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Nemesis Electric Car: 134mph in Wild Safety Tests (Video)

Image credit: Zerocarbonista From announcing he would develop a “wind-powered” electric sports car , to the day the Nemesis electric car finally hit the track at 100mph , it’s been a long and winding road for Dale Vince”— wind-energy entrepreneur and

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Can Aquaponics Pay for Itself?

Image credit: Kanu Hawaii /Creative Commons Aquaponics usually stirs up a good deal of interest and debate here. From the awesome urban aquaponics of Growing Power to industrial-scale aquaponics operations , plenty of people believe in the idea of recycling fish poop into plant food in an efficient semi-closed-loop system. And yet questions remain—I’ve asked before whether

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Amazing Panoramic View of Rooftop Farm In Toronto

From panorama of Royal York roof by Tony Makepeace TreeHugger has noted before that Rooftop farms are the growing thing. One of the first we showed was on top of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto , where executive chef David Garcelon grows tomatoes, edible pansies, thyme, lavender, chives and different kinds of basil. (And he raises bees, too) … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Jeff Gordon wife Ingrid Vandebosch

Jeff Gordon and his wife Ingrid Vandebosch, both 39, welcomed son Leo Benjamin on Monday at 8:53 a.m. He weighed 7 lbs, 2 oz., and measured 19 inches long. Jeff Gordon is racing toward an even bigger, happier family: The NASCAR star is now the father of two. “He#39;s happy and healthy, and Mom is doing great,” Gordon writes on his official Web site where he announced the news. Baby Leo joins big sister Ella Sofia, 3. After sharing the news about his growing family in February, Gordon and Van

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Greenopia Ranks Greenest Breweries: New Belgium Comes Out on Top

Image Credit: New Belgium Brewery This week, Greenopia released its updated green rankings of the world’s 15 largest breweries. Judged on the growing practices of the barley, malt and hops it uses, transportation, production efficiency and packaging of its beer, New Belgium came out on top, with a perfect four out of four leaves. The company considers sustainability a

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Unemployment Extension June 29 2010

Unemployment benefits have become one of the key battles as Democrats push to extend stimulus programs and Republicans balk at the growing cost. Tuesday#39;s vote comes after Democrats repeatedly failed to pass a broad stimulus extension in the Senate, which also would have included unemployment benefits. Democrats brought their new version of the bill to the House floor under expedited rules, which required a two-thirds majority to pass. The final tally was 261-155, with 231 Democrats and 30

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Ignoring Soot Pollution Means We’re 8 More Years Behind Schedule in Tackling Climate Change

Cairo is behind that smog… photo: Nina Hale via flickr TreeHugger has written about the growing acknowledgement that soot pollution is a major component of global warming–contributing a shocking amount to melting of glaciers in the Himalayas is just one example. Now, a group of researcher… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ignoring Soot Pollution Means We’re 8 More Years Behind Schedule in Tackling Climate Change

BP Knew: Years of Internal Probes Warned That Neglect Could Lead to Accidents

By Abrahm Lustgarten and Ryan Knutson, ProPublica A series of internal investigations over the past decade warned senior BP managers that the company repeatedly disregarded safety and environmental rules and risked a serious accident if it did not change its ways. Related Entries June 7, 2010 The Christian Fascists Are Growing Stronger June 7, 2010 A Warning From Noam Chomsky on the Threat of Elites

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‘Colbert Report’: Oil’s Well That Ends Well

Why isn’t President Obama appearing to be angry over the BP oil spill debacle? Stephen Colbert demonstrates how he can bump up the anger a notch—and discovers why buying condoms at a BP station isn’t a very good idea. Related Entries June 7, 2010 The Christian Fascists Are Growing Stronger June 7, 2010 A Warning From Noam Chomsky on the Threat of Elites

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‘Colbert Report’: Oil’s Well That Ends Well

Lindsay Lohan Loving Coachella

It’s been a couple rough weeks for Lindsay Lohan , with her falling all over the place and taking tumbles in front of the paparazzi. Oh and don’t forget that her dad Michael is getting married to her former assistant Kate Major so it’s nice to see Lindsay smiling and enjoying herself at the Coachella Musica Festival .

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