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Avatar: A Big Hollywood Movie with Big Environmental Themes

December 21, 2009 · 0

in Eco, Movies

Avatar - Movie Trailer

Treehugger had an article about Avatar that I enjoyed reading
Avatar is a science-fiction epic that was made using cutting edge technology (a lot of it is computer generated). The story takes place in 2154 on an exomoon called Pandora, where humans have discovered very valuable natural resources. But before they can extract them, they first [...]

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Buy Solar Cookers And #solar Products In South Africa #eco

December 15, 2009 · 0

in Blog, Eco

Solar Cookers for sale

I’m house-sitting at my buddy, Crosby’s house, look out for some pics and videos coming up, and I got a call from a potential client of his wanting to come and look at solar cookers. But Crosby doesn’t have his physical address on his communication. So after finding it, I want to make sure [...]

Tagged as: parabolic solar cookers, solar cooker satalite dish, solar oven

Jenna Norwood to Present Award-Winning Health Documentary & Lecture at Harvard University

0 6 December 2009 Consciousness
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If you have seen “Super Size Me,” the junk food documentary, get ready for a stunning look at the other side of the dining table. Independent filmmaker Jenna Norwood will screen her feature documentary, “Supercharge Me! 30 Days Raw” at Harvard University on Tuesday, December 8th, 5 p.m. at Sever Hall, Harvard Yard. The event [...]

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Supermarkets On Notice to Get Greener

0 10 November 2009 Eco

Tree Hugger
The article was orginally published at: Supermarkets On Notice to Get Greener

Image from Guardian
A report card by a government agency has rated 9 of Britain’s supermarkets on their environmental standards and slammed some of them for their “dismal” performance. At the top of the “A” list was Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s, [...]

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Congo Plan Is A Dirty Cocktail of Climate Destruction Projects

0 10 November 2009 Eco

Tree Hugger
The article was orginally published at: Congo Plan Is A Dirty Cocktail of Climate Destruction Projects

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Riddle me this. What do you get when you combine rainforest destruction, tar sands, and palm oil plantations in one project? You guessed it, an environmental nightmare. This perfect storm of climate disruption badness can all be [...]

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UK Supermarkets Told to ‘Green Up Their Act’

0 10 November 2009 Eco

Tree Hugger
The article was orginally published at: UK Supermarkets Told to ‘Green Up Their Act’

Photo credit: yisris via Flickr
Organic food and the Slow Food Movement are big parts of the green food experience in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, the supermarkets that help supply the movement are lagging behind, according to the government. The <a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/transport-environment/government-tells-supermarkets-it-s-time-to-green-up-their-act-1…Read [...]

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PETA President Defends Her Gore-Bashing Glenn Beck Appearance

0 10 November 2009 Eco

Tree Hugger
The article was orginally published at: PETA President Defends Her Gore-Bashing Glenn Beck Appearance
The blogs went a-buzzing (as they’re wont to do) when PETA president Ingrid Newkirk showed up on Glenn Beck’s show to join in an unlikely chorus of Gore-bashing. In response to the …Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Pure Natural Diva Hosts Carnival of the Green

0 10 November 2009 Eco

Tree Hugger
The article was orginally published at: Pure Natural Diva Hosts Carnival of the Green

This week is Carnival of the Green #202 and it’s being hosted by Pure Natural Diva, a blog that encourages us to make a commitment to greener living, without giving up the high heels. In otherwords, we can make small changes [...]

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New Ocean Carbon Sink Blooms as Antarctic Ice Retreats Rapidly

0 9 November 2009 Eco

Tree Hugger
The article was orginally published at: New Ocean Carbon Sink Blooms as Antarctic Ice Retreats Rapidly

photo: Wikipedia.
There aren’t too many good un-anticipated consequences when it comes to climate change, but here’s one: Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey have discovered that in areas of open water left exposed by rapid ice melting around the [...]

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SuperFreakonomics is ‘Horseshit’: Elizabeth Kolbert

0 9 November 2009 Eco

Tree Hugger
The article was orginally published at: SuperFreakonomics is ‘Horseshit’: Elizabeth Kolbert

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The New Yorker’s Elizabeth Kolbert is one of the best green writers out there–and in her recent joint book review of the controversy-ridden SuperFreakonomics and the maligned-by-default-by-Gore-haters Our Choice, she proves why. One book scoffs at our fears of climate change, and [...]

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The 5 Best High Flying Wind Power Projects

0 9 November 2009 Eco

Tree Hugger
The article was orginally published at: The 5 Best High Flying Wind Power Projects

Image via IO9
The Kites, Blimps, and Copters that Could Power the World
Tapping into the jet stream–the fast-flowing air currents in the atmosphere–to harness high speed wind power is one of the most compelling ideas in the renewable energy world. How compelling, [...]

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Awesome Bike Parking at W Hotel in San Francisco

0 9 November 2009 Eco

Tree Hugger
The article was orginally published at: Awesome Bike Parking at W Hotel in San Francisco

Photo: Mikael from Copenhagenize
Not Sure How Well that Would Scale, Though
Mikeal from Copenhagenize has taken these pictures of a very cool bike parking at the W Hotel in San Francisco. Included in the price of a room is access to [...]

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Britain to Build More Nuclear Power Plants – And Despoil the Namibian Desert in the Process

0 9 November 2009 Eco

Tree Hugger
The article was orginally published at: Britain to Build More Nuclear Power Plants – And Despoil the Namibian Desert in the Process

photo: Geof Wilson via flickr.
As part of new proposed low-carbon energy proposals, UK energy secretary Ed Miliband has outlined plans to build a fleet of new nuclear power plants. But as outlined in [...]

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greening it up – chinese clean energy, egyptian wind farm, joule production, jse responsible investment, bp ethanol

0 9 November 2009 Eco

Urban Sprout
This was orginally published at: greening it up – chinese clean energy, egyptian wind farm, joule production, jse responsible investment, bp ethanol

China to build 100 Clean Energy projects in Africa in three years. At a two-day China-Africa summit in Egypt Chinese premier Wen Jiabao pledged 10bn in low interest loans to African nations over [...]

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spring CSA review

0 7 November 2009 Eco

Urban Sprout
This was orginally published at: spring CSA review
I’ve met a few organic farmers before and always enjoy finding out the fascinating stories behind where my food comes from. But for the last eight weeks I’ve been mostly dependent on one particular farmer for my vegetable sustenance. That farmer is Erick Zenzele and this is [...]

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The Week in Pictures: Oil Rigs on Fire, Paris Hilton’s Doghouse, Mount Kilimanjaro, and More (Slideshow)

0 7 November 2009 Eco

Tree Hugger
The article was orginally published at: The Week in Pictures: Oil Rigs on Fire, Paris Hilton’s Doghouse, Mount Kilimanjaro, and More (Slideshow)

From the 35-mile long volcanic rift in the Ethiopian desert that has been confirmed as the beginning of a new sea to the news that oil continues to gush into the Timor Sea–at [...]

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