Business & Politics

Nuclear Power Still Blocks Clean Energy Development

October 28, 2011

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Susan Corbett wants Americans to remember how serious the post-tsunami Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan was…and still is….Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Hail Seitan! The Vegan Black Metal Chef Cooks Udon Stir Fry

October 28, 2011

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We may have gotten distracted by the Vegan Zombie’s blood soaked culinary explorations, because it’s been a while since we checked in with The Vegan Black Metal Chef. …Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Guess: Does the U.S. Have More ‘Bad’ Bridges Or More McDonald’s Restaurants?

October 28, 2011

Graphic (bad bridges within 10 miles of San Francisco are in red) via Transportation for America….Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Gardener for the Queen is a Royally Green Job

October 28, 2011

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Rick Perry’s Jobs Plan: Drill Like Crazy, Destroy the Environment (Video)

October 27, 2011

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Rick Perry says his jobs plan will put 2.5 million Americans to work. And oh the work they’ll do! Drilling for oil, building pipelines to transport that oil, drilling for gas, building pipelines to transport that … you get the…

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Paper Coupons Destroy 13 Million Trees Every Year & 99% Never Even Get Used

October 27, 2011

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In order to promote its online paperless coupon business, SavingStar has rolled out a new ad campaign designed to appeal to the environmental sympathies of department store bargain hunters: In an infographic and accompa…

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Borrowing the TOMS Shoes Model, Two Degrees Donates Food For Every Energy Bar Bought

October 27, 2011

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The model behind TOMS Shoes has been such a smashing success that when Will Hauser and Lauren Walters decided to go into business together, they borrowed the buy-one-give-one model and applied it to food. For every Two Degrees …

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Meet The Best in Green Business, Product Innovation + Celebrity Campaigners at The International Green Awards 2011

October 27, 2011

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The 6th International Green Awards are soon to host their glittering gala in London’s Natural History Museum and you can be there to meet the winners of the best in green. …

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Solar Panels Are Easy, Cooperation is Hard: Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall on the Challenge of Transition

October 27, 2011

His argument that eating puppy meat is little different to eating pork may have riled a few people, but celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has done more than most to promote conscious, sustainable eating habits. From his advocacy for more sus…

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Reforming Energy, Finance & Food With System Innovation – Live Chat With Stephanie Draper, Today, 10am ET

October 26, 2011

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From energy to food to finance, it’s clear we need major change in our economy if we are ever going to achieve true sustainability. But how does that change happen? Individual companies and organizations can only achiev…

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