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Firm that Sent Fraudulent Climate Letters Accuses Temp Employee of Setting Them Up

Josh Nelson | Posted 09.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Ed Markey, Energy Policy, Clean Coal, Bonner and Associates, Global Warming, Energy, Coal, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Bonner, Climate Change, Green, Green News
Josh Nelson

Who could have predicted that hiring basically anyone off the street and training them for two hours in a "white-collar sweatshop" would lead to something like this?

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Dramatic Iceberg Collapses (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Green, Icebergs Melting, Climate Change, Video, Green Living, Global Warming, Iceberg, Climate, Greenland, Environment, Video Slideshow, Slideshow, Slidepoll, Green News

What could be more shocking then to see an iceberg melt before your eyes? We here at HuffPost Green realized that our story on Rick Sanchez's video o...

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IPCC Chair Says 350ppm Is the Number

Steve Kirsch | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Co2, Green, James Hansen, Ipcc, 350.Org, Rajendra Pauchauri, Global Warming, Green News
Steve Kirsch

We have the technology to meet the goal. What we lack is the political will and we need that in spades to aggressively pursue all of the clean power technologies we have for efficiency and new power. We should be treating this like a war, but we clearly are not.

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Best US City Beaches (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Travel, Us Beaches, Beaches Within City Limits, Ocean Beach, Slidepoll, Green, City Beaches, Green Living, Green Vacation, Staycation, Beaches, Nature, Environment, Slideshow, Eco-Friendly Staycation, San Francisco, Fort Tilden, Green News

While sand and the city might not seem like the best match for a day at the beach, the United States' shorelines offer incredible beaches nestled with...

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Anti-fungal Drugs Could Save Endangered Frogs Around the World

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Endangered Animals, Green, Endangered Species, Green Living, Frogs, Panamanian Golden Frog, Panama, Extinction, Endangered Frog Species, Green News
Mairi Beautyman

IUCN: "Amphibians are the most threatened group of animals in the world, with one in three of the 6,000... species at risk of extinction." And according to the IUCN, that's bad for humans too.

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HuffPost Readers' Favorite National Parks (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Green Travel, Green, Slideshow, Green Living, National Parks, Huffpost Green Readers, HuffPost Readers, Green News

After our slideshow of the top ten best national parks you don't know about, HuffPost Green asked our readers to submit their favorite national park g...

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Freiburg, a Very Eco-Friendly German City

Terry Gardner | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green

Read More: LA Times, Germany, Pedestrian Zones, Bicycles, Windmills, Environment, Green, Eco-Friendly, Solar Power, Freiburg, Green News
Terry Gardner

The old-town center of Freiburg is car-free; it's one extensive pedestrian zone of streets, squares and lanes.

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U.S. Navy Investigates Switching To Biofuels For Fighter Jets

Yahoo! Green | Megan Treacy | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Green, Us Navy Aviation, Green Living, Green Energy, Biofuels, Alternative Energy, US Navy, Sustainability, Green Technology, Green News

The Navy hopes to have completed testing and approved a biofuel for use in their fighter jets by 2013 and is looking to do the same for its ships in t...

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A New Chapter In The Erin Brockovich/Hexavalent Chromium Story

John DeCock | Posted 09.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Water Pollution, Toxics, Water, Green, Environment, Erin Brockovich, Hexavalent Chromium, Pollution, Green News
John DeCock

Our primary concern now is that further delay by the state not only puts those drinking Hexavalent Chromium at risk, but delays clean up of water supplies and fails to hold polluters accountable.

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Copenhagen To Spend $47 Million To Build Bicycle Superhighways

Treehugger | Lloyd Alter | Posted 09.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Green, Green Transportation, Green Living, Copenhagen Bike, Biking City, Bike, Copenhagen, Bike Culture, Green News

"Each and every day 500,000 people ride their bicycle to work or school in Copenhagen." Whereas in North America we are, as one writer puts it, "figh...

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8 Wacky Ways To Greener Living

EcoSalon | Mike Sowden | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green, Green Living, Environmentalism, Go Green, Green Living Tips, Human-Powered-Gym, Solar Powered Bikini, Green News

Think you've heard every creative and inventive way to go green? Here are some sensible suggestions - but if your tastes tend towards the wackier end ...

