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Oil Corp Lawyers Claim Offshore Drilling Ban is Destroying an ‘Ecosystem of Business’

The latest image of the oil spill from NASA I have to admit that I’ve been trying to think beyond the ongoing environmental horror-show of the BP oil spill and get past blame and anger with it all. But a new piece in The Guardian brought anger right back to the fore. Apparently lawyers for the oil industry, in a grotesque stretching of words, are claiming that the current ban of deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is destroying an “ecos… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Cap and Trade Explained (Video)

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Today on Planet 100: Top 5 Celebrity Eco Dads (Video)

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World Cup SEXY Soccer: Body Painted Porn Stars Play For National Glory

The World Cup in South Africa is currently showcasing some of the finest soccer players on the planet, but another soccer competition featured a different kind of talent. Over the weekend, a sexy soccer showdown pitted Germany against Brazil. The contestants? Body painted porn stars. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/15/world-cup-sexy-soccer-bod_n_613410.html… added by: pjacobs51

World Naked Bike Ride Day goes by in a flash!

This past Saturday thousands of bicyclists in nearly 30 countries across the planet got naked to participate in the annual WNBR event to promote cycling and nudity as environmentally-friendly and positive ways to make the world less dependent on automobiles. http://looncanada.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/world-naked-bike-ride-day-goes-by-in-… added by: looncanada

Twitter’s World Cup There

If Twitter is fast becoming the world’s watercooler as it is, watch what happens in the next few weeks as the World Cup takes over the planet. And as with any event of that size and – being a football fan at heart – importance, rest assured that hip Internet companies will be scrambling to lay some easter eggs. Yesterday, we learned that Google has a special surprise in store for those who search for ‘world cup’ – scroll to the bottom if you’ve been living under a rock for the past 24 hours and you don’t know what we’re referring to. An eagle-eyed reader just alerted us to the fact Twitter itself is also doing its part, by quietly adding a custom ‘South Africa 2010′ theme to its design gallery. We don’t know how long it’s been there, but here’s how to get it: go to Twitter.com, log on, go to Settings and then click the Design tab. The theme can be found at the bottom. [ Via ]

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NRA’s Greener Restaurant ‘Recognition’ Program is Clear Greenwashing Without Third-Party Verification

Certificate for a fake restaurant obtained through the Greener Restaurants program of the National Restaurant Program, provided to TreeHugger. A few weeks ago word started coming out about how the new Greener Restaurants program from the National Restaurant Association , which appears to certify restaurant’s efforts to tread more lightly on the planet, wasn’t worth the paper the certificates are printed on–thanks to no independent verification. TreeHugger finally tracking down… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: BP’s Ad Campaign Backfires (Video)

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What do you think is the biggest public health crisis facing the planet?

What do you think is the biggest public health crisis facing the planet? For inspiration, check out this sneak peek at Adam Yamaguchi's Vanguard episode, “World's Toilet Crisis,” airing on Current TV Wednesday, June 9 at 10/9c. http://current.com/shows/vanguard/92471289_how-to-solve-the-worlds-toilet-crisis… added by: joshuaheller

Avoid "Generation Zero" – Build an Ocean Recovery Alliance

Image via The Plastiki Guest post by Doug Woodring, Co-Founder/Director of Project Kaisei The state of our ocean today is a perfect example of tragedy of the commons. We all use and take from the sea, but the majority of it is not “owned” or governed by any one country, much like the air we breathe, having no borders. As groups like Plastiki and Project Kaisei draw attention to the plight of the ocean, and the amount of waste in the

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