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Eco Chef iPhone App for 10-Minute Raw Organic "Junk" Food (Video)

Image via EcoChef When we think of raw organic foods, we usually thing of highly healthful meals. But chef Bryan Au has a new iPhone app that shows how to make favorite “junk” foods in under 10 minutes. From pizza to lasagna, from burgers to desserts, raw organic is suddenly an easy way to make things other than salads and dips. Well, things that at least seem like meals other than salads and dips. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Crazy-Haired Tamarin One of the 25 Most Endangered Primates

Image credit: suneko /Flickr Conservationists knew that Columbia’s cotton-top tamarin—with its distinctive “punk rock” inspired hairdo —was threatened by habitat loss. A new survey, however, has indicated that the situation may be far more dire then anyone had imagined…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Climate Scientists Speak Out: "The Urgent Need to Act Cannot be Overstated"

Photo via Boston Politico , the right-leaning, beltway-insider political magazine, has run a must-read op-ed by four of the nation’s leading climate scientists . These four scientists have recently testified before Congress about the urgent need to act on climate change, and the piece explains why. Here’s the gist of it: … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Amphibian Bacteria Could Be Key to Saving Frogs from Extinction

The redback salamander is a natural host for Janthinobacterium lividum , a bacterium that could save frogs from a deadly epidemic. Image credit: WallTea /Flickr Around the world, frogs are in trouble . Habitat loss is a major threat—as it is for many species—while pesticides and other chemicals … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: BP Whistleblower (Video)

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Engineers Design Prize-Winning Insect Hotel For London Parks

Bonnie recently covered the five shortlisted designs in the Beyond the Hive Competition . Designers were challenged to create ” an ecologically sustainable and creative insect habitat.” The winner the Golden Beetle Award is Arup Associates for their high-rise insect hotel… 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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Weekday Vegetarian: Pasta Salad with Cherry Tomatoes and Green Olivada

Photo: Kelly Rossiter Of course, the story for the past week was the unremitting heat. One of the great things to serve on a hot day is a pasta salad. You make it ahead of time, and let the flavours meld together and then serve it at room temperature…. 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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