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Deja vu all over again: Michigan auto dealers sneakily try to lock Tesla out of the state

When the incumbents do everything in their power to keep you out of the market, rather than try to compete with you directly on the merit of their products, you know you're on to something.




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Wolf hunt up for vote on Michigan’s November ballot

Does the state of Michigan need a wolf hunt? Voters will get the chance to weigh in.




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Michigan voters say “No” to wolf hunting

However, the voter’s choice won’t be the final say.




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Michigan lawmaker wants to call burning tires “renewable energy”

Proposed bill would make burning tires and other industrial solid waste count towards the state’s mandate of generating 10 percent of its energy from renewables.




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The best thing to do with old LEGO bricks

LEGO is cleaning and repackaging pre-loved bricks and sending them to charities for kids.




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This beautiful, simple drying rack is made by Bee's Wrap

It is designed to dry beeswax wraps more easily, but its usefulness goes beyond that.




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Sustainable Sole, Eggplant with Chili and Spring Onions and Heavy Turf

:: Make your soles sustainable with shoe shopping tips from Summer Rayne Oakes.




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Artificial Turf Versus Real Grass: Which is Greener?

Could TreeHuggers soon find themselves hugging a fake tree or idly philosophizing in meadows of artificial grass? More than 225 million square feet of Astroturf have been manufactured since the plastic carpeting made




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How to Use Plantings to Protect Your Garden From Thieves

It's not pretty, but a fact of life, gardens are rich pickings for thieves.




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This robotic lawnmower fuels itself with the grass it cuts, then harvests excess biomass for later use

Could this be the lawnmower we've all been waiting for?




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All of Existence Should Be Revered: Hinduism & The Environment

Hinduism is the oldest




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Stewardship Over Creation: Christianity & The Environment

Saint Francis of Assisi statue, photo: David Morris/Creative Commons. The following post is part of an ongoing series of posts outlining how the world's major religions have traditionally viewed the environment and are putting those beliefs into




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We Are An Intrinsic Part Of Nature, Not Separate From Anything Else: Buddhism & The Environment

For many




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Non-Violence, Service & The Path: Jainism, Sikhism and Daoism on the Environment

In previous posts in this series we've focused on




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Buddhist monks are protecting snow leopards from poachers

A new study in the journal Conservation Biology found that snow leopards living near Buddhist monasteries in Tibet are being helped by monks who actively patrol the forests to prevent poachers from killing the endangered cats.




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CA approves utilities' massive $738 million electric vehicle proposal

This will mark a significant scaling of electrified transportation—including trucks and buses too.




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Why is the Trump administration putting a tariff on Chinese LEDs?

Could it be that more efficient lighting means less coal being dug to power it?




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UK has passed 1,000 hours without coal this year

That's compared to 624 in the whole of 2017...




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If you think the Green New Deal is tough to do, think about the Rural Electrification Administration

Starting in 1936 they wired the entire country, the houses, the tools and the farms, changing America. It is time to think big and do it again.




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Computer chips made from wood could biodegrade

The innovation could mean less e-waste at the end of our electronics' lives.




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Battery recycling machine gives grocery store coupons in exchange for your old batteries

The machines are popping up at grocery stores in Norway.




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The Google car is ready to hit the road

And the Oatmeal says " I'm ready for our army of Skynet Marshmallow Bumper Bots."




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Google's self-driving car hits the road this summer

These may be limited to 25 MPH, but the era of autonomous cars is coming at us really fast.




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INDEX: Google Cardboard may be the next very big thing.

It's cheap, it works and Oh, the places you'll go.




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Sidewalk Labs: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or a brazen corporate highjack?

The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial.




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Want to go plastic-free? Start with one thing.

Slow, incremental changes are more effective than trying to do it all at once.




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Montreal may ban wood-fired ovens. Is this the end of the classic Montreal bagel?

Wood smoke is a huge source of particulate pollution and really shouldn't be in residential neighbourhoods. But the flavour...




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Le Jardinier by ADHOC architects is a great example of "missing middle" housing

They do this so well in Montreal.




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Gas car sales are down in China, EU, US. Electric cars to blame.

Now, if only we could get US drivers out of their trucks.




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Two mail giants commit to 100% electric vehicles

Fleet purchasing may turn out to be critical to electrification.




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Canada introduces $5,000 incentive to buy electric vehicles

Now how about some incentives to get people out of cars?




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TreeHugger Radio #202: The Warmest Winter Ever, Arsenic in Your Chicken, Dying Dolphins, and Vermont Versus Monsanto

Jacob and Brian look at chicken pre-marinated with Prozak, the blackest solar cell ever, and Poland and Vermont's fight against Monsanto.




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Electric Ford F-150 pickup truck tows a million pound train. Is this a big deal?

In a word, no. Ford can sell this fiction, but it is all about friction.




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Coming soon: weird but maybe wonderful alternative electric vehicles

BRB introduces a bunch of concept vehicles that look like a lot of fun without fossil fuels




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USDA Fighting Obesity With One Hand, Promoting High-Fat Cheese With The Other

All the foodies are outraged by the New York Times Expose on the marketing of cheese. The front page story While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Cheese Sales by Michael Moss describes how Dairy Management helps




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Rethinking The Food Label To "Inspire Food Literacy"

The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism's News21 program and Good Magazine have shortlisted the three finalists in a competition to design a better food label. They "asked for designs that were informative, instructive and




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Study describes chicken nuggets as edible "super glue"

Doctors from the University of Mississippi dissected two nuggets and were shocked by what they found.




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Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation (book review)

Michael Pollan's latest book is a wonderful exploration of how cooking connects us all, socially and ecologically.




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Food and building materials merge with Perdue's wood composite chicken nuggets

We have been saying for years that building materials should be healthy and high fiber like the food we eat, and now Perdue delivers.




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Energy Star Finally Starts Thinking About Health, Durability and House Size

One of the big beefs with Energy Star for housing is that all it cared about was energy; beat the standard code by 15% and you got it. No matter that the best way to make a house efficient is to make it tight, leading to all kinds of air quality




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Ask Pablo: Should I Get A New Washing Machine?

Of course the balance between environmental impact and personal




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Cool Your World this Summer with Seven Simple Ways to Save With ENERGY STAR

The dog days of summer are right around the corner and homeowners are looking for ways to




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Beat the heat: EPA's infographic is a good place to start

The information is pretty basic but it's not trivial, and would make a difference.




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Energy Star now rates clothes dryers. This could reduce U.S. CO2 emissions by 22bn lbs per year!

Drying clothes uses an incredible amount of energy, it's clearly a low-hanging fruit for conservation and energy efficiency efforts.




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Nudie Jeans' repair shops should be the new standard for sustainable fashion

We’ve all ripped a pair of jeans, but we’re not all tailors. Nudie Jeans has a great solution.




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Broken things are everywhere, and this man finds them

Artist Roland Roos finds broken things and fixes them—whether you've asked him to or not.




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Quick fix: 10 things you can repair in under 10 minutes

From broken zippers to damaged USB cables, embrace your inner handyman with these quick DIY repairs.




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7 Rs for sustainable fashion

Use these recommendations to create a wardrobe that feels as great as it looks.




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How to make your clothing last

Proper care can go a long way toward extending a garment's life.




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Maryland Politicians Chicken Out on Arsenic Ban

Maryland's ban on arsenic in chicken feed would have been groundbreaking, but the bill has been gutted by lobbyists.