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TreeHugger is proud to be contributing original content to the Huffington Post Green section. Recent posts:
Greenwashers Beware: The Truth Will Come Out Should we trust all these green claims? Since the green movement has gained momentum, there has been a lot of talk about whether a company is greenwashing or whether carbon credits can be trusted. ::Graham Hill My Challenge to America: Don't Ignore Gore's Speech It was a speech that should have inspired and excited Americans of all walks of life at least as much as, if not more than, President Kennedy's. Instead, Mr. Gore's idea has been met with a chorus of criticism, with the naysayers claiming that it would be too costly, too impractical, and too risky to attempt to meet such a goal. ::Andy Posner How Obama Can Regain the Initiative on Energy the latest report from James Carville and Stan Greenberg, two campaign consultants, has revealed that Obama has been losing ground to McCain and that he has not effectively addressed the shift in public sentiment. ::Jeremy Jacquot Six Tips to Green Your TV Here's a chance to make millions: Come up with a green TV. Frankly, there just isn't one yet. Even with huge technological "advances," this standard household item isn't getting greener. ::Mairi Beautyman My Sinful Second Home Over at Grist, the Biodiversivist does a driveby shooting of a rather nice green second home. I am going to defend the sinful second home, and why I and my cabin are perhaps not as uncool and shallow as the Biodiversivist says we are. ::Lloyd Alter
TreeHugger is proud to be contributing original content to the Huffington Post Green section. This week's posts:
Do Big Homes Mean Bigger Happiness? Nowadays, you can take a stroll through a suburban street and actually come across the White House. Well, not the actual residence of George W., but a scarily accurate, humongous replica. Yep, despite the woes of the housing market, Americans are still super-sizing their homes. ::Graham Hill
Ludicrous Lawns, Wasted Water, and Solid Solutions NASA has studied satellite data and concluded that lawns in the US are taking up as much space as the whole state of New York (not the city, the state). That's fifty thousand square miles of grass! ::Michael Graham Richard
Five Products to Green Your Cat Yep, they may be the world's most independent creatures, often scornful, superior, unpredictable, and affectionate only when it comes down to the tuna, but we still love our cats. Here are five products for a tree-hugging kitty. ::Mairi Beautyman
Does Recycling Really Do Any Good? The words "recycled" and "recyclable" often conjure up similar notions of relative greenness; the general idea is that, as long as you aren't pitching it directly in the trash, you're doing something good for the planet, right? Turns out, it isn't quite that simple. ::Collin Dunn
Tortillas, Ethanol, and High Fructose Corn Syrup What is lost in all the biofuel controversy is the fact that tremendous amounts of land are devoted neither to fuel nor nutritive food, but rather to non-nutritive uses like tobacco, high fructose corn syrup and cane sugar.::Andy Posner
Carbon Tax? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Carbon Tax, We Already Have One. The debate about carbon taxes is over; we are already paying them, and they are working the way environmentalists said they would. The problem is, instead of collecting the carbon tax and using the money for conservation or alternative energy or even reducing income taxes, we are paying the tax to Big Oil, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Iran. ::Lloyd Alter
For many people, Paul Hawken is a man who needs no introduction at all. As an author, a speaker, a theorist, and a business person, Paul Hawken has shaped the discussion of what sustainability is, and how it can be achieved. His Ecology of Commerce was an eye opener for many people (including Ray Anderson, last week’s interviewee), and Natural Capitalism, that he wrote with Amory and Hunter Lovins, can often be seen in the hands of Bill Clinton, brandished as a wakeup call to industry. Paul’s new book, Blessed Unrest (and its sister web community, Wiser Earth), is something different altogether: an exploration of what he says is the largest movement in human history. ::TreeHugger Radio
Listen to the podcast of this interview via iTunes, or just click here to listen, right-click to download.
Special thanks go to CraigMichaels, the organizer of the Sustainable Operations Summit, for arranging this interview.
