Photos: Urban repair squad @ Apocalipse motorizado . We’ve seen some examples of guerrilla bike paths and signs before , so it couldn’t be long before it got to pedestrian lines. The stereotype would say that if a World Cup soccer match is on, a Brazilian would be glued to the TV, right? Not these activists from Sao Paul… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Brazilian Activists Paint Guerrilla Pedestrian Lines! (Photos)
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” Tugs slowly move the Noble Frontier Driller into port at Signal International’s east shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., on Saturday. At right is the Transocean Marianas. ” Image credit: Times Picayune , Rusty Costanza. Remember all those dire predictions that the Federally imposed, deep-water drilling moratorium (for just 6 months) would crash the economies of Louisiana and Mississippi, for example? Initial data indicate no such thing is happening. As per a well-prepared sto… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Six-Month Deep Water Drilling Moratorium Having Little Adverse Impact On Jobs, Rig Siting
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photo: Parthan via flickr With the ongoing heat in Russia and the flooding in Pakistan (not to mention landslides in China) everyone’s commenting on the connection with climate change, with the appropriate caveat that no single weather event can be linked with it but… Well, here’s an interesting addition to those: Dot Earth points out a study from back in 2006 linking increased frequency and intensity of mon… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Global Warming Increases South Asian Monsoon Downpour Intensity = Increased Risk of Flooding
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Through application to soil in farmer’s fields, biochar both can help increase soil fertility and store carbon emissions. Photo: Feral Arts via flickr. More new info on the potential of biochar to help combat climate change: A study in the journal Nature Communications shows that up to 12% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions caused by humans could be offset by p… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Biochar Alone Could Offset 12% of All Human Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Study
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Photos: Courtesy of Pauline in Love. While most people will probably agree in that the work of TOMS shoes is remarkable, some argue that encouraging change in society to avoid poverty in the first place is better than charity. Enter Pauline in Love , a brand from Argentina that pro… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Stylish Alpargatas by Pauline In Love Promote The Work Of Recovered Factories
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The Sloth Sanctuary in Costa Rica is a rescue facility and advocate organization for the country’s two sloth species. Home to around 135 sloths, the group cares for many infants who have lost their mothers through human-caused incidents like felled trees, power line electrocution, traffic accidents, and hunting or sport killing. By rescuing and caring for adorable infants, the group is able to not only save the lives of animals but also educate communities about the importance of appreciating and caring for ecosystems. And the babies are definitely something that grabs and holds attention. Check out this ultra cute video of the infant sloths… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Costa Rican Sanctuary Cares for Cutest Baby Sloths (Video)
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When I was a kid, we had a Toastmaster toaster. It was, as the ad says, “Lovely to look at, delightful to use, sure to endure.” I think my mom still has it and still works. But being “a combination of classic beauty, perfect product performance and remarkable time-defying endurance” (yes, the ad says that too) is no longer what drives product design; now it is to be sold in Walmart for five bucks, in itself a remarkable story of manufacturing and retailing efficiency. The five dollar toaster and the 50 year toaster are both laudable goals, but when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions and getting off oi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Minus Oil: The 50 Year Toaster vs the Five Dollar Toaster
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There’s a myth that to eat healthily we must eat boring tasteless food. But there’s fight on to persuade people that eating a balanced diet can be utterly delicious. Jamie Oliver has taken on the nutrition battle this year with his TED prize , Michael Pollan has published his entertaining
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What’s the Secret to Enjoying a Healthy Diet? Guy Watson of Riverford Organic has the Answer (Video)
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Image via Shicon . How do you interpret “Eco Fashion” style in your everyday life? Come up with the best graphic answer and you could win a piece of a €3.000-prize pot! Vogue and Fiat have launched a competition to design a bike helmet for the Fiat 500 folding bike, which fits in the truck of the 2-cylind… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Vogue Fashion’s Night Out Takes an Eco-Friendly Spin with Bike Helmet Design Contest, Win €3.000!
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Image via CNN The billionaire financier Carl Icahn snapped up $929 million worth of shares in oil-related energy companies in the months following the explosion at the Deepwater Horizon site , new reports are revealing. Icahn made the nearly $1 billion bet as shares in the industry were falling to all-time lows, and it’s thought that this investment helped the energy sector rebound in July. But what I want to focus on is the nature of Icahn’s bet: His $1 billion bet was based … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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