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Alas, planting a trillion trees won't save the planet from climate change on its own

We still have to reduce our carbon emissions.




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Looking at trees can reduce problematic cravings

Having a view of green space or access to a garden or park is linked to lower frequency and strength of cravings, study finds.




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The Week in Pictures: Galapagos Islands No Longer Endangered? 'Static Kill' of BP's Oil Well, and More (Slideshow)

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reached an important milestone this Tuesday afternoon when BP started their 'static kill' procedure to seal the oil well, and the good news is, that it seems to be working -- so far. In other green news, the




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Photographer Discovers Mysterious "Bearded" Antelope

Photo by Paolo Torchio Veteran wildlife photographer Paolo Torchio made a bizarre discovery while visiting Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve: a mysterious "bearded" antelope. While one expert suggests the animal might only be suffering from




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Green Tax Shift & Other Environmental Issues Cartoon-Style by Stuart McMillen

Here is someone who gets the message across, in a funny and beautiful way. Australian Stuart McMillen takes topics around environmental sustainability and turns them into catchy cartoons.




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Leafsnap is a New App to Identify Trees

It's a TreeHugger's dream come true. Leafsnap is a new free app that identifies trees.




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'Charity: Water' Photo Gifts That Give Back

Ever since we took the kids to Florida, my wife has been saving photo memories in scrapbooks. Our two daughters like making the books, too, and I have to admit, looking at one of these handmade creations beats Flickr any




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How About An Entire Book On A Single Poster To Save Paper And Space?

For a while I have been thinking of getting a Kindle. It saves trees and eliminates the impact of transportation and with Amazon's recycling scheme in place as well as the fairly long lifespan of the Kindle, the problem of e-waste seems less worrying




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The Week in Pictures: Cherry Tree Sculptures, Catapulting LED Stars, and More

This week's photo roundup includes a sculpture made from living cherry trees, an artist catapulting LEDs into the sky to make stars, and more.




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The Week in Pictures: Cherry Tree Sculptures, Catapulting LED Stars, and More (Slideshow)

We've featured a lot of treehouses on TreeHugger, but the plans for this one are a little different: Ten cherry trees will be planted in a circle, and pruned and bent over time to form a unique, two story sculpture.




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Trees are the Winner in UK's Landscape Photography of the Year Prize

An isolated winter scene beats out the competition in the annual awards ceremony.




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Kodak Files For Bankruptcy Protection; Nobody Notices Or Cares

It was pretty much inevitable; the company just couldn't capitalize on the digital revolution.




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Viper Eel, More Undersea Creatures in X-ray Exhibit

See fish in black and white, bones and flesh, in Smithsonian exhibit, touring the U.S.




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Instagram leads us to more consumerism, not less

The billion-dollar app specializes in sharing digital photos, but tugging along behind it is a growing pile of material stuff.




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Just a hen who thinks she hatched kittens (photos)

This adorably confused hen thinks she hatched a litter of kittens on a farm -- and proves hens and cats can co-exist.




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Portraits of Londoners From Every Olympic Country Highlight City's Diversity

You can see these magnificent photo portraits of Londoners on a wall or on the web.




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10 Amazing MRI Stills of Fruits and Vegetables

Check out these amazing MRI images of our favorite fruits and vegetables.




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Favorite Nature Spots of the TreeHugger Team (Part 1 of 2)

Is there somewhere you go to when you need to recharge your batteries? Or remind yourself of the beauty of nature? These are our favorite nature spots.




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Favorite Nature Spots of the TreeHugger Team (Part 2 of 2)

Is there somewhere you go to when you need to recharge your batteries? Or remind yourself of the beauty of nature? This is the second part of this series.




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Photos of New York City Underwater from Hurricane Sandy Flooding

I'm hunkered down in Brooklyn waiting for Hurricane Sandy to pass. Curious about what is happening nearby, I'm looking for photos of the flooding. Here's what I've found so far.




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5 Public Gardens Damaged by Hurricane Sandy

These 5 gardens lost ancient and historic trees, and are in need of donations and volunteers to recover from Hurricane Sandy.




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Bootleg oil refining photographed in Niger Delta

Samuel James captures must-see photos of bootleg oil refining taking place in Nigeria's Niger Delta.




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Why do people share food photos? [Slideshow]

Jared Keller's essay for Aeon Magazine on the significance of "food porn" photos that have become popular on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites got me thinking about my Instagram food photos and why I shared them.




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Billboards display the best of British art

Everywhere you look for the next week in London there is an arty billboard.




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Could photography and the "sharing economy" mindset disrupt trophy hunting?

