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Today on Planet 100: Italian Mafia Cleans Up with Wind Energy (Video)

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"Climate Moms" Juggle Career, Kids and the Threat of Catastrophe

Image credit: DorkyMom I’ve asked before why, with all the potential misery and danger in the world, do eco-activists still have children . But then I’ve also declared that disasterbation turns you blind , and I’ve even started out on my own path to being a new green dad . There’s no doubt, however, that knowing what we know about cli… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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President of Ford Canada Says "We Need Higher Fuel Prices"

The Globe and Mail notes that a Detroit Electric car cost $ 2,600 and had a range of 100 miles, while a Model T cost $ 650 and had a range of 180 miles; even 95 years ago, electric vehicles were a tough sell. Here is a surprise, coming from David Mondragon, the President of Ford Canada: It’s hard to believe that I’m going to say this, but we need higher fuel prices. He says the higher prices are needed to entice consumers to buy smaller cars like the Fiesta and encourage the market for electric cars. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Walk Score Adds Transit to its City Rankings

Image credit: La Citta Vita Lloyd raved about Walk Score’s online ranking of walkability of cities . The site’s ranking of the top ten pedestrian-friendly US cities got Kenny’s attention, as did the ten least walkable cities too. But a good thing just got even better, because Walk Score will now let yo… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Penny Farthing Race Celebrates Obsolete Bike

Image credit: The Knutsford Great Race From the fancy electric YikeBike (also described as a barstool on wheels), to bamboo bikes , Treehugger is used to covering the stranger end of cycle transportation. (Let’s not even talk about the 24-carat gold-plated f… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Planet 100’s Top 10 Most Outrageous Stories (Video)

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7 Fruit Cocktails (Potentially) Good For Your Health

Photo: Sara Novak Can a cocktail be good for you? In moderation, we’d like to think so. The seven drinks here are packed with vitamin-rich fruit. Plus, the easy recipes are proof you don’t have to pay top dollar for great cocktails — you can make them at home…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Adopt-a-Farmbox Builds Mini-Farms for NYC Schools

Image credit: Adopt-a-Farmbox Childhood obesity , meat unfit for KFC being used in school lunches , food deserts , you don’t have to look too far to find a broken food system—especially where kids are concerned. But there are plenty of people working like crazy to do something about it. One project is … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Adopt-a-Farmbox Builds Mini-Farms for NYC Schools

Is Riding a Bike On The Sidewalk OK?

April recently wrote In Defense of Sidewalk Bike Riding , suggesting that it’s OK in certain circumstances: “I believe there are in everyday cycling occasions on which a cyclist may need to sidewalk ride.” Meanwhile economist Felix Salmon weighs in at Reuters: … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The 6 Crucial Errors that Lead to the BP Spill

Photo via NY Daily News It’s beyond well-known by now that crucial mistakes and shoddy cost-cutting measures were instrumental in bringing about the tragedy at the Deepwater Horizon drill site. But it’s still rather alarming to look at them back-to-back-to-back — New Orleans Times… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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