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Electric Cars Won’t Bring the Power Grid Down!

Photo: Michael Graham Richard It’s All About Timing I’ve said it many times before , and I still haven’t seen evidence to make me change my mind: The transition to

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Today on Planet 100: Psychic Octopus Retires (Video)

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Great Mini-Doc Highlights Ants as Invaluable "Invisible Majority" (Video)

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Today on Planet 100: BP Whistleblower (Video)

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‘The Cove’ Documentary Finally Opens in Japan Despite Protests (Video)

As the celebrities above state, we have a friend who is in need of help . And there’s a documentary working hard to do just that. After a lot of struggling, from earning money for translation of The Cove in… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Folding Table is Inspired By Pop-Up Map of New York

Images by Sabine of Mocoloco Mocoloco introduces Swedish designers Sanna Lindström and Sigrid Strömgren , who collaborated on the Grand Central Table. It is composed of 22 pieces that unfold like a map and sit on a folding base. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Upcoming ReuseConex Conference Covers the Important Rs

We spend a lot of time on TreeHugger about adaptive reuse, designing for deconstruction, creative upcycling and repurposing, the connection between reuse and climate change, and even reuse as “the original green job.” You’ve read the blog, now attend Reuse-Conex – the “First of its kind conference highlighting reuse.”… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Just What We Needed Dept: A Sandwich In A Can

Possibly appearing soon on grocery shelves is the Candwich, which the New York Times thinks might be “the next can’t-miss billion-dollar idea.” Or not. What’s wrong with this picture?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Photographer Shows Swimmers in Oil

Image: © 2010 Jane Fulton Alt ~ Marissa, Crude Awakening The stares of individuals, families, friends — wavering between defiant and hopeless — in Jane Fulton’s ” Crude Awakening ” project invoke a visceral impact. The devastating repercussions of the BP oil spill have inspired many artists, and some

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In New York City, Clothing Recycling Program Could Spur Nationwide Movement

Image via Ecouterre . Come September, one of the largest textile recycling initiatives in the nation will launch in New York City, the Associated Press reports (via Ecouterre ). In 2008, over 190,0… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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