Photo via IAN Thanks largely to the interminable gloom of the BP Gulf oil spill , it feels like we haven’t seen any good news on the green front for ages. But while all eyes have been on the Gulf, the California State Assembly passed a truly exciting bill : One that bans single-use plastic bags across the state. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Yes, It’s True: California is Banning Plastic Bags
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Photo via The Urban Daily Don Cheadle , who earned an Academy Award nomination for his role as hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina in Hotel Rwanda , spent World Environment Day in the namesake country’s Volcanoes National Park, where he announced the winning name in the traditional Kwita Izina gorilla baby naming ceremony: Zoya. But that wasn’t the only big news:… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Don Cheadle Named UN Environment Programme Goodwill Ambassador, Rue McClanahan Remembered, and More
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Ever since Architect Eb Zeidler riffed on the Galleria in Milan for his Eaton Centre in Toronto in the ’70s, a lot of malls have been covered with glorious glass roofs. Many downtown malls were built as urban renewal and revitalization projects, but few of them thrived; after killing off the main street retail around them, they most have died on their own. But they still have those glorious glass roofs. PSFK points us to Cleveland, where … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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New Uses For Old Malls: Urban Farms
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MIT plans to cut their energy use by 15 percent in three years. Photo by Francisco Diez via Flickr. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com . The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is partnering with NSTAR , a
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MIT Plan to Slash Energy Consumption on Campus Could Save $50 Million
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Credit: Karel Losenicky/ Yoox via Kaight NYC Katherine Hamnett , the original eco-warrior fashionista, has designed a capsule beachwear collection with Yoox just in time to make a big splash t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Katharine Hamnett Designs Timely "Save The Sea" Slogan Tees and Apparel (Photos)
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Photo: Chad King, via sanctuarysimon.org On Thursday, the California Academy of Sciences kicked off its Oceans Conference with a recently released report on the impacts of climate change on the Gulf of Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries. The impacts report is a first step towards a climate change action plan fo… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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San Francisco Bay Area Marine Sanctuaries Project Localized Climate Change Impacts
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Paraphrasing: ‘ city kids don’t know how to swim; and, so it’s better to have repulsive water to keep them from going in and drowning .’ I’m thinking that the ‘we can’t afford it just now’ argument would have been sufficient. Here’s a sample of Chicago Tribune coverage that spells out the essence: Three decades of improvements already have cleaned up the river to the point where 60 species of fish can be found in channels where just five once survived. But as more people are drawn to the waterways for recreation, federal and state officials have concluded that past efforts haven’t been good enough. After five years of study and two years of debate, the EPA concluded t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Chicago, Citing Benefits Of ‘Floaters’ – Tells Obama Administration To Take A Dive
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photo via flickr The New York Times editorial page is calling on the Senate and President Obama to use the BP oil spill to pass comprehensive climate and energy reform that would reduce our dependance on dirty fuels like oil and coal. Senate Majority leader seems to have a similar idea, signaling the other day that he intends to push the Senate climate bill, championed by Sens. Kerry and Lieberman, in the beginning of July. Obama too seems ready to for… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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” The bugs are showing up as bright pink, purple, and white colors along the Mississippi River mainly south of La Crosse. After the bugs hatch off the water and river areas, they are caught in the south-southeast winds while airborne for about 10-20 minutes .” Caption and Image credits: TwinCities.com Twin Cities MN Pioneer Press reports Diminutive mayfly makes big splash on radar . “About 9:13 p.m., according to an image posted by the weather service, the newly flying bugs could be seen in the pink, … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Massive Orgy Tracked On Weather Radar In Wisconsin
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Josh Tickell’s documentary “Fuel” available on DVD June 22. Since Earth Day, we’ve been watching gallons of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, with daily dispatches relaying the horrors. So if the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster isn’t enough to motivate you off oil, maybe discovering more about the alternatives will. Just in time, the Sundance Festival winning film, Fue l , is coming to DVD on June 22. Director Josh Tickell now offers DIY details on making al… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Ready To Wean Off Oil Yet? DIY Fuel for $1 Per Gallon
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