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Oil, War, Mobile Phones and Electric Cars: The Fully Charged Show (Video)

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: Fully Charged From fast-charging electric vehicles , to checking out the Tesla Model S , legendary comic actor Robert Llewellyn has already produced some great material for electric vehicle enthusiasts on his “Gearless” internet show. But it seems it was time for a change. “Gearless” has just relaunched as “Fully Charged”. And it seems Mr Llewellyn is getting more confrontational. Watch… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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7 Eco Safaris Around the Globe

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via gillespaveau @ Flickr A safari might sound like a nice outdoorsy, environmental kind of vacation, but they often take a toll on wildlife in the areas you visit (even when you only take pictures ). But these seven companies take a social approach to their conservation efforts: By working with local commun… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Why This Planet Needs a Woman’s Touch

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Women around the world possess crucial knowledge about agriculture and biodiversity. Photos by Find Your Feet (L) and Paul Stevenson (R) via Flickr. When you’re trying to protect an entire planet, it seems pretty silly to leave half of its human inhabitants out of the discussion, but that’s exactly what’s happening to women in many parts of the world, according to a recent report on the IPS news wire. Local projects in Afghanistan… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Conservative Meme: Obama Forces "Shakedowns," "Show Trials" Over Spill

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Barton apologizing to BP (photo via flickr) The word has gone out to the conservative establishment that Obama can’t “win” on the BP oil spill and that labels, accusations, and lies are needed to change the framing of the story from one in which the president takes deliberate and necessary action to one in which he’s let the country down. Last week, Rep. Joe Barton sparked the meme that Obama is a “shakedown” artist who is pressuring a private corporation into action. Although his peers in his own party ran for cover … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Saharan Bees Survive 10,000 Year Isolation

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: cygnus921 /Flickr Around the world, honeybee populations are shrinking. Some colonies suffer from infestations of parasitic mites , others, the widespread use of pesticides , and some struggle to cope with changing climatic conditions. But deep in the Sahara desert, one colony of bees lives on in blissful isolation, as it has for as many as 10,000 years…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Considering a Clean Energy Economic Stimulus Bill

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image via US Coast Guard In the wake of the ongoing BP Gulf spill , public support continues to drop off for offshore drilling and to rise for clean energy development. Elsewhere, the economic recovery continues to be slow and painful, and job growth is stagnating. Gallup just conducted a poll asking voters about a number of policy ideas that may be taken up soon –… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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97% of Scientists Still Agree: Man is Causing Climate Change

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Ale1980Italy A new study has once again confirmed what we already knew — that the vast, vast majority of scientists working in the field are convinced by the evidence that there is human-induced climate change. This latest analysis is one of the largest surveys yet attempted, and examines 1,372 known working climate researchers. The result is similar to previous studies: 97-98% of the scientists agree that there is ample evidence that hu… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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‘Sea Sick’ Author Wins Grantham Prize, the First for a Book

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Courtesy Metcalf Institute . Seeing an environmental journalist in the wild can be akin to seeing a dinosaur. The profession has taken some hits in recent years , with a decline in newspapers and reporting jobs in general. The reporters that remain seem to be getting stronger, though. They’re adapting, and hopefully steering clear of asteroids . Alanna Mitchell, for instance, was the science and environment reporter at… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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WTF? Is BP Burning Endangered Sea Turtles Alive? (Videos)

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

A lucky Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle that didn’t get burned. Photo: Wikipedia, public domain . Destroying the Evidence? Kemp’s Ridley is a critically endangered species of sea turtle that can be found in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Mike Ellis (see the video interview below), BP has been keeping rescue teams from getting to the turtles and has even been burning them alive, along with other animals. Because Kemp’s Ridleys are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, killing or ha… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Feather of Extinct Bird Fetches Huge Price At Auction

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image via wikipedia A very rare feather, the white-tipped tail feather of an extinct New Zealand bird called the huia, sold at auction last week for a whopping $5,880. The huia was last seen in 1907, which makes the tail feather understandably precious among collectors. Still, it was only estimated to be worth $550-700…that is until the bidding turned fierce. Ironically, it’s this passionate purchase of their tail feathers that led the huia to their extinction in the first place. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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