Can music change the world? Yes, if you are Feliciano dos Santos, one of the eight winners of the 2008 Goldman Environmental Prize. Santos uses a unique combination of music and appropriate technology to push for public health improvements and advocate for clean water and ecological sanitation in Mozambique. He is the director of Estamos, an NGO that installs latrines and clean water sources, and offers hygiene and HIV/AIDS education. The humanitarian organization promotes low-cost, environmentally-sustainable sanitation which composts human waste into nutrient-rich fertilizers and assists communities with sustainable agriculture and reforestation.
If you’ve spent even a short time in a local school or have kids of your own you’ve no doubt run into those drawstring bags slung over their shoulder as they head off to parts unknown. And now Tina Hill, a parent and fan of TreeHugger has come up with the Kidzsack. An eco-friendly backsack for kids on the go made from 100% recycled fabric that comes screenprinted with her original, nature centered artwork and 8 washable non toxic markers so kids can while away some of those long summer hours in a creative way.
7Gen: The Good News About Rising Oil Prices by the Inkslinger
"There’s no question that the current oil crunch is making it painful for most of us to visit the gas pump.But is there a silver lining in the clouds of this energy storm? Some experts think so."
AIDG Blog: Carnival of the Green #136 by Catherine Laine
"It’s that time of year again. Carnival of the Green is back on the AIDG blog. This week’s carnival features stories on earth-friendly homes in Tunisia (aka Tatooine), a royal’s embracing of the wine-based ethanol for his car, nature photography and more."...
:: Learn why NYC take-out has left SuChin shocked.
:: Switch off your car's A/C before arriving at your destination to save money and minimize pollution.
:: Chill out this summer with some refreshing and seasonal strawberry soup.
:: Peruse Emeril's smorgasbord of green recipes and then get cookin'!
:: Think about how you might want to exit earth, the eco-way.
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:: Think beyond organic when buying wine.
:: Unplug appliances to reduce phantom power.
:: Try the berry that's related to the apple but tastes like an almond—the Saskatoon!
:: Check out Lloyd's handbuilt, funky A-frame outhouse.
:: Before you jet-set...carbon-offset!...
This week is Carnival of the Green # 136 and it's being hosted by the AIDG Blog, a blog that focuses on appropriate technology, development and environment. So head on over to the site and check out a round up of green news and events from the past week, submitted by other bloggers and green sites.
To learn more about Carnival of the Green, where it will be and how to host, please click here to link to our previous post.
PLEASE NOTE: Because the Carnival of the Green books so far in advance (thanks to all of you!), we are currently not accepting hosting requests. Please stay tuned - we'll open 2010 soon! ...
When Hillside Intermediate began their butterfly garden back in 1997 they probably had no idea that one day it would grow to 7 acres worth of carefully reconstructed wildlife habitat devoted to biodiversity that would earn awards from institutions like the Jane Goodall Institute and National Wildlife Federation. And no one could have predicted the enormous damage inflicted by vandals intent on destroying their hard work, even plugging up the entry to a bluebird box with golf balls and killing the chicks inside.
Of course, there’s often a brighter side when caring, decent human beings work together. And the outpouring of support shows just how much impact a community effort like this one in Bridgewater can have on an entire town.
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Peter Barnes is no dyed-in-the-wool environmentalist. A successful entrepreneur, writer and now senior fellow at the Point Reyes Station, Calif.-based Tomales Bay Institute, Peter has co-founded and led several companies, including Working Assets (with former TH interviewee Michael Kieschnick).
He is a prolific author -- some of his recent books include Capitalism 3.0 (you can download a free copy here) and Climate Solutions: A Citizen's Guide -- and former journalist who has written for The New York Times, Newsweek, The New Republic and others. He is also a frequent contributor to Grist, where he has written extensively about the benefits of a cap and dividend approach to climate mitigation.
I recently had the opportunity to ask him a few questions about how a cap and dividend system might work in practice and why it is a preferable alternative to cap and trade or a carbon tax.
TreeHugger: Can you describe how a cap and dividend system would work?
Peter Barnes: Let’s start with the basic idea. What we need to do, to solve the climate crisis, is to raise the price of carbon emitting and make clean alternatives economically attractive. The problem is, raising the price of carbon is like putting a sales tax on energy. It hits low- and middle-income families hard. And with gas approaching $5 a gallon, people just aren’t willing or able to pay more. So we need a system that raises the price of carbon with one hand, and gives that money back to everyone in an equitable and trustworthy way with the other. That’s what cap and dividend does. ...
