Photo: Willamor Media , Flickr, CC There’s been plenty of talk and a lot of testing when it comes to various kinds of biofuel-powered airplanes. So far, biofuels have been relegated to the runways for experimental flights. But in 2011, the German airliner Lufthansa plans to launch the world’s first biofuel passenger flight. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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World’s First Biofueled Passenger Flight to Launch Next Year
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Photo: EPA 37 MPG in Gasoline Mode, 60 MPG Composite Last week it was the Nissan LEAF’s turn to get its EPA sticker , and now it’s the Chevrolet Volt. GM’s plug-in hybrid is officially rated at 93 MPG-equivalent in electric mode and 37 MPG in gasoline mode, for a composite number of 60 MPG. But that number doesn’t mean much, since so much will depend on usage (short trips or long trips, how often you recharge, etc)…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Chevy Volt Offically Rated at 93 MPGe in Electric Mode by EPA
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Image via Farmigo CSAs, or Community Sustained Agriculture programs , are an excellent way to ensure that the bounty of a farm reaches our kitchen tables. Consumers subscribe to a farm or group (either annual, monthly, or per-box) and receive boxes of freshly harvested, usually organic foods. However, for the farmers, sometimes CSAs can be problematic — either in how much work it is to stay organized with subscriptions and deliveries or losing out on potential profits because of CSA price caps. However, one new sta… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Farmigo Streamlines CSA Systems So Farmers Can Profit
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If trends continue, the Sumatra elephant may soon only survive in captivity. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Five endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead in Indonesia and authorities believe they were poisoned by farmers. With fewer than 3,000 individuals surviving in increasingly fragmented groups, the loss to the species is severe—and the latest example of a trend that threatens the elephant’s survival…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Killing of Five Endangered Elephants Hints at a Greater Conservation Dilemma
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Photo: Megan Herbert You could make your regular morning cappucino (skimmed milk, please) like you always do. Or you could get a little espresso powder, shake it over a Megan Herbert stencil and sip your foam through a woodland scene. Or sift some chocolate through one the stencils onto a cake for tea. No flat surface is immune to decoration… … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Iceland on My Cake, Please
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Photo: Yukari* / CC Obesity rates among people worldwide have soared over the last several decades — but it turns out that humans aren’t the only ones packing on the pounds. According to a recent study from the University of Alabama, many animals that spend too much time living around humans are prone to becoming overweight, and researchers aren’t entirely sure why…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Animals Are Becoming Obese Like Us, Says Study
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US electricity demand projections…low but continuing rate. Image credit: USEIA Most of last remaining State electricity rate caps will have fallen away by the end of this year. The resulting electric bill increases – stemming from both “rate cap removal” and higher-priced coal – tend to be in the 20% and higher range. “Coal Dems” and “Tea Partiers” won’t have “Cap & Trade” to blame for the pain of higher electric bills, however, as higher bills are a direct result of the deregulation fervor which arose during era of the Clinton Administration (an Admini… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Decision Time: Invest In Distributed, Versus Central Power & High Voltage Transmission Lines?
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Image: MindBodyGreen Groupon’s pretty great for eco-bargain hunters like me– in New York City, it has offered discounts on the likes of American Apparel , the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and GustOrganics (as pictured above.) Not all of the sales stem from sustainable sources, however. The random helicopter tour, sushi restaurant or Gap discount often lands in my inbox. Delete.
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MindBodyGreen Deals, the Groupon for Greenies
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The village mosque in Büyükeceli is now powered by solar panels. Photo: Alper Tunga Çatal for Greenpeace . When residents of the Turkish village of Büyükeceli decided to install a set of solar panels to demonstrate how renewable energy could be a viable alternative to the proposed nuclear power plant they are fighting, they first thought to use t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: Abigail Batchelder via flickr Barely a week after the U.S. Senate failed, because of industry influence, to ban BPA in baby bottles and limit its use in other children’s products, the EU passed a very similar ban that will go into effect next year…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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EU Bans BPA in Baby Bottles
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