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"Clean Coal" Positioned To Be The High End Energy Product No One Can Afford
TreeHugger &bull YesterdayTaylorville Illinois Energy Center, a proposed "clean coal" power plant. Image credit: Illinois Times Southern Illinois has vast, easily accessible coal reserves. That coal may be sulfurous and wet and salty; but ,Southern Illinois also has good geologic features for… Full Story »
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The Week in Animal Photos: Tiger Cubs in Luggage and More (Slideshow)
TreeHugger &bull YesterdayWe've got a new regular slideshow here on TreeHugger: The Week in Animal Photos. Catch a glimpse of what the animal kingdom has been up to this week, from a tiger cub disguised as a stuffed tiger rescued from an… Full Story »
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On James Lee and the Events at Discovery Communications Headquarters
TreeHugger &bull YesterdayAs most readers have probably heard or read by now, yesterday was a dramatic day at the Silver Spring, Maryland headquarters of TreeHugger's parent company, Discovery Communications. Early in the afternoon a lone man, later identified to be James J. Lee, entered… Full Story »
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Today on Planet 100: Golf Course is an Environmental Hole in One (Video)
TreeHugger &bull Sep 2, 2010Read the full story on TreeHugger Full Story »
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Alexandra Cousteau, the Ocean Ambassador (Podcast)
TreeHugger &bull Sep 2, 2010A third-generation Cousteau explorer, Alexandra is an ambassador of the sea. She's the host of Planet Green's Blue August, is currently traveling the world as a documentarian with her organization Blue Legacy, and, when she has a spare moment, does… Full Story »
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- Water Conservation
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Dual-Flush Toilet Retrofit, With Adjustable Flush (Video)
TreeHugger &bull Sep 2, 2010Dual-flush toilets have always been popular here on TreeHugger. After all, it seems insane to use the same amount of drinking water to flush your number ones as your number twos. From the Aquanotion TwoFlush retrofit kit to a DIY… Full Story »
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Cork Furniture and Cardboard Bars by Marina68 (Photos)
TreeHugger &bull Sep 2, 2010At TreeHugger we like cork, that warm material that can be harvested without chopping down trees, is fully renewable and biodegradable and can be shaped into many funky objects apart from stoppers to keep the wine in the bottles. The… Full Story »
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5 Ways To Lighten Your Load And Live As If You're On The Road
Planet Green Home & Garden &bull Sep 1, 2010
Apartment Therapy makes and interesting point, that perhaps we should live as if we are about to travel. After a summer on the road, they say "It's been a great reminder that when you're surrounded by people you love and… Full Story »
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Today on Planet 100: Tiger Cub Violates Carry-On Restrictions (Video)
TreeHugger &bull Sep 1, 2010Read the full story on TreeHugger Full Story »
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Live On From Beyond The Groove: Have Your Ashes Pressed Into Vinyl
TreeHugger &bull Sep 1, 2010TreeHugger has reviewed many different, greener things to do with our bodies after we have shuffled off the mortal coil, from freeze-drying to composting . Now an English company offers a new option: Have your ashes pressed into vinyl record… Full Story »
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- Composting
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Today on Planet 100: Canada's Oil Sands More Toxic Than Ever (Video)
TreeHugger &bull Aug 31, 2010Read the full story on TreeHugger Full Story »
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Cool Adaptable Table From Reclaimed & Local Wood by Arqom
TreeHugger &bull Aug 31, 2010Argentine design firm Arqom (whose furniture with reclaimed and local wood was previously featured at TreeHugger) has come up with a new, neat product. The Gran Chaco articulated table gathers and combines discs of wood from different sizes to create… Full Story »
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Britain's Allotment Culture: When Residents Demand Land, They Get It (Video)
TreeHugger &bull Aug 31, 2010From this awesome tour of a permaculture allotment, to residents battling to keep their gardens, Britain's 'allotment' culture has featured regularly on TreeHugger. And not without good reason. These small plots of land, rented from local government for an affordable… Full Story »
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Green Fashion Pioneer Kuyichi Opens First Concept Store in the UK
TreeHugger &bull Aug 31, 2010We've been covering eco-fashion denim brand Kuyichi since 2004, when TreeHugger was still in its formative years. Founded in 2001, by international NGO Solidaridad, the sustainable brand -- and winner of our Best of Green Award for Non-U.S.--based Casual Brand… Full Story »
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Today on Planet 100: Top 5 Super Healthy Superfoods (Video)
TreeHugger &bull Aug 30, 2010Read the full story on TreeHugger Full Story »
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Red Nest By Paul Coudamay Hides The Bed With A Sliding Bookcase
TreeHugger &bull Aug 30, 2010TreeHugger has shown many ways to hide the bed; most are designed to gain more space. But the Red Nest by Paul Coudamay doesn't; the bed is still there taking up space, but is hidden by the sliding bookcase. Why… Full Story »
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LifeEdited: Party Like It's 1499!
TreeHugger &bull Aug 30, 2010TreeHugger founder Graham Hill is trying to radically reduce his footprint and live happily with less space, less stuff and less waste on less money, but with more design. He calls it "LifeEdited." At TreeHugger we are going to go seriously back to first principles, and design and furnish his 420 square foot apartment. Witold Rybczynski writes in HOME: A short History of… Full Story »
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Cyclist Musician To Tour with Cello and Recycled, Solar-Powered, Electric-Assist Bicycle Trailer
TreeHugger &bull Aug 30, 2010Photos: Kristin Rule A couple of years ago Kristin Rule, alias 'The Unconventional Cellist' undertook a 20 week music tour, toting her cello on a motorbike with a solar trailer. With a new album recently released, she is soon to… Full Story »
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Protesters Create "Oil Slick" on Major Roads, or Did They?
TreeHugger &bull Aug 30, 2010From beautiful images of a climate camp protest in Wales, to skepticism over protesters' targeting of offset companies-the ever growing Climate Camp movement never fails to get a reaction-both here on TreeHugger and elsewhere. But it seems the latest Climate Camp… Full Story »
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Timberland's Earthkeepers Grant Goes to Worthy Projects
TreeHugger &bull Aug 30, 2010What a great name for a grant: the 2010 Timberland Earthkeepers Grant. The winners of the prize really are keepers of the environment; they include an urban orchard, a guerrilla gardening scheme, a city farm and an allotment garden. All… Full Story »
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- Environment
- Treehugger
- Nature
