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Cat Rehab Weans Feral Felines Off Endangered Birds

It may be a long way from the forests of Japan’s Ogasawara Islands to the high-rise apartments of Tokyo, but a special cat rehab helping feral felines find their way by putting to rest their wild side. For the last 15 years or so, the islands have been virtually overrun by an ever growing feral cat population that has a problematic appetite. Turns out, the felines have developed a habit of dining on the islands’ wild birds, threatening several endangered species . Now, in an attempt to intervene, officials have begun collecting the cats hoping they’ll put d… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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3,000 Birds Now Killed or Covered by Oil in the Gulf

Photos via Boston With the tentatively good news breaking that the oil flow has been halted — according to BP at least — it may be time to return the focus to the devastation the spill has wrought. A good place as any to start is with the wildlife. The birds and sea turtles that have fallen victim to the oil slick are among the most public faces of the BP spill’s destruction. And recent numbers have revealed that at least 3,000 birds have b… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Top Five Ways to Kill Traffic Congestion (Video)

Photo via John Leech MP It’s a topic that we’ve tackled more than once: The scourge of traffic congestion. With more and more of the world’s population concentrated in cities, traffic congestion is worsening fast, and the trend is slated to continue. This of course leads to increased air pollution and carbon emissions. So, to say that we’re always on the lookout for solutions — especially for developing cities, where infrastructure remains to be put in place — is something of an understatement. This Slate video highlights th… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Renewable Energy Installations in US & Europe Continue to Outpace Fossil Fuels

photo: Petter Palander via flickr Here’s a bit of good news about the slow transition away from oil and fossil fuels: Reports from UNEP and Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century show that in 2009, for the second year in a row, more new renewable energy capacity was installed than was from fossil fuels in both the United States and Europe…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Copenhagen is Our Future (If We’re Smart)

This Video if Fantastic – I Highly Recommend It A fish probably doesn’t notice water, and someone born in Copenhagen probably forgets that the city’s fantastic bike-culture isn’t the norm in most other places. The video above shows an overview of what makes Copenhagen such a fanta… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Translating Natural and Organic Product Labels

Image credit: Good Most beauty products—whether they’re natural, organic, or conventional—have some kind of label listing the main ingredients. Understanding what that label means—and how to compare one label to another—is no easy task. Good wants to make it easier with their quick guide to translating natural beauty product labels…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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EU Space Agency Wants to Build a Doomsday Ark on the Moon

Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt standing next to boulder at Taurus-Littrow during third EVA. Photo: NASA, Public domain. Our Savior in the Sky While Japan would like to build a solar power station on the Moon , the European Space Agency is thinking even further ahead: What if some terrible catastrophe (for more info, read about existential risks ) were to wipe out a large fraction of… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Mercury Levels on the Rise in Lake Erie After Decades of Decline

Mercury pollution might not give fish three eyes, but it does make them dangerous to eat. Image credit: True/Slant Until 1970, mercury was not classified as a dangerous compound in the United States. Before the metal was regulated, it was used extensively in industry—especially in paper making and chemical refining processes. Much of this industry lined the banks of the Great L… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Good News-Bad News: Illegal Logging Declining – But Still a Huge Problem, New Report Says

photo: iangbl via flickr Good news and bad news coming out of the think tank Chatham House today: According to their new report, Illegal Logging and Related Trade , the amount of timber chopped down and produced illegally has fallen 22% since 2002 globally–with some nations seeing as much as a 75% decline. That said, the report also notes that illegal logging remains a major problem, with illegal activiti… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Cool-er e-Reader Goes Out of Business, A Sign for the Digital Books Market?

Image of Cool-er e-Reader via Cooler Cool-er e-readers was a promising competitor against the Kindle last year when it announced it was cheaper and had more titles than the e-reader darling from Amazon. However, a year later, the company has gone under, showing that the booming market for e-reader devices is finally starting to balance out with some clear winners and losers. It also shows that e-readers aren’t as much of a sure thing in the electronics market as once thought. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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