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The Wonderbag: Low-Carbon Slow Cooking

February 3, 2012

The Wonderbag cuts fuels demands of cooking by using thermal mass to trap heat… and cook food without continued exposure to a flame.
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2011: A Year of Weather Extremes, with More to Come

February 1, 2012

2011 was one of the hottest, wettest, and most dangerous years on record in terms of weather… and may serve as a sign of the “new normal” we’re facing as the climate changes.
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Airlines Experimenting with Biofuel

December 1, 2011

Alaska Air is dedicated to reducing their carbon footprint, and they hope that biofuel is the way to do it. So far they have purchased enough fuel for 75 flights between Washington DC and Portland, OR; although the fuel is up to six times as expensive as regular jet fuel, consumers will not see any extra cost to their tickets based on fuel used in this trial run.

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The Week in Animals News: Mass Animal Escape, Sweaters for Penguins, and More (Slideshow)

October 21, 2011

Image: TreeHugger

Residents of Muskingum County in Ohio got quite a shock this week after dozens of exotic animals broke free from an area wildlife farm and took to the streets and highways.

We also have a project dedicated to knitting sweaters for…

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Australian Company Will Kill Camels for Cash, Carbon Credits

October 17, 2011

Photo credit: Harclade via Flickr/CC BY

As you’ve likely heard, Australia is en route to pass legislation ensuring that its largest polluters pay for their carbon emissions. The new law will allow companies to reduce at least part of their emissions …

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Newsweek’s 2011 Green Rankings Are Out

October 17, 2011

Image via The Daily Beast

Newsweek has been releasing a green ranking of America’s and the world’s biggest companies for a few years now, and the 2011 results are in….Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Carbon Tax Means 1 Million Australians Won’t Have to Pay Income Taxes

October 13, 2011

Photo credit: Señor Codo via Fotopedia/CC BY-SA 3.0

You might have already heard that after a long and arduous political battle, Australia is on track to institute a fairly potent carbon tax. After the measure passes the upper house (where the polit…

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Gernot Wagner on The Futility of Going Green and the Economics of What Really Matters (Podcast)

October 13, 2011

If bringing your canvas bags to the grocery store, carpooling, and forgoing double cheeseburgers makes you feel good about yourself, terrific. But don’t expect the planet to notice. What the world needs, says Environmental Defense Fund economist Gerno…

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The Greenest Way to Travel (Infographic)

October 7, 2011

image via 1bog infographic screengrab

The folks at 1BOG (short for One Block Off The Grid) have developed this interesting infographic about the greenest mode of transit depending on the type of journey. Click through to check it out. …Read the ful…

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European Union Court Adviser Backs Plan to Include Airlines In Emissions Trading Scheme

October 7, 2011

Image: xlibber via flickr

The airline industry is supposed to join the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)—already a requirement for other heavily polluting industries—in January, but the industry has been fighting the requirement.

But t…

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