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Is anyone actually listening to Trump about climate change?

Seriously ...




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Why 'South Park' doesn't understand climate change

The show gets a lot right about climate change, Al Gore and Manbearpig, but it misses something major about human nature.




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This professor just got arrested for making climate change graffiti

Governments aren't paying attention to scientific research, but maybe crime will get people's attention.




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Children take U.S. government to court over climate change

The health of young people is disproportionately harmed by climate change, and the government has failed to keep them safe.




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Recycled Tote Bag at Global Exchange

We’ve covered numerous tote bags here on TreeHugger, but there are so many cool styles out there we always find the need to post info about new ones that we spot. This one, found at Global Exchange (who we’ve mentioned before) is handcrafted in




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New "Corpse Plant" Species Discovered in Former Khmer Rouge Territory

Previously unknown species in a relatively undisturbed bioregion of the Mekong River in northeastern Cambodia have been uncovered by a recent study — 24 in total, including a so-called "corpse




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Conservation Canines Trained To Sniff Out Tigers in Cambodia

For the first time, conservationists from WWF are putting dogs' superb sense of smell on the trail of tigers in Cambodia. Coming from the University of Washington Conservation Canines program, the dogs are trained to sniff out




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Angelina Jolie and Kids Love to Eat Crickets

Angelina Jolie has inadvertently (or perhaps by design) added "Ambassador for Insect Proteins" to her credentials as a do-gooder. In an interview about her Louis Vuitton ad (you remember, the one




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Ex-poachers and farmers work together to protect endangered pangolins

A community effort in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains offers hope for this unique mammal.




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Anthony Thistleton: Sustainable design is over. It's time for Regenerative Design

It's not enough to not make things worse. Our buildings and our actions have to make things better.




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Landmark study shows how to change the building sector from a major carbon emitter to a major carbon sink

When made from the right materials, buildings can be a solution, not a problem.




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Do LEED, WELL and FITWEL play nicely together?

Perkins&Will's new Dallas office tries to do all three certification systems in one beautiful historic building.




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In Canada, saying climate change is real could get you in trouble during the election

Because a fringe candidate is a climate denier, it's now a political issue.




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Italy adds climate change to school curriculum

It will start as a stand-alone course, but eventually be integrated into all subjects.




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7 high-impact lifestyle changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

If 10 percent of Americans adopted these 7 changes, we could cut total domestic emissions by 8 percent in 6 years.




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Forget 2030 or targets; we need to reduce our carbon emissions right now

George Monbiot says you don't set targets in an emergency, you act.




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You can't live a 1.5 degree lifestyle and get on a plane

One little trip can blow you right out of the water.




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Weather reporters should mention climate change

We know extreme weather events are linked to climate change, so why isn't this part of every report?




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TreeHugger Picks: Landfill Gas, From Trash to Alternative Energy

Landfill gas (LFG) isn't quite as sexy as some other alternative energy sources like wind or solar; still, TreeHugger thinks its an important part of our collective renewable energy portfolio. Plus, it's cool that landfills (and the stuff that fills




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Will Ferrell gets first BMW Hydrogen 7

BMW has built the first of their Hydrogen 7 cars for public use, and handed the first set of keys over to US funny-man, Will Ferrell. 25 of the first 100 cars will be handed out to celebrities in order to promote their hydrogen cars in a predictable PR




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German Engineers Join Hybrid Game

Anticipation hangs palpably ahead of the Frankfurt International Motor Show: what will German engineers bring to the green table? After bucking the trend for several years in favor of the already well-established "clean diesel" technology, German car




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Venice Fest Forgets the Eco-Details, but Green Art Installation Doesn't Disappoint

Despite the fact that Venice, CA seems to be the epicenter of SoCal's green lifestyle movement, the 24th annual Abbott Kinney Festival that took over the city's main drag on Sunday, September 28th was far from eco-friendly. After claiming last year




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Star of Tesla-smearing Top Gear is now buying a BMW i3

In a funny twist, one of the stars of an extremely popular car show (Top Gear) whose script smeared Tesla is now going electric. James May is getting a BMW i3.




