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CBO Says Climate Bill Will Cut Deficit, Emissions Set To Rise

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photo via flickr There’s a lot of jostling right now in the Senate for lead position on energy reform. Just which Senator will catch the eye of President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Reid and get their bill picked is anyone’s guess. Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) received welcome news today when the Congressional Budget Office scored their bill and said that it would cut the deficit by $19 billion over the next decade. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Russia Creates Nature Reserves the Size of Switzerland!

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Image: WWF 3% of Russian to be National Parks by 2020 Some good news out of Russia, a country that hasn’t always been very good at protecting its ecosystems. The Russian government is establishing 9 new nature reserves and 13 national parks covering a total area of over 3.8 million hectare by 2020. It’s also introducing marine buffer zones of over 1 million hectare. To get an idea of the scale, this is almost the size of Switzerland!… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Desalination Spending to Double, with United States Among Top 5 Markets

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Photo via Jaymi Heimbuch Desalination is the process of purifying salt or brackish water into fresh water. While it has primarily been an energy intensive process that is used as a last resort for generating water in areas like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the technology has continually advanced and we’re seeing more energy efficient — and therefore cheaper — possibilities for using desalination as a significant source for water. New research shows that over the next six years, spending on desalination will double, and the United States will be a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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iPod Packaging Doubles As Charger

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Image via Coroflot We love smart packaging design , especially when the packaging turns into something useful once the product is opened. With a new concept for iPod packaging, designer Sverre Wiik Øberg came up with a box that no consumer in their right mind would throw out, mainly because they’d be throwing out the very thi… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Healthier Office Spaces Benefit Everyone

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All Images by B. Alter: The Living Office Research has shown that a healthy office space with plants and open windows is more conducive to productivity. Somehow we didn’t need scientists to tell us that there is a link between flowers, plants and workplace satisfaction. At the Chelsea Flower Show , the Living Office is a conceptual response to the issue. Designed by Vitra, in association with Indoor Garden Design , an o… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Politics Of BP’s Gusher Are Local – In Ohio & Other States Far From The Gulf

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Recent BP stock performance. Image credit: Yahoo finance . This is is a one sentence reality check for readers of Treehugger who have been focused on environmental ethics and dying marine life in the Gulf of Mexico. From Cleveland.com : “Ohio’s five public retirement systems and the state’s injured worker fund have lost $177 million … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Good Instructions for Preserving the Beach While Enjoying it

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Image credit: Good It would make sense that people who love to visit the beach—who enjoy sunbathing, swimming, sand, and surf—would be the most inclined to protect and preserve the coast. Unfortunately, this is not always the case and beaches around the world suffer each year from the very people who make the effort to seek them out. According to Good , it doesn’t have to be this way…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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How Climate Change is a Threat to National Security (Video)

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Image via Clean Technica You’ve probably at least heard mention of how climate change poses a complex threat to national security on a number of fronts. It’s often described as a threat multiplier , as it puts additional stress on already unstable nations and regions. By creating more intense weather conditions and events — droughts, flooding, more intense storms — it will disrupt societies and induce mass migration in coming decades. But don’t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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In Nepal’s Himalayas Grows a Sustainable Textile Fiber (Photos)

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A Thami villager named Devi strips a Himalayan nettle stalk in Dolakha, Nepal. Credit: Ellie Skeele In the foothills of Nepal’s Himalayas , the Himalayan stinging nettle plants grows naturally in the wild. Ellie Skeele, founder of Himalayan Wild Fibers , is in the process of developing the nettle fiber industry with the local community. According to the