photo: tinabasgen / Creative Commons China has been the world’s foremost carbon emitter for over a year now–with per capita emissions now higher than those of France–and this summer overtook the US to become the world’s largest energy consumer as well. Now, according to new analysis by WWF , China can also check itself off on another eco-black list: If everyone on the planet consumed natural resources like the average Chine… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sierra Magazine Names the Top 20 "Coolest" Schools in the U.S.

Image courtesy of Sierra Club It’s just about back to school time, so what better moment than now for Sierra magazine to reveal the nation’s top 20 “coolest” schools for their efforts to stop climate change and educate students about sustainability. From Green Mountain College’s innovative biomass electricity generation to Georgia Tech’s sustainable engineering classes, the magazine’s September/October cover story spotlights the schools that are making a true difference for the planet, and marks Sierra ‘s fourth annual listing of America’s greenest universities and colleges. The complete scorecard is available online … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Growing Consumer Consumption a Bigger Problem Than Growing Population: Fred Pearce

photo: Greg Scales via flickr We’ve covered this one on a number of occasions but with World Population Day just passed, it’s worth bring up again: In a new op-ed published at Grist and elsewhere, Fred Pearce argues that all the focus on population growth rates in the developing world and its impact on the environment is misplaced. Whe… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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What You Missed at the LOHAS Forum

Image credit: Magda Rod Last week a conscious community of business owners and entrepreneurs gathered in Boulder Colorado for three days to attend the LOHAS Conference: Businesses Coming Together To Help Change The World. We’re talking conscious triple bottom line business companies and people, gathering to share information and inspire a sustainable future for our species. The result? Inspiration, motivation, and spontaneous divine connections. Like when I went to pick up my complimentary bicycle (smile) at the Outlook , the Zero Waste Hotel where I stayed. I ran into Andy … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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UNEP Report Shows Green Movement Has Its Priorities Straight (More or Less…)

photo: Peter Megyeri via flickr In case you’ve been wondering lately if this whole tree-hugging nonsense has its priorities straight, wondering if those of us in the environmental movement are focusing on the right areas of greatest ecological impact, the UNEP has just released a new report detailing which human activities are causing the greatest harm. Many of these reports are jargon-filled and sometimes intimidating if you’re not used to reading them and this one is no different;

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