In his post New Vertical Garden Comes to Spain’s San Vicente , Alex wrote “Vertical gardens are here to stay.” Our editor in chief wondered if there was a contradiction here with our post yesterday Fix Our Horizontal Farms Before We Go Vertical , where I questioned the merits of vertical farming. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Jargon Watch: Vertical Gardens vs Vertical Farms vs Living Walls vs Green Façades
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Image via China Daily Torrential rain in China has caused extreme flooding , affecting at least 134 million people in 28 provinces. But many more could be impacted due to another major issue caused by the rain. Massive islands of trash are threatening the Three Gorges Dam area, with some patches so thick people can actually walk on it. Nearly 3,000 tons of garbage is being collected daily from the dam, but it might prove to be too much for limited equipment and workers. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Islands of Garbage Filling China’s Three Gorges Dam
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Image credit: DCI Anyone who watches WA$TED knows that I am continually beating the drum to encourage breaking free of the bottled water habit, which can save hundreds to thousands of dollars per year for a big family, not to mention the environmental impact it saves. However, there is some concern about the quality of municipal water around the country. If you have concerns, I recommend that you do what I did: Have your water tested; it’s inexpensive … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Ditch Bottled Water, Dispose of Meds Properly, and Follow Annabelle Gurwitch on an Energy-Saving Mission
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Today on Planet 100: EPA Rejects Cleanup (Video)
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Laundry drying outside in Istanbul’s Tarlabaşı neighborhood. Photo by Jonathan Lewis ; used with permission. Residents of Sharjah can now add putting their clothes to dry on an outdoor line to the list of things that can get them into trouble in the conservative emirate, along with drinking alcohol, dressing immodestly, and mixing with members of the opposite sex. But many say they have no other choice but to hang their kanduras and abayas out for all to see…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Clothesline Ban Leaves UAE Locals Hung Out to Dry
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Photo: NASA , public domain. After Months of SNAFUs… Well, it’s starting to look like the Gulf of Mexico’s luck might finally be changing. Today brings a few more pieces of good news from BP about its gigantic oil spill mess. First, we learn that the relief well – which is the most permanent way to plug the oil well – is “days from completion” and could actually reach the well by this weekend. After that, a couple more weeks would be required to seal the well. The second good news is that the oil see… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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BP Relief Well ‘days from completion’, Oil Seepage Traced to Other Well
Photo via Black River Falls Those who’ve long waited for climate and clean energy legislation to make its way out of the Senate are nervously watching the days tick away before the November elections — wherein the prospect of lost Democratic seats will make it much harder to seriously reform US energy policy and address climate change. As the bill has mutated, been abandoned , picked up again
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Could Obama Help Sell Energy Reform Even If He Wanted To?
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Image via Climate Progress/NOAA As we’ve been reporting, 2010 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record. So far, the globe has seen its hottest spring , hottest April, hottest June , hottest January-June , in addition to breaking other records. So… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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9 Countries Have Recorded Hottest-Ever Temps This Year
Photo via PhysOrg A top mining company in China, the Zijin Mining Group, allowed a toxic waste water to spill into the Ting river, polluting the major water way, killing nearly 1,900 tons of fish, and threatening the fishing industry in the area. The toxic spill wasn’t so much a spill, as a result of gross negligence — worn equipment and some shady activity. Investigators found that the 320,000 cubic feet of “leaked” waste water actually flowed from a sludge point to the Ting river through an “illegally built passage.” The pollution has spread down river into the Guangdong provi… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Toxic Spill at Chinese Copper Mine Kills Nearly 1,900 Tons of Fish
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That was fast! On July 1, 2010 the Ontario government introduced an eco fee on manufacturers and importers of goods that produce hazardous waste. The list of 8,700 items affected included cleaning products, asthma inhalers, laundry detergent, paints, antifreeze, fluorescent bulbs, sun screen, potting soil, windshield washers and fire extinguishers. It was expensive for some items: $26. on the new t.v., only ¢6 on sun screen. But it served an important purpose: the goal was to shift the cost of disposing hazardous waste from the taxpayer to the manufacturers and importers and … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Ontario Blinks: Eco Fee Canned
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