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Obama Kills High-Speed Rail, Proposes High-Speed Buses? (Video)

Obama Replaces Costly High-Speed Rail Plan With High-Speed Bus Plan That whole sustainable, comfortable, and high-speed transportation thing was overrated anyway. Who needs high-speed rail? See, as the Onion proposes above, all we have to do is paint over the shoulder lanes on ou… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Putting a Human Face on Climate Change (Video)

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Study Estimates 8,000 Premature Deaths Per Year Caused by Unregulated Airplane Emissions

Image: ACS, Barrett et al. And That’s Just Cruise Emissions Researchers from MIT and the University of Cambridge in the UK have released a study that attributes about 8,000 premature deaths to emissions from airplanes at cruise altitudes. Landing and takeoff also produce a significant quantity of pollutants, but they are already regulated, while cruising at altitudes of over 3,000 feet isn’t (at least not worldwide)…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Google’s Human Powered Monorail (Video)

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Today on Planet 100: The US at a Climate Tipping Point? (Video)

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Today on Planet 100: Monstrous Hurricane Igor More Like Hurricane Ogre (Video)

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Today on Planet 100: The Scientific Sex (Video)

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Waterproof Ceylon Paper Pottery Made From Sand, Paper & Recycled Wood

Images: Ceylon Paper Pottery Regular ceramics are pretty energy-intensive products , though there’s a number of innovative alternatives (like no-fire tiles or crockery made from recycled post-consumer and post-industrial waste). But what about paper-based pottery? Well, the company Ceylon Paper Pottery has their tasteful version of fair-trade, sustainable and biodegradable pottery — made from waste wood, recycled paper and sand, without toxic chemicals or varnishes — and is actual… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Steamy Metro Riders Heat Parisian Homes (Video)

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Today on Planet 100: Ryan Air CEO Lets Fly on Climate Change (Video)

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