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Is Bushwick, Brooklyn the ‘Coolest Place on the Planet’? [Shut Up Brooklyn]

On Sunday, The New York Times took a jaunt to the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick, and called it “arguably the coolest place on the planet.” But is it really? More

We Are a Nation of Oiloholics

Image credit: Napalm filled tires /Flickr This post was written by Colin Beavan, author of No Impact Man and director of NoImpactProject.org , which helps people choose lifestyles that are better for them and better for the planet. Question: When an alcoholic leaves a bar, gets behind the wheel and drunkenly drives into his third or fourth wreck, do you blame the bartender who served the drinks or the alcoholic who drank them? Now answer this: When a society addicted to greater and greater fossil fuel use experience… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Melting Steel With Only the Sun (Video)

Photo: Youtube screen grab. See video below. Steel’s Melting Point is Approx. 1,370 °C (2,500 °F) Melting steel in a solar oven (aka solar concentrator) isn’t new or unique, but it’s always cool to see and a good reminder of just how much energy is hitting the sunny side of the planet at any moment. The video below shows a short exerpt of James May’s ” Big Ideas ” series (James is better known for the Top Gear show), and they start by cooking, er, burning a sausage, and then they melt a steel plate. Impressive to see how q… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Oil Minefield (Video)

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27 Tips For Keeping Cool From Planet Green

When it comes to green living, Planet Green is the go-to for how-to, and has been beating to death the subject of beating the heat. We round up a few cool thoughts: Should We Declare Heat Days Like We Declare Snow Days? People have lived without air conditioning in hot places for thousands of years by adapting themselves to the heat–remember that the widespread air conditioning use has only become the norm in the past 15 years or so,

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Thousands of Undiscovered Plants Face Extinction

Image credit: Hans Dekker /Flickr Scientists have estimated that between 5 million and 50 million flowering plant species may be threatened with extinction. The shocking thing about this number is that fewer than 2 million have been discovered. That means millions—and possibly tens-of-millions—of species may vanish from the planet before they are known to science. And these numbers, a new study shows, may be conservative…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Solar Cash Injection (Video)

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Zack Morris — A House Divided Cannot Stand

Filed under: Mark-Paul Gosselaar , Dirty Divorces Mark-Paul Gosselaar ‘s divorce was the most predictable thing on the planet — because months before the ” Saved by the Bell ” star filed for divorce, he sold off the L.A. house he shared with his wife. The 3,296 sq. ft. home in a swanky planned… Read more

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Prehistoric Humans Caused Climate Changes, Too?

Image via elisson1 It’s almost quaint to think that our ancient ancestors, living some 10,000 years ago, may have altered the planet’s climate, just like us. Though unlike today, a time when our thirst of fossil fuels is heating up the planet , a new study suggests that our distant relatives’ hunger for mammoth meat could have played a hand in ancient climate change, long before the wheel was even invented…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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From BT cotton to GM salmon: Unnatural Selection

This stunning European documentary available for the first time in the US reveals the consequences of GMOs worldwide from BT cotton, BT canola, GM pigs, to GM salmon, which threatens natural species in the wild. It shows how unnecessary and profit driven this technology is, and how it is interfering in the natural processes of this planet. When you play master of the universe without respect for the nature you are interfering in, the end result cannot be good. added by: JanforGore