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Nike’s Six Million Environmental Design Tool. Now Yours. For Free.

Image: Nike A couple of weeks ago Nike unveiled a for-general-consumption version of their Environmental Apparel Design Tool. It is a replica of the calculator they use in-house when putting together their Considered Design collection, and is said to leverage “Nike’s collected data from more than a decade of evaluation of materials, and the examination of waste footprints in hundreds of apparel products across all sport categories.” “This tool is about making it simple for designers to make the most sustainable choices right at the start of the product creation process.” said Hannah Jones, Vice President of Nike Sustainable Bu… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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End of Suburbia Director to Launch ResilientCITY – the Future of Our Cities (Video)

Image credit: Resilient Planet The End of Suburbia and its sequel, Escape from Suburbia, might just be the most influential documentaries within the environmental movement to be seen in recent years. True, they may not have achieved the mainstream success of An Inconvenient Truth , but I have met so many people whose worldview was profoundly shaken by film makers Gregory Greene and Barry Silverthorne and their uncom… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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End of Suburbia Director to Launch ResilientCITY – the Future of Our Cities (Video)

Image credit: Resilient Planet The End of Suburbia and its sequel, Escape from Suburbia, might just be the most influential documentaries within the environmental movement to be seen in recent years. True, they may not have achieved the mainstream success of An Inconvenient Truth , but I have met so many people whose worldview was profoundly shaken by film makers Gregory Greene and Barry Silverthorne and their uncom… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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VP of R&D Admits Electric Engine Helps Porsche Game Environmental Laws

Image: Porsche 918 Spyder Press Release When Porsche presented the 918 Spyder plug-in electric concept car, it got some leaded blood boiling. A sportscar that can do 0-60 mph in 3.2 seconds but gets under 78 miles per gallon (3L/100km)? Brian Merchant deemed it a significant development, one which “will make waves far beyond the crowd concerned with fuel efficiency.” And that is what we want, right? To pull everyone into the green li… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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An Insider’s Look at the Formation of the NRDC and Birth of the Environmental Movement (Book Review)

Photo credit: NRDC You’d be hard pressed to think of anyone or anything that has done more to protect the American environment over the last 40 years than John Adams and the organization he founded, the NRDC . The National Resource Defense Council may not boast a name that rolls off the tongue, but they do boast perhaps the most impressive legacy for using the law to stand up for the environment. Adams’ new memoir, A Force for Nature tells the story of that legacy. I… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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E-Waste Investigation Uncovers Problem of Fake "Green" Recyclers

Photo via Tom Raftery The Sacramento Bee has published an article that delves into the problem of e-waste — the mountains of electronic devices that have to be dealt with as consumers upgrade to ever newer, ever more numerous gadgets. However, more than just a deep look into a frustrating issue, the article uncovers ERI, an electronics recycler that claims to be green but is anything but. What ERI has done highlights a huge problem for the electronics recycling industry. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: The Environmental Charter High School (Video)

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West Nile Virus Rates Higher in Low-Income Neighborhoods

Image: Ashok Prabhakaran via flickr An EPA-funded study found recently that not only is the West Nile virus more prevalent in low-income neighborhoods, but that economic conditions, including personal income, are the greatest predictor of disease occurrence. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Amazon Deforestation Rate is the Lowest in Decades

Photo: Stephen Messenger Over the past several years, the Brazilian government has been tackling deforestation in the Amazon with vigor, and it seems all their efforts are paying off. In an announcement made today, Brazil confirmed that the rate of forest loss over the last year represents the lowest in over two decades since record-keeping began — and down over 13 percent from the last year. The nation’s Environmental Minister describes the progress as “fantastic.” … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Porn Industry vs. The Economy [Infographic]

In response to the recent economic downturn, the US government has lent a helping hand to numerous homegrown industries. But most people laughed off Hustler founder Larry Flint’s bid for a porn industry bailout. While such a bailout would’ve proven politically disastrous, the industry is indeed experiencing desperate times. DVD sales have dropped 30% and pay-per-view sales are down 50% since the mid-2000s. http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/11/30/the-porn-industry-vs-the-economy-infogra… added by: theblogismine