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Obama to Extend Deepwater Drilling Ban for Six Months

photo: Stig Nygaard via flickr Some small measure of sanity… BBC News , CNN , and others are reporting that President Obama will extend a ban on new deepwater offshore oil drilling for six months, while the causes of the BP oil spill are investigated. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: Cool Down with a Sorrel Salad with Creamy Chive Dressing

We are now into our third day in a row of temperatures in the over 90F range. Walking the dog at 6:30 am proved to be too hot for us both. It’s hard to get up the energy to cook anything, and it’s hard to get up the energy to eat as well. Easy salads seem to be the thing, but that can get boring pretty quickly, so I wanted to try some new greens. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Popup Pissoir Solves Wee Problem

Urilift What is the perfect thing if you are sitting at your pop-up table and having a beer or three? A pop-up urinal! In a lot of older cities, there is a shortage of toilets and a surplus of beer. The result often is public peeing. But if we are going to have vibrant (and sweet smelling) cities, we have to deal with these kinds of issues. One answer is the UriLift , with three stainless steel urinals that pop up at the push of a button. Springwise tells … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Would You Drive 5.4 Miles Less A Day to End Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico?

Members of a Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Team removes oil from a beach in Port Fourchon, La.–part of ongoing response efforts to minimize shoreline impacts from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill, May 23, 2010. Photo: US Coast Guard via flickr. With fingers and toes crossed, for the moment at least, it appears that BP’s ‘top kill’ is working and the month-long gusher of oil may be coming to an end . So, how do get to a place as a nation where we don… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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