TreeHugger is proud to be contributing original content to the Huffington Post Green section. This week's posts:
A Field Guide to the New Enviromentalists: Lord knows we have tried, Al Gore has tried, so may have tried to sell climate change as the big issue of the day. ::Lloyd AlterLo-Tech Hi-Tech: The Simple Solutions All Around Us: There are a lot of great low tech things around us that could help us reduce our impact. Take the bike, the sweater, and the awning, for example. Here are three pieces of "old" technology that are invisible to most of us despite their power. ::Graham Hill
Terrorists or Heroes? Sea Shepherd Fights for Marine Life: When it comes to making positive change to the world's habitats, sometimes the waters are murky. To put it bluntly, there's nothing like a few photos of clubbed seals to get the crowd all hot and bothered -- but is this really the best way? ::Mairi Beautyman
Which Small Actions Make the Biggest Difference?: As the notion of "going green" has continued to grow, the number of lifestyle choices and changes we can all make has grown with it. But which ones really make a difference? ::Collin Dunn
4 Fun Green Stories and 2 Sad Ones: In the past, the green movement has often been accused of being too "doom & gloom", too serious. Below are 4 fun green stories, but to remind us that it's not all rainbows and bunnies, there are 2 sad ones at the end. ::Michael Graham Richard
An Olympic Smokescreen: Why We Need to Get Over Air Pollution at Beijing's Games : The issue of air quality during Beijing's "green" Olympics isn't really such a big deal. It's a red herring. A smokescreen. ::Alex Pasternack
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Finally! A news program that won’t give me the week’s projected weather forecast a million times or uplift me with stories about local shootings.
That’s right. At 6PM EST, tomorrow night, Saturday, July 12, Planet Green will premiere Focus Earth With Bob Woodruff. Produced by ABC News, the weekly newscast prides itself as one of the more serious shows in the Planet Green line-up, covering subjects like climate change, environmental policy, politics, events and religion.
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Interface sells carpet to the tune of $1,100,000,000 each year. That is just one reason why the business world listens up when Ray Anderson speaks. Ray describes his ecological awakening as “a spear in the chest,” a wound he has used to both his company’s advantage, and the planet’s. Giving rebirth to 133 million pounds of carpet is just the beginning. Anderson and his design teams are hard at work studying nature’s delicate technologies—like the sticky feet of geckos—to make products better, cleaner, and more beautiful. Here, the founder of Interface shares his insights on biomimicry, right-brain thinking, cradle-to-cradle design, and our innate “biophilia.” ::TreeHugger Radio
Listen to the podcast of this interview via iTunes, or just click here to listen, right-click to download.
Special thanks go to CraigMichaels, the organizer of the Sustainable Operations Summit, for arranging this interview.
Also, check out part one of our Ray Anderson interview. (Full text after the jump)...
:: Add color to your diet with Peacock Kale.
:: Stop making excuses and get biking!
:: Wipe away food encrusted pots and pans with DIY scouring scrub.
:: Dress up your lawn with eco-friendly accessories.
:: Turn old, tattered t-shirts into something new again....
:: Live happily on this flavorful rice & beans lunch.
:: Transform your old desktop computer into something useful.
:: Book a greener vacation with help from the Sierra Club.
:: Seek out grill-friendly veggies at your farmers' market.
:: Resolve to de-clutter your living space with tips from the show, World's Greenest Homes....
:: Remember that less is usually more—especially in living spaces.
:: Add some in-season crunch to your dishes with homegrown sugar snap peas.
:: Travel by train to save cash and avoid traffic.
:: Treat yourself to a face mask using ingredients in your cupboard.
:: Work up a sweat without heating up the planet....
This week is Carnival of the Green # 135 and it's being hosted by Greentime, a blog from two urban professionals living in South Florida who are learning to live more sustainably. So head on over to the site and check out a round up of green news and events from the past week, submitted by other bloggers and green sites.
To learn more about Carnival of the Green, where it will be and how to host, please click here to link to our previous post.