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Baoding, China: World's First Carbon Positive City

ABC News | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Positive, Baoding, Green, Environment, Green Living, Green Energy, China, Green Technology, Sustainability, Green News

The city now houses nearly 200 renewable energy companies. One of them makes blades for wind farms in Texas. Another is providing the solar panels for...

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Support Our Troops: Combat Climate Change

Charles London | Posted 09.21.2009 | World

Read More: Jon Powers, Energy Citizens Rallies, James Inhofe, American Petroleum Institute, votevets.org, Green, Oxfam, Operation Free, Africom, Support the Troops, National Security, Big Oil, Climate Change, Green News, National Security Initiative, Vetpac, Truman Project, Astroturf, Global Warming, World News
Charles London

Displaced, vulnerable populations are a breeding ground for extremism and contribute to the instability and failure of states. Now, U.S generals say climate change acts as a "threat multiplier."

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Benefits of Barefoot: Special Offer for Huffington Post Readers

Hillary Newman | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Green, Benefits of Barefoot, Walking, Green Living, Running, Shoes, Vivo Barefoot Shoes, Terra Plana, Green News
Hillary Newman

I've always been a runner- or at least I was until I 'ran' into knee trouble a few years ago. Now, you could call me an elipicalist. While VH1's I Lo...

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This Week in Animals: Blended Families, Panda Porn, Marching Penguins And More! (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Animals, Cute Animals, Baby Animals, Cute Baby Animals, This Week in Animals, This-Week-in-Animals, Green Living, Green, Slidepoll, Tasmanian Devil Cancer, Tasmanian Devil, Elephants, Panda, Orangutans, China Giant Panda, Penguins, Smithsonian's National Zoo, Interspecies Mothers, Baby Giraffe, Motala, Endangered Animals, Video, Green News, Zoo Animals, Science, Green News

The HuffPost Green page showcased some wild animal stories this week including scientific studies, animal videos and remarkable photos. Don't forget t...

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Iraq and Afghanistan War Vets Denounce 'Energy Citizens' Campaign As "Oil Dependence Tour"

Kevin Grandia | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Energy Citizens Rallies, Climate Change, American Petroleum Institute, Api Rallies, Green, Environment, Global Warming, Green News
Kevin Grandia

A coalition of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans slammed the 'Energy Citizens' Astroturf campaign today as a detriment to America's energy security.

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President Obama's Grandmother Powers Home With Solar Energy

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Kenya, Obama Grandmother, President Barack Obama, Solar Panels, Green, Mama Sarah, Environment, Greenpeace Solar Generation, Green Living, Green Energy, Greenpeace, Obama Kenya, Barack Obama, Solar Power, Green News

On Thursday, Greenpeace volunteers installed solar panels atop of the roof of President Obama's Step-Grandmother, Mama Sarah's home and on the roof of...

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America's Greenest Colleges: Did Your School Make the Grade?

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Journalists, College Students, Alma Mater, University of Vermont, Green Jobs, Oberlin, Alumni, Green, College Rankings, Coal, Academics, Colleges, University of Colorado, Rankings, Ratings, Sierra Club, Evergreen State College, Campuses, Energy, U.S. News & World Report, UC Santa Cruz, Administration, Ucla, UC Berkeley, University of Washington, Community Colleges, Students, Athletics, Transportation, Sports, Education, Energy Efficiency, University of California, Middlebury College, College, Waste Management, Sustainability, Food, Schools, Higher Education, College Graduates, College of the Atlantic, Green News
Avital Binshtock

While the good folks at U.S. News and World Report ascribe certain measurements of prestige to their college rankings, we rated schools based on what matters most to us.

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The Brutal Battle to Kill King Coal

John DeCock | Posted 09.20.2009 | Green

Read More: American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, Fraud, Senate, Clean Coal, Water, Lobbyists, Environment, Green, Paul Newman, Hitchcock, Coal, Green News
John DeCock

A prolonged, determined effort is going to be necessary to end the life of King Coal.

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Take This Mine And Shove It: India Fights Coal, As Tribