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Reclaimed Sweaters Show Moths Who’s Boss

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Reclaimed Sweaters Show Moths Who’s Boss

Photo: Stella Neptune Never one to let a quality, albeit moth-eaten, cashmere sweater go to waste, Eva Kisevalter, the designers behind Los Angeles-based design house Stella Neptune , breaths new life into these winter staples with moth-shaped appliques to cover the holes (via Magnifeco ). The patches are hand screen printed on recycled cashmere, hand cut, then hand sewn over the moth hole. Due to the varying snack habits of moths, the placement of the moths on … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: Moroccan Flatbread

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Weekday Vegetarian: Moroccan Flatbread

Photo: Kelly Rossiter I’ve been looking at street foods from around the world and found this recipe for a really tasty snack of Moroccan flat bread. We actually ate this for breakfast this morning and everybody liked it. You can whip it up in no time at all and then it fries quickly for something a little different…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Week in Animal News: Endangered Species Strike a Pose, Pelicans Lost in Siberia, and More (Slideshow)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on The Week in Animal News: Endangered Species Strike a Pose, Pelicans Lost in Siberia, and More (Slideshow)

Photo: Joel Sartore If you thought screaming babies or rowdy toddlers made snapping just one decent photo a herculean task, just wait until you see what unruly models endangered species can be in front of the camera. We have this story and more — from a whale reunited with its rescuers and a rare spider rediscovered in England to the dismal state of the Gulf of Mexico shrimp haul — in our roundup of news from the animal world this week.

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Awesome Green DIY Projects from MAKE

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Awesome Green DIY Projects from MAKE

Photo via Barto MAKE is one of my absolute favorite resources for inspiration and clever ideas for projects. They’ve looked through their archives and made a list of some of the best green projects they’ve seen, and we love their list. Check out these green projects by Marc de Vinck…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Week in Pictures: Has Indonesia Broken Forest Protection Deal? Is WiFi Killing Trees? And More (Slideshow)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on The Week in Pictures: Has Indonesia Broken Forest Protection Deal? Is WiFi Killing Trees? And More (Slideshow)

It was a trailblazing ‘showcase’ deal in global climate negotiations: Norway agreed to send $1 billion to Indonesia , if the nation would put a moratorium on logging its natural forests and peat lands, and replant degraded areas. The deal would reduce carbon emissions by millions of tons, and prevent widespread habitat loss. Indonesia accepted, and the details were to be finalized at the upcoming climate summit in Cancun. There’s just one small problem… More on that, below, and other stories from the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Crack Garden is Not What You Think

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Crack Garden is Not What You Think

Photo: asla This crack garden is not what it sounds like… It’s a sustainable, simple and cheap answer to a design problem. How to make a garden out of a concrete slab without spending a fortune. Created in the small back yard of a San Francisco apartment building, it was inspired by those tenacious little plants that take hold no matter how inhospitable the space. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Call for Ideas: Unreasonable Institute Seeking Applicants Who Can Save the Planet

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Call for Ideas: Unreasonable Institute Seeking Applicants Who Can Save the Planet

Image: The Unreasonable Institute The Unreasonable Institute is actually totally reasonable: they’re looking for people with great ideas, who think big, who want to change the world, and who seem like they can. No big deal, huh? If this description fits you, or someone you know, get moving on an application for the 2011 fellowship—you have until December 15 to apply, and they happen to be on the lookout this year for environment-related projects…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Research Reaffirms the Grim Outlook for Polar Bears

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on New Research Reaffirms the Grim Outlook for Polar Bears

Photo credit: Chi King / Creative Commons , laverrue / Creative Commons By now, it’s old news: Melting Arctic ice forces polar bears south, onto drier land and into warmer climates than they are accustomed. That the entire population will make this migration is inevitable, the question is: What will happen when they arrive? Many researchers have claimed that polar bears will simply adjust their diets to su… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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"Watcha Gonna Do (with all that Poo)" Song Questions CAFO Waste With Humor

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on "Watcha Gonna Do (with all that Poo)" Song Questions CAFO Waste With Humor

Every so often there’s a really great sad-but-true-made-funny video that comes out, and this is a perfect one for today considering Thanksgiving is a day of feasting. This humorous but still sort of serious song is by Adam Cole, singing about CAFOs and the massive amounts of waste they crea… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Graph of the Day: Comparing Modes of Transport

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Graph of the Day: Comparing Modes of Transport

The Infrastructurist points us to Matt Yglesias, who posts a chart comparing the energy use of different transport modes in BTUs per passenger mile. He notes: Today there seem to be almost 30 flights daily between Seattle and Portland. Clearly a lot of people are making the trip. If you built a high-speed rail connection, a lot of people would take tha… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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