PLEASE NOTE: Because the Carnival of the Green books so far in advance (thanks to all of you!), we are currently not accepting hosting requests. Please stay tuned - we'll open 2010 soon! ...
After last year’s seemingly endless summer of toxic toy revelations, it’s been awhile since we made a whole lot of neat toy recommendations here at TreeHugger. But it seems there’s a great set of 3D Puzzles from ImagiPlay that just may be able to help entertain your little one this summer between trips to the beach and time spent outdoors rediscovering nature itself.
With a Rocking Horse, Lion, Elephant & Calf, Clown Car, Train, Tugboat and Cow and Calf available, these ImagiPLAY toys are fair trade, sustainable, and non-toxic so you won’t have to worry a bit about how they were produced, where they came from, or what they might do to your child if they pick one up and put it in their mouth.
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Ray Anderson started his company, Interface, back in the 1970s to make carpet. Like any business man, he wanted to shake up the market and make a healthy profit, which he’s done, and Interface now has 17 manufacturing locations on four continents. But this is not business as usual. Not anymore. Since having a sustainability epiphany, as he calls it, Ray has starting steering Interface toward one hell of a goal: zero negative effects on the planetary ecosystem by the year 2020, a goal he admits no corporation has yet reached. TreeHugger has long found inspiration in Interface’s elegant design solutions—products like modular carpet and FLOR—and in Anderson’s own sagely words. ::TreeHugger Radio
Listen to the podcast of this interview via iTunes, or just click here to listen, right-click to download. For Part Two of this interview, click here.
Special thanks go to CraigMichaels, the organizer of the Sustainable Operations Summit, for arranging this interview.
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:: Seek out your town's best veggie burger joint.
:: Sip on sustainable drinks at your 4th of July fete.
:: Save gas, cash and the planet by getting techy with mobile internet mapping.
:: Add flavor to an ordinary salad or pasta by tossing in some garlic scapes.
:: Learn why off-roading wreaks havoc for the desert. ...
DH Love Life: Worm Poop by Daryl Hannah
Daryl visits the amazing recycling superstars Terracycle to see their worm poop, their reused packaging and all the other inventive things they do with our waste.
Next Billion: Expo Zaragoza '08 and Other Reasons to Join the Water Conversation by Francisco Noguera. "If there was ever a good summer to be in Spain, 2008 was it. Not only because of the great celebrations that surely followed Torres' match-winning goal last Sunday, but also because of the remarkable Expo Zaragoza 08. Titled "Water and Sustainable Development", the Expo will be a three-month long venue... to celebrate water and raise awareness about its role in our planet."...
You can find a few second hand markets in Barcelona, such as Antiguos Encantes, but finding cool stuff at a decent price is not easy, especially when you are not a local. On the other hand however, we all (Barcelonians are no exception) have a few too many objects sitting at home that we grew tired of, while constantly looking for new gift ideas or a special something for ourselves. So while the idea of second hand is attractive to many (cheap, more personal, recycled, longevity, less waste…), in reality shopping at second hand markets can be disappointing. A few months ago however, we came across the Lost & Found market in Barcelona, who turned the 3Rs (Reuse, Reduce, Recycle) into a sunday event, insired by US garage sales, European flea markets and other famous markets like Queen’s Day in Amsterdam, Camden Town in London and New York’s Free Market on 5th Ave....
:: Lather up with eco-friendly soaps.
:: Forget regular plastic cutlery at barbeques and opt for reusable or biodegradable options.
:: Push around a reel mower to get your yard beautifully green.
:: Re-think your household cleansers.
:: Delight in this season's fruit and veggies come January—by preserving them!...
This week is Carnival of the Green # 134 and it's being hosted by the blog at Two Hands Worldshop, which promotes fair trade and sustainable living. So head on over to the site to check out a round up of green news and events from the past week, submitted by other bloggers and green sites.
To learn more about Carnival of the Green, where it will be and how to host, please click here to link to our previous post.
PLEASE NOTE: Because the Carnival of the Green books so far in advance (thanks to all of you!), we are currently not accepting hosting requests. Please stay tuned - we'll open 2010 soon! ...
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