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We Are a Nation of Oiloholics

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Image credit: Napalm filled tires /Flickr This post was written by Colin Beavan, author of No Impact Man and director of NoImpactProject.org , which helps people choose lifestyles that are better for them and better for the planet. Question: When an alcoholic leaves a bar, gets behind the wheel and drunkenly drives into his third or fourth wreck, do you blame the bartender who served the drinks or the alcoholic who drank them? Now answer this: When a society addicted to greater and greater fossil fuel use experience… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Boeing Unveils Hydrogen-Powered Phantom Eye Unmanned Drone

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Photo: Boeing First Flight: Early 2011 Boeing has just unveiled the hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system, and aircraft that should be able to stay up at 65,000 feet for up to four days without refueling. Of course Boeing’s first customer will no doubt be the U.S. military, but the company also mentions potential uses of the Phantom Eye for “civil and commercial customers”, and that’s where things get interesting. Such a drone could send a 450-pound payload to high altitude more rapidly and more cheaply than a satellite and with more range an… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: BP Whistleblower (Video)

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‘The Cove’ Documentary Finally Opens in Japan Despite Protests (Video)

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As the celebrities above state, we have a friend who is in need of help . And there’s a documentary working hard to do just that. After a lot of struggling, from earning money for translation of The Cove in… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sea Level Rise Forces Panama Islanders to Relocate

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“You’re looking for the cafe? Yeah, turn left at the sunken car, and right at the seaweed grove. If you’ve hit fresh air, you’ve gone too far.” We jest, but the issue of climate change refugees is indeed a worrying and immediate subject. Photo via elbragon Some of the earliest climate change refugees are those that must relocate due to rising sea levels . A threat to people living around the world, from northern Canada to the

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Beck Falsely Claims Navy Not Involved In Oil Spill Clean Up

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo via flickr Is it worthwhile to correct the record when it comes to Glenn Beck? The self-described “rodeo clown” has made a habit of saying outrageous comments to get media attention and properly enrage his audience, but words have consequences, of course, so despite his cynical plays it’s still necessary to correct his wild pronouncements. Beck’s latest misstatement involves the Navy’s actions in the BP Deepwater disaster. Beck claims they haven’t been brought in, but naturally the truth is the exact opposite. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Amazon Storm Killed Half a Billion Trees in Two Days

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Photo via TomekY If you thought unscrupulous logging practices were the only threat to the world’s largest rainforest, then think again. According to a new study, one extremely powerful storm in 2005 resulted in the deaths of an estimated 441 million to 663 million trees along the Amazon basin in just a matter of days, releasing an untold amount of carbon into the atmosphere. What’s worse is that as global temperatures rise from CO2 emissions worldwide,

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Cambridge UK To Build Europe’s First Eco-Mosque

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Image: Marks Barfield The historic city of Cambridge, UK will soon be home to Europe’s first real eco-mosque. Designed by Marks Barfield, the same design firm known for the London Eye and the Kew Gardens Treetop Walkway , the £13 million project will be built on a 0.4 hectare brownfield that was purchased two years ago, just for the purpose of building a new structure that hopes to inspire other mosques to abide by the long-standing

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

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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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BP Says New ‘Top Hat’ is About 150 Feet From Oil Leak

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Photo: BP Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Riser Another week, another attempt by BP to plug the massive oil leak at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. This time they’re trying to use a containment dome to stop the oil from getting in the water (this one is called ‘Top Hat 10’ and should allow a tighter fit). The latest reports are that the top hat is only a few feet from where is needs to be, and that this time, if all goes well, it could allow the capture of pretty much all the oil. But after some many failed attempts, let’s not hold our breath… Read on for more details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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