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Project BLUE Brings Competitors Together to Save the Oceans

Image source: Twinka Tison Fortunately (or unfortunately) the surf was flat on Monday, which squashed our plans to paddle out, but did give me a chance to sit down with Vipe Desai, President and Founder of project BLUE. Now in its first full year of operation, project BLUE is set to raise $100,000... (original story)

Romanian Windfarm Takes “Europe’s Largest” Title Away From Scotland

The likely short-lived record holding wind farm will be located north of Constanta, Romania, about 10 miles inland from the Black Sea. Photo: Martin Solli Before anyone jumps on the Europe’s largest claim, pulling another planned project out of their “Gotcha!” hat, let’s be clear that the... (original story)

DNC: Sign of the airtimes

By Joseph RommAndrew Jones -- former Rocky Mountain Institute colleague and systems-dynamic modeler extraordinaire at the Sustainability Institute -- asks if I could write something "from a D.C. insider perspective" about why we shouldn't be freaking out that climate change is getting so little airt... (original story)

John McCain Takes Out His Beef With Amtrak On The Environment

A couple months ago, acting on secret Ecorazzi business, I attended a very exclusive green party here in New York City. The speaker of the evening basically told us that — without a doubt — the world is ending and our civilization is falling. Note to future speakers: world ending prophes... (original story)

John McCain on Amtrak

When he still rode the Straight Talk Express it had a banner on the front: "Get on Board the McCain Train" and alas, that may be as close to a train as John McCain ever gets. He is not fond of trains; according to Derrick Jackson of the Boston Globe: In 2000, when he was chairman of the Senate Sc... (original story)

Yakety yak, will Brita take 'em back?

By Ashley BraunWith so many tons of disposable plastic being sent to landfills these days, six ounces doesn't seem like a lot. Especially when you've bailed on bottled water in favor of a Brita pitcher and reusable bottle. But don't you still hate throwing out that filter every three months? Be... (original story)

We Love You Too, Reddit Environment!

Reddit's Alien is Hitting on Us As you can see from the screen grab above, Reddit Environment has a special logo today. We think it's very cool, and want to assure the Reddit team that the love is mutual! In fact, if you check the right side of the image above, you'll see a Reddit bookmark in my b... (original story)

Garbage Island spawns documentary

Filed under: Health, Activism You've probably heard of Garbage Island before. It's that Texas-sized patch of garbage floating in the Pacific Ocean just north of Hawaii. Some people believe it's actually just an urban myth, but it's very real. We've seen our share of photographs of this monstrocity, ... (original story)

London May Install Trash Bins Featuring Celebrity Voices

The next time you go to throw something out in London, don’t be surprised to hear Paris Hilton exclaim, “That’s hot.” The city is considering experimenting with trash bins featuring celebrity voices as a way to get more people to properly dispose of their garbage. Currently, ... (original story)

Beijing's Olympic Village is World's Largest Green Neighborhood

Amidst the talk over the legacy of Beijing's "Green Olympics," there has been surprisingly little attention paid to the environmental impact of the city's new buildings. It's especially surprising given that buildings have the largest footprint of any human activity, that... (original story)

Penn State’s LEED Gold School of Architecture

As students return to campuses across the country for the start of another semester, colleges are starting to showcase some serious strides in sustainability. Some are investing in wind power and other alternative energies to help lower their carbon footprint, while others are endeavoring to green t... (original story)

Fuel Subsidies Simply Prop Up Destructive Industrial Fishing, Hurt Small-Scale Fisherman: Report Claims

Fishermen in Kerala, India photo: Ron Layters Most of the time when the issue of fishing comes up on TreeHugger it’s in the context of some new government fishing ban, or what consumers can do to make sure the seafood they purchase is from a sustainable fishery. While these efforts are good, acc... (original story)

DNC:

By Kate SheppardMany people are familiar with the children's book Goodnight Moon. They might not be familiar with Goodnight Bush, the unauthorized parody hailing the coming end of the Bush presidency. In it, authors Erich Origen and Gan Golan, both of California, ponder the many things the Bush a... (original story)

eBay Green: Beijing Olympics pin

Filed under: Fashion, Shopping GuideFor the past few months, and especially these recent weeks, the news has been awash with props and criticism aimed at Beijing's efforts at creating a green Olympic games. Just in case your friends and coworkers aren't sick of the hype yet, you can now sport a dail... (original story)

Cold ocean water = more krill, which matters why?

Filed under: Plants and WildlifeThe ocean is a bit colder on the west coast this summer, causing some interesting animal activity. Great news for the animals but I wonder if its good news for the planet. The combination of a cold California current and strong northwest winds (bringing cold water up ... (original story)



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