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Every time I serve someone a grilled avocado, they are amazed by the flavor. Grilling avocados adds just a bit of smokiness to whatever dish you are using them in, like our famous Grilled Guacamole. I suggest a really bright white wine, one with lots of minerals for this dish. If you are more of a red drinker, avoid the fruit, stick to herbal notes or a smoky Mourvèdre....Read the full story on TreeHugger
all images: Wildlands Network
I'm all for epic journeys, and I'm all for conserving wildlife habitat, so I was pretty excited to get the opportunity to sit down with John Davis of the Wildlands Network to talk about his roughly 7,000 mile human-powered journey from the Florida Keys and, by mid-November, into Canada's Gaspé Peninsula, hopefully on cross country skis.
While it's an undoubted athletic accomplishment, ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
It is a standard Republican meme, that Obama is a socialist. But who are the real socialists in America? James Schwartz of the Urban Country quotes a definition of socialism:
Any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.Schwartz notes that this pretty much defines the American road and highway system, as well as the automobile and oil industries. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Here at TreeHugger, we post regularly on the connections between a vegetarian diet and the effect it has on the planet. However, OKCupid has trumped us in a way we never saw coming: vegetarians enjoy giving oral sex more than non-vegetarians.
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As the US east coast and New England deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, some updates on progress towards addressing climate change at the global policy level: Adopt a Negotiator reports on climate change debated in the UN Security Council; and, Read the full story on TreeHugger
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How much energy do we use in the US? Which are the top 3 energy-consuming states? How do we rank compared to other countries? What's the most energy-consuming activity we do in our homes each day? This infographic from PowerSuperSite answers these questions and more -- and many of these facts may surprise you! ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The moment has arrived. The tomatoes are ripe, and so the question is not "What's For Dinner?" but "What Are We Having With The Tomato Salad Tonight?" Maybe we'll get sick of tomatoes drizzled with good oil, balsamic vinegar, and shake of salt and pepper, but it hasn't happened yet. Since we eat so many tomatoes, there's quite a lot of tomato talk, and the current questions on our minds are, why are heirloom tomatoes called that, and why do they taste so good? LA's Read the full story on TreeHugger
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"If the world finds out what goes on here, we'll be shut down."
So were the words of one Taiji fishermen to dolphin activist Ric O'Barry,
But therein lies the problem. The world does know about it... but it hasn't ended. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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From life inside a tiny, 7'x12' portable house to touring an infamous roundhouse, we've been pretty fascinated by the DIY tiny house movement. Here's a great video on how to build your own tiny, cordwood, off-grid roundhouse—including some detailed tips and ideas on both the drawbacks and strengths of this particular approach....Read the full story on TreeHugger
This is a picture of Syncrude's base mine. The yellow structures are the bases of pyramids made of sulphur - it is not economical for Syncrude to sell the sulphur so it stockpiles it instead. Behind that is the tailings pond, held in by what is recognized as the largest dam in the world. The extraction plant is just to the right of this photograph and most of the mine is to the left. Photo via Wikipedia Creative Commons
The recent and ongoing Tar Sands Action in Washington DC has generated significant buzz aro...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Ever wonder about the timeline of solar technology? This infographic starts us out in 1839 and brings us up to 2010, nothing the major advances and milestones for solar tech. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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I think perhaps 12 people read my post Agenda 21: The United Nations Threat To Control Our Lightbulbs, Our Lifestyles and Our Lives, where I describe the right wing threat to smart growth, transit, sustainable development, historic preservation and just about anything that TreeHugger types might believe in. But in the San Francisco area, the Tea Party and Agenda 21 conspiracy theorists are hijacking planning meetings, trying to fight implementation of SB375, a 200...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Seasteads -- offshore, oil-rig-style 'micro-countries' built out in the ocean, outside the laws of land-based nations -- are making the news again, thanks to a $1.25 million investment boost last week by PayPal founder and tech billionaire Peter Thiel. Supporters of seasteading believe that conventional laws and politics are too restrictive for true innovation, and consider these conceptual city-states as a fast-track alternative to develop...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Anthony Bourdain's argument that we should eat less meat took me a little by surprise. But he's not the only carnivorous chef making the case for veg-centric eating. In fact, British celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstal—whose River Cottage Meat Book graces the shelves of many a meat-loving environmentalist, and whose Read the full story on TreeHugger
School gardens are becoming more and more popular around the country, but they're harder to establish in some places than in others—in the middle of a city, for example, where the soil is deficient and needs work before it can support growth of plants and vegetables.
So what does that process look like, of turning essentially nothing into something? Sprout City Farms (SCF), in partnership with the Read the full story on TreeHugger
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David Suzuki is more used to winning prizes than receiving physical abuse. Nevertheless, one young TV reporter in Canada took it upon himself to punch the venerable David Suzuki in the groin. Why, you might ask? It is all, apparently, a cunning plan to save the world.
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