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Today on Planet 100: Oil Billionaires Fight Climate Legislation (Video)

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Ride in Comfort On The City Recumbent

Seoul Cycle Design Competition 2010 results are out soon, and Designboom builds the tension with a release from the short list: A spectacular looking recumbent bike by Jean Davignon…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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80% of New Farmland in Tropics Carved From Forests Between 1980-2000 – Land the Size of Alaska Cleared

photo: Teacher Traveler via flickr More than 80% of new farmland in the tropics cultivated over the last two decades of the 20th century was carved out of tropical forests, according to new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . Between 1980 and 2000, globally the amount of

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80% of New Farmland in Tropics Carved From Forests Between 1980-2000 – Land the Size of Alaska Cleared

Finally Something To Do With Empty CD/DVD Spindles

Photo via user Crath on reddit The Second “R” Something else than carry bagel sandwiches, that is (see below). This one might only apply to geeks, but then again, if you have lots of empty CD and DVD spindles, chances are you also have a bunch of disorganized cables in a pile somewhere…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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How Cockroach Brains May One Day Save Your Life

Photo via C.E. Bucephalus They´re the insect that everyone loves to hate – but one day a cockroach just may save your life. Typically despised for being ugly, dirty, and icky, the hearty critters actually possess powerful antibiotic properties inside their little brains which could be used to help combat drug resistant bacte… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Epic Shark Feeding Frenzy Caught on Film

Sharks are normally considered solitary hunters , but one incredible video shows that sometimes they do get together — and in a big way. Off the

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‘Meet Eater,’ the Plant That Lives on Social Media

Credit: Photos via facebook.com/meeteater . I like “Meet Eater,” at least on Facebook. Not much happened after I hit the “Like” button to express my, um, admiration. Apparently, though, every time this plant makes a friend on Facebook, an electronic system delivers water and nutrients. No friends, no love? Dead plant. Unhappy Meet Eater…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Best of Inhabitots: 7 Toxic Dangers for Kids

Photo credit: on_ovington + Baby formula could contain unsettling amounts of aluminum &emdash;more than 40 times the amount found in breast milk, according to one recent study. + Another scary side-effect of tainted baby formula: Breasts in female infants . + 85 percent of so-called kid-friendly drinks and snacks could contain

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Chimps Found Deactivating Snares Set By Human Bushmeat Hunters

photo: Graham Racher via flickr Go chimps, go! An interesting new paper in the journal Primates documents how a group of chimpanzees in Bossou, Guinea have been successfully deactivating snares set by human bushmeat hunters. Though not always successful, the scienti… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Tiger Cub Violates Carry-On Restrictions (Video)

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