Photo: SWNS.COM/ SWNS via the Guardian We are, after all, named TreeHugger , and have noted before on TreeHugger and Planet Green that trees are effective and sophisticated cooling devices, but perhaps one can have too much of a good thing. David Alvand, a civil engineer in Plymouth, Devon, planted a leyland cypress tree in his front yard in 1991 and it is certainly shading h… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We Love Trees, But Can You Have Too Much Of A Good Thing?
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photo: Adam Tinworth via flickr Two new illustrations about how the US has stiff competition around the world in renewable energy: New York Times reports on how China has beaten the United States in building the first major offshore wind farm outside of Europe;
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China Beat US in Offshore Wind, Europe Still Trounces Everyone Else in Solar Power
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Today on Planet 100: Golf Course is an Environmental Hole in One (Video)
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bitefight via Torontoist Quote of the Day from David Suzuki in the Georgia Strait: Technological developments [such as electric cars etc.] are welcome, but maybe it’s time we started rethinking our car culture as whole. The average car in North America carries 1.5 people, which means that most cars on the road only have a driver in them. Is it really efficient to use more than 1,000 kilograms of metal to transport 100 kilograms of huma… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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David Suzuki: Our Obsession With Private Automobiles is Unsustainable
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Photo: New Flyer What’s the Difference Between CNG and Diesel? The Board of the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (the “MTA”) has awarded New Flyer of America a contract for up to 475 buses. The contract is for 135 40-foot compressed natural gas (“CNG”) heavy-duty transit buses with options for up to an additional 340 CNG buses. We know that buses are a pretty green way to move lots of people around in urban area, but how much better are CNG buses compared to regular diesel buses? The U.S. Department of Energy has some numbers to allow us to compare…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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New York City Inks Contract for Up to 475 Compressed Natural Gas Buses
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“We all live downstream from one another,” says Alexandra Cousteau. In other words, what we do to the water, we do to ourselves. A third-generation Cousteau explorer, Alexandra is an ambassador of the sea. She’s the host of Planet Green’s Blue August , is currently traveling the world as a documentarian with her organization Blue Legacy , and, when she has a spare moment, does things like c… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Alexandra Cousteau, the Ocean Ambassador (Podcast)
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Image via Earthtechling When we see personal chargers, they’re almost always based on absorbing energy from the sun . Once in a great while, we also hear of new personal wind-powered chargers . But we almost never hear about water-powered personal chargers. This concept device, called the Vena Microhydro System by designer Danial Hull, bridges a gap in options for the outd… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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River-Powered Personal Charger Expands Energy Options for the Outdoorsy
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Today on Planet 100: Organic Eggs Dodge Recall (Video)
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