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BMW proposes elevated e-bike cycleways to ease congestion & speed commutes

Instead of banning cars from city centers, this automaker recommends elevated roads for electric bikes & scooters to ease congestion and emissions.




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Vermicomposting and Vermiculture: Worms, Bins and How To Get Started

Ed. note: This is the fourth post in the Green Basics series of posts that TreeHugger is writing to provide basic information about important ideas, materials and technologies for new greenies (or those who just need a quick refresher). Read on and stay




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Morocco pledges to ax fossil fuel subsidies

A level playing field for renewables is about to get a step closer, at least in Morocco.




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Rheticus project teams German giants to harvest CO2 in artificial photosynthesis

Evonik and Siemens announce two-year project to demonstrate feasibility of "technical photosynthesis" using eco-electricity to convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals




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Definition of irony: Britain hit by CO2 shortage

It's also affecting everything from meat packing to crumpets.




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Getting the Market to Tell the Truth

If the world is to move onto a sustainable path we need the market to tell the truth, through full cost pricing.




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Women Must Be Heard in the Climate Change Debate

Women are more affected by climate disruption worldwide, so their voices must be heard.




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We've already spent nature's budget for the year, 6 days earlier than last year

Today is Earth Overshoot Day, but it's not exactly something we should be celebrating. It's actually a wakeup call for humanity.




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For World Vasectomy Day, men encouraged to 'get whacked for wildlife'

Concerned about the overpopulation of our planet and the effect it has on wildlife? Perhaps it's time to talk about the most effective form of male contraception.




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India may smash its 175 GW renewables target several years early

It's not revising up its official targets, but the government is hinting that it may now achieve 225 GW by 2022.




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Sweden to reach its 2030 renewables target 12 years early!

For those who say it's too difficult...




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Is it time to hop on the hydrogen train?

Hydrogen trains are now running in Germany. But are they really green and do they make any sense?




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Coal-fired power plant to become solar-powered village

Now that's progress...




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Renewables overtook coal in Germany last year

It's an important inflection point. But a lot of work still remains.




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Community solar-plus-storage goes big in Massachusetts

Home owners are going solar, without having to put anything on their roof.




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How many solar panels does it take to fill up a hydrogen car?

Stanford scientists figure out a way to get hydrogen out of seawater. Does this matter?




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The Buckminster Fuller Challenge

Many of us will agree that Buckminster Fuller was way ahead of the crowd with his thinking on sustainability and eco-friendly designs. In his time he was considered an eccentric inventor with impractical ideas, now we think he's a genius! Not all of us




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Build a Geodesic Greenhouse

Keep your plants in fighting shape, even after the first frost sets, with a geodesic-dome greenhouse of your very own. And raise a homegrown cantaloupe to Buckminster Fuller while you're at it.




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The Buckminster Fuller Challenge

Got an idea that can save the world? Enter the Buckminster Fuller Challenge and win a hundred thousand bucks. Come up with a "design science solution" (effective application of the principles of science to the conscious design of our total environment




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Biggest Bucky Fuller Fly Eye Dome being restored and moved to France

Robert Rubin saves " the last, monumental prototype that Bucky was working on when he died".




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It's a giant walking geodesic dome

Scott Parenteau welds it all together from scrap metal and dishwasher parts at Maker Faire.




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Ecovative's magical mushroom insulation wins 2013 Buckminster Fuller Challenge

The styrofoam substitute that they grow into packaging and insulation is the next big thing in building.




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Swiss eco-resort is made from 15 geodesic domes

Summer and winter, they are round rms w vu




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Thinking about building a geodesic dome? Don't.

They were wonderful mathematical constructs, but they are terrible buildings.




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Teenager invents way to videochat with your pet, give it treats

The device uses a tablet or smartphone to connect you with your pet during the day, give it treats and make sure it's not tearing up the furniture.




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The world's first 'test tube' puppies could help preserve endangered canid species

It could also help us eradicate heritable diseases in dogs.




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Egg Maps and Green Routes Create Vegetable Tourism in the Incredible Edible Town Todmorden

Todmorden is a town that embraced the local food movement by growing their own fruit and veg anywhere in public spaces. They also have an Egg Map and a Green Route for the Vegetable Tourists!