The sharing economy is all about access instead of ownership. Can this mindset be expanded to help hunters rethink what they value when it comes to trophy hunting?




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Bicyclist takes photos on top of bashed cars and other fun places

Who doesn't love a picture of a bicyclist reading a book on top of a bashed up car?




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Would you ever take a camera-free vacation?

Fussing with a camera can mean you miss the actual moment you're trying to preserve.




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2007 TED Prize Winners Announced

The 2007 TED prize announcement was made the evening of Oct 30, 2006 in San Francisco, CA. In Ft Mason's Golden Gate Room, a small but quickening crowd assembled to honor next year's TED recipients. The space had been transformed from an otherwise




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John Doerr Pleads for a Greener Future

When John Doerr talks, people listen. As one of Silicon Valley's most prolific venture capitalists, having earned upwards of $1 billion betting on tech heavyweights like Amazon, Compaq and Google, investors and businessmen paid close attention when he




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Quote of the Day: Majora Carter on Greening the Ghetto

We've brought MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter's most-excellent speech at TED 2006 to your attention before, but she's so amazing and inspiring we had to stick the video in front of you (again). Watch this formidable force of nature in action.




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2008 TED Prize: And The Winners Are...

Congratulations are in order for cosmologist Neil Turok, writer Dave Eggers, and religious historian Karen Armstrong, the winners of the 2008 TED Prize. The award, whose past recipients have included Bill Clinton in 2007 and Cameron Sinclair in 2006




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Video: Philippe Starck on "Why Design?" at TED

TreeHugger goes on and on (and on) about why design matters; here, legendary designer Philippe Stark gives us his own captivating take on the topic at TED in March 2007.




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Strandbeests Blowin' In The Wind

"Theo Jansen is occupied with the making of a new nature. Not pollen or seeds but plastic yellow tubes are used as the basic material of this new nature. He makes skeletons




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TEDxOilSpill: Observing a Disaster

Every year, the TED—Technology, Education, Design—conference convenes with the intention of showcasing "ideas worth spreading."




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TEDxOilSpill: An Idea More Powerful Than a Faster Horse

Innovation may be a fundamental part of




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Graham Hill Explains How Less Stuff Leads to More Freedom at TED

TreeHugger Founder Graham Hill stopped by the TED Conference recently to outline his LifeEdited project—and explain why a keen ability to edit will be the most important skill of the next century.




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2012 TED Prize Winner is an Idea, Not an Individual: The City 2.0

" It is an idea upon which our planet’s future depends."




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How to dry your hands using just one paper towel

Behold, wet-handed readers, there's a better way.




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How Not to Convince People to Go Green: Throw More Facts At Them (Video)

Simran Sethi's recent TEDx talk offers some powerful advice on how to and how not to create environmental and social change.




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The Latest in TEDliness From the Onion: A Car That Runs on Compost

Step 1: The idea of a car that runs on compost. Step 2: Implementation of a car that runs on compost. We're half done.




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Elon Musk TED Talk: Tesla, SolarCity, SpaceX, etc

If there's one thing that can't be said of Elon Musk, it's that he doesn't try his best. Few entrepreneurs succeed in just one of the many difficult fields that he's tackled, but it's almost unprecedented to see a single person attack on so many fronts.




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A pep talk for the climate movement

Paul Gilding has penned an optimistic and uplifting piece on the progress the climate movement has made and why he thinks we're on the verge of victory.




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TEDxManhattan asks you to vote for one of these sustainable food advocacy groups

The winner will have the opportunity to speak at TEDxManhattan 2014.




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TED conferences use security technology inspired by butterflies

The theme of this year's conference is "the next chapter," and each attendee will receive a sample of what could be next in anti-counterfeit technology.




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Tiny homes can mean financial, emotional freedom & better relationships (Video)

Tiny homes aren't just about owning a home debt-free, it's also about more intangible, but equally important things, says tiny home builder Andrew Morrison.




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Physicist's hyperrealistic origami art bridges nature, math and science (Video)

Believe it or not, these folded works of wonder are created from a single sheet of paper -- no cuts, no glue.




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Biophilia & growing baby corals to rebuild reefs (Video)

One scientist speaks about how the knee-jerk reaction to "save the corals" needs to deepen into a real love for these fascinating creatures.




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Rob Greenfield: How we can be the change we want to see in a "messed up" world

When it comes to walking the green and sustainable walk, Greenfield really puts it all on the line.




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Hacked office furniture system lets workers sleep, farm and socialize

This office system has been adapted to be flexible, fun and comfortable.




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Why we love second-hand furniture

The benefits go beyond the joy of the hunt.