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NASCAR Goes Green (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green


One of the nation's most popular sports is going green. NASCAR, hardly synonymous with environmental innovation, can now claim that ⅓ of all its ven...

The Dalai Lama Calls for Action on Climate Change

treehugger.com | Brian Merchant | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green


The Dalai Lama urged governments to put the great global concern before domestic politics, and to take serious action in slowing the rise of global wa...

Sushi DNA Tests Reveal Fish Fraud

wired.com | Aaron Rowe | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green


[A] team of researchers from Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History ordered tuna from 31 sushi restaurants and then used genet...

Lighting Out For The South

Tracy L. Barnett | Posted 11.28.2009 | World


Tracy L. Barnett

Over course of the next year, I will be traveling through Latin America, reporting on the important and innovative work of world-changers at the grassroots

Peat: A Climate Threat, Rising From The Soil

washingtonpost.com | Andrew Higgins | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green


Peat, formed over thousands of years from decomposed trees, grass and scrub, contains gigantic quantities of carbon dioxide, which used to stay locked...

Potential E-Waste Nightmare: Microsoft Bans Nearly a Million Xbox Users

treehugger.com | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green


After discovering nearly a million users had modified their consoles to play pirated games via the Xbox live service, Microsoft gave them the boot fro...

Hopenhagen Ambassador Contest: Meet The First Candidates

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky/Katherine Goldstein | Posted 11.30.2009 | Green


HuffPost in conjunction with Hopenhagen.org is sending one person to Copenhagen for the UN Climate Change Conference to both represent concerns of peo...

When Hackers Took My Video Viral

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green


Kirsten Dirksen

On tiny homes, happiness, Freud's nephew, the 'Story of Stuff,' and why massive change will only come about when people realize their lives are better for making a change.

The Good News Is: Fall Came Instead of Warming

Paul David Walker | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living


Paul David Walker

The Good News: The good news is that the cold waters from the north came in today along with the ducks that have been playing in the arctic all summe...

My Electric Summer, When Washington Helped Resurrect the EV

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green


Kirsten Dirksen

If this summer was the coming out party for the electric car, Washington was the host. They may seem unlikely bedfellows, but I'm convinced the EV companies have learned how to play politics.

Bomb Appalachia (and Face the Music)

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Theirs is a coast-to-coast campaign to save Appalachia's mountains and streams -- and Appalachians' homes, jobs, and culture -- from the devastating coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal.

Saving the Lakes of Udaipur, "World's Best City"

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green


Perry Garfinkel

A series of beautiful lakes in Udaipur, Rajasthan are in danger. These lakes a major magnet to the city -- one of the reasons 1.2 million tourists who visited the city last year nicknamed it "Venice of the East."

Chevron's Man in Ecuador: Felon, Drug-Trafficker, and Liar, Oh My!

Han Shan | Posted 10.31.2009 | Green


Han Shan

To defend itself in a major environmental lawsuit in Ecuador, it appears that American oil giant Chevron is employing methods -- and people -- that are as dirty as the toxic waste pits it left scattered across the rainforest floor.

Scary Stuff: Children's Halloween Face Paints May Contain Lead

Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green


Robyn Griggs Lawrence

A new Campaign for Safe Cosmetics report reveals that some children's face paints contain heavy metals such as lead, nickel and cobalt that can cause lifelong skin sensitization and contact dermatitis.

Nation's Leading Universities Draw Bottom Line on Clean Energy R&D Funding in Senate Climate Bill

Jesse Jenkins | Posted 10.29.2009 | Green


Jesse Jenkins

Reid and the Senate now have the responsibility to ensure that long-term clean energy R&D efforts are given the funding they desperately need to secure America's leadership in clean energy innovation.

Animals Are Stupid

Ari Solomon | Posted 10.28.2009 | Green


Ari Solomon

We believe that because animals can't write a book, compose a symphony, or do algebra that we're so much better than them. What a load of bullshit.

Can DIY Become Tradition or is Canning Just the New Sewing?

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 10.27.2009 | Green


Kirsten Dirksen

Maybe re-learning to make things and grow things needs to be done for the acts themselves. Maybe we'd actually be happier being a bit more connected, even at the price of convenience.

Life Cycles of Consumable Goods: Lower-Impact Shades of Green

Renée Loux | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green


Renée Loux

Understanding the "life-cycle" of any consumable good offers a fairly accurate sense of how "green" it really is -- basically, where things come from and what happens to them when we are done with them.

What Is Patriotism?

Janet Ritz | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Janet Ritz

President Obama may deserve criticism. But trying to undermine his presidency, his legitimacy, his personal safety, especially in a time of war, is unpatriotic at best.

Columbia Axes Environmental Journalism, and Malcolm Gladwell Is Okay With That

Alex Pasternack | Posted 10.21.2009 | Media


Alex Pasternack

The media needs to get over the superficial, celebrity-soaked fad approach to environmental journalism and deliver something that people want: more and better in-depth environmental news.

Green News Report -- October 13, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Rising waters, shrinking glaciers; Slouching to Copenhagen; A Republican breaks ranks? ... PLUS: Even energy companies are...

Google's Energy Monitoring Dashboard Finds A Device Partner

treehugger.com | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 10.06.2009 | Green


[G]oogle mentioned they wanted to bring on a smart meter-like device that would allow anyone the ability to monitor their energy use with PowerMeter. ...

Apple Resigns From Chamber of Commerce Over Climate Debate

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 10.05.2009 | Green


Apple has become the latest company to resign from the United States Chamber of Commerce over climate policy....

Daniel Suelo: Blogger Has Gone 9 Years Without Spending Money

treehugger.com | Brian Merchant | Posted 10.05.2009 | Green


Daniel Suelo wasn't poor, a victim of bad luck, mentally ill, or even uneducated. He just decided that he wanted to have nothing to do with money. So ...

Edward Burtynsky Oil Exhibit: Examining Our Crude Oil Consumption

Posted 10.05.2009 | Green


The Edward Burtynsky Oil exhibit is on display now until December 13, 2009 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. This exhibit features l...