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Scotland’s Battle Over the Beaver

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Scotland’s Battle Over the Beaver

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons In medieval England, a beaver pelt was worth three years of wages to a peasant laborer . So important, in fact, was the beaver, that the Church of England classified it as a fish so it could be eaten on Fridays. After a few hundred years of such popularity, however, the European beaver became extinct in the UK. Now, after four centuries, conservationists have decided it is time to reintroduce the beaver to Scotland—a decision many residents strongly oppose…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Puma Pounces on Sustainability Award

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Puma Pounces on Sustainability Award

Image: Puma A couple of days ago, the sports company Puma picked up the German Sustainability Award 2010, in the category “Most Sustainable Strategy.” Over 560 companies entered in the 2010 competition, so we imagine it was a rather happy Puma CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer who received the award. “I am convinced that it must become a given that every company has to be sustainable and I am grateful that the German Sustainability Award acknowledges sustainable business strategies and hence underpins the imperative for corporations to change their business practices for the better,” said Jochen Zeitz…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Fibre Flare – Long Line LEDs for Velocipede Visibility

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Fibre Flare – Long Line LEDs for Velocipede Visibility

Photo: Fibre Flare Nearly 70% of all nighttime Bicycle-Car collisions are due to inadequate side visibility, according to information garnered by Fibre Flare. A firm, who as coincidence would have it, happen to make a high intensity omni-directional bike light, said to visible from almost any direction at distances over 300 metres. Their Fibre Flare lights are, in simplistic terms, a 292mm (~ 1 ft) length of fibre optic tube, sandwiched between a light emitting diode (LED) at each end…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: Pinto Bean Mole Chili

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Weekday Vegetarian: Pinto Bean Mole Chili

Photo: Kelly Rossiter I’ve tried lots of vegetarian chilies over the years, but I seldom find them really satisfying. My book club was having a chocolate themed dinner and I found this recipe for Pinto Bean Mole Chili and decided to try it. Everybody loved it, and they ate the entire pot, along with all the other main course offerings that people brought…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Schwinn’s Vestige. Flax Frame Bike Glows At Night

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Schwinn’s Vestige. Flax Frame Bike Glows At Night

Photos: Schwinn Thought we covered this a month or two ago, but alas not. Schwinn won the Eurobike Gold Award , in the Cruiser/Designbike category, with their Vestige bike, touted as the first ever Flax Fiber Bicycle. Maybe they need to add Mass Produced to that claim, because a full year ago Jacob reported on Johan Museeuw ‘s handmade flax road bikes. That anomaly aside, Schwinn’s flax bike does have an intrig… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Futuristic Green Design Concepts Give New Life to Old Buenos Aires Building (Slideshow)

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Futuristic Green Design Concepts Give New Life to Old Buenos Aires Building (Slideshow)

Photo: Casa FOA. Design and architecture event Casa FOA takes an old building or structure in Buenos Aires and puts it in the hands of talented architects and designers — who transform it to showcase interior design ‘concept spaces.’ Apart from bringing new life to old buildings, the exhibition reveals local trends in design and raises money for the Argentine Ophthalmology Foundation (FOA) . This year, the event took place in San Telmo neighborhood and included several green-themed concepts.

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Stimulus Allows Big Polluters to Bypass Environmental Regulations

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Stimulus Allows Big Polluters to Bypass Environmental Regulations

Photo: Vidor , Wikimedia, CC In its haste to jump-start “shovel-ready” stimulus projects, the Obama administration allowed many of the biggest polluters in the nation to sidestep key environmental regulations. The federal government made a stunning 179,000 “categorical exclusions” that allowed corporations — many with disastrous environmental records — to use stimulus funding to sponsor projects without submitting them to review under … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Will California Rush to Mine Gold Again?

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Will California Rush to Mine Gold Again?

photo: goldrushfieldtrips.com California has a history rich in gold, but despite sky high prices, the gold mining industry doesn’t seem positioned for a revival in the state. The price of gold is more than $1363 an ounce, causing some folks in areas near historic lodes to clamor for a renewed mining industry in California. But cultural attitudes have shifted, and residents concerned about the environmental impacts and effects on tourism seem more inclined to preserve mining as a relict of the past. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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EU Bans BPA in Baby Bottles

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on EU Bans BPA in Baby Bottles

Image: Abigail Batchelder via flickr Barely a week after the U.S. Senate failed, because of industry influence, to ban BPA in baby bottles and limit its use in other children’s products, the EU passed a very similar ban that will go into effect next year…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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In Norway, a Landscape Hotel Surrounds Its Guests with Nature, But It’s No Cheap Trip

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on In Norway, a Landscape Hotel Surrounds Its Guests with Nature, But It’s No Cheap Trip

Photos courtesy of JSA Architects + Juvet Hotel The Juvet Landscape Hotel in Gudbrandsjuvet, Norway is accurately named. Its seven rooms (each a separate building) offer spectacular views of the surrounding area: mountains, streams, valleys, and, no one room can be seen from any other. Once you get over staring out the window and get yourself outdoors, you can ski (even in summer), hike, go white water rafting, camp, and visit the Geirangerfjord Mountain Farm, a UNESCO World Heritage Site . … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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