It's been more than five years since An Inconvenient Truth—the film documenting Al Gore's early push to raise awareness about climate change—premiered but the issue remains as unsettled as ever.
Now, Al Gore is stepping up the charge with a new initiative: The Climate Reality Project. It kicks off with 24 hours of presentations, staggered across 24 time zones, on September 14, 2011....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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I don't know if the United States Tennis Association puts on the greenest major sporting even in the country, of even if you could define that, but the US Open, held over the first two weeks of September at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York, certainly has to be close to the top.
TreeHugger has been following the USTA's green initiatives for the past couple of years. Here's an...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The mission fig is quite possibly my favorite fruit. The fruit's outer layer looks painted on with black and indigo brush marks. And then, when you cut into it--the best part--it reveals its soft pink flesh and those delicate little seeds...it's just beautiful. Plus the flavor does not disappoint. This dish is all about celebrating the mission fig and National Honey Month. Enjoy it with an of...Read the full story on TreeHugger
As we've already pointed out a few times, things aren't going so well for the once promising solar panel maker Solyndra. Today we learn that the FBI has raided their offices: "Federal agents executed a search warrant at the Northern California headquarters of solar panel manufacturer Solyndra Inc., which filed for bankruptcy protection this week despite receiving $535 million in federal ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Renowned combat photographer Robert Capa once said, "If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." Well, the same holds true with whales.
Bryant Austin has an amazing calling as a photographer. He gets within inches of whales to photograph them, and creates life-size images that he hopes will inspire viewers to save these magnificent creatures. But how does he manage to get so close? And without getting hurt? What is it like to be so near such a huge ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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More Electric Cars for China
Hyundai's been on the ascendency these past few years, and they've decided to create a new electric vehicle brand exclusively for the Chinese market, in collaboration with Beijing Automotive (the Chinese government usually forces companies from outside the country to form joint ventures with local companies, mostly as a way to transfer technology). Plans are to start selling the first electric car from the new brand in the first half of 2012, which means they've been working on it for a while, or its based on anot...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Natural gas may have lower greenhouse gas emissions when burned than coal, but widespread switching over to natural gas for electricity won't have much of an impact on reducing global warming, a new study from the National Center for Atmospheric Research concludes.
Two well-documented situations are at the heart of the matter: Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We've been following the controversial bill that would ban the sale of shark fins in California. Earlier this week, the Senate voted with the bill, helping get the bill one step closer to becoming law. AB 376 will ban on the sale, trade, possession, and distribution of shark fins in the state -- but it must be signed by Governor Jerry Brown by October 9, 2011 in order to become law. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Times are tough right now, but that isn't stopping the grocery industry, which like other industries is seeing pretty slow growth, from increasing the presence of organic and local items on shelves. The organic industry grew about 10 percent to nearly $29 billion last year, motivating 66.2 percent of retailers to add natural and organic items to their shelves, according to GreenBiz...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We all remember that at least once as a kid, we lifted our heads up to the rainclouds, opened our mouths, and tried to drink the rain as it fell. What if instead of this age-old method, you sucked rain out of your pockets? A design for a raincoat that captures and purifies rainwater could make it that easy for you to get a drink while walking in a downpour....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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For almost as long as I can remember we have been saying that the United States, with 5 percent of the world's people, consumes a third or more of the earth's resources. That was true. It is no longer true. Today China consumes more basic resources than the United States does....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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One big reason for optimism that America will rise to the occasion and make the transition away from coal is the movement taking place on college campuses around the country. Student activists are organizing, rallying, working with local communities, and putting pressure on university administrators to phase out coal power from their energy portfolios. Above, student activists rally at Penn State University.
Helping lead the way is the 
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In October of 2009, San Francisco started a mandatory composting law as part of its effort to divert waste from the landfill and eventually reach its goal of 100% waste diversion. It found immediate success as businesses and residents began throwing their food waste into special green bins. But in a city the size of San Francisco, how does the city deal with 600 tons of food waste collected every single day? This video from Quest details the great plan. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
Despite years-old warnings against the increasing trend of land grabs by rich countries in poorer countries, the practice continues with little notice. Oxfam says that "in many cases, the land sold is actually being used by poor families: for homes, to grow food to eat, or to make money off in o...Read the full story on TreeHugger
From local investing in "everybody eats" restaurants, through slow business and the best vacation response ever, to a revival of simple low-impact living and DIY culture, the signs a...Read the full story on TreeHugger
From massive solar warehouses to stunning urban wind turbines, I have made the case before that visibility is almost as important as productivity in these early phases of the low carbon revolution. We need to make the technological and cultural break that are undoubtedly happening tangible for the majority of the population—and we need to make the case for why they make the world, and our economies, safer, better and more stable. In a great piece over at Business Green, James Murray reminds us that the Read the full story on TreeHugger
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I've argued before that electric vehicles (EVs) do not have direct "gasoline equivalents", and that EVs are actually looking like increasingly viable every-day modes of transport for many of us. But there are a few applications where the advantages of EVs really come into their own—and one of them has got to be the funeral industry. After all, whoever wanted a noisy hearse?...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Since moving to North Carolina, I have escaped the ever-depressing war with slugs that every UK gardener is familiar with. While using old beer to trap slugs worked to a degree, my lazivore gardening ways meant that the trap rarely got refilled and the slugs had their way. I fantasized daily about keeping chickens for slug control, but sadly chickens don't tend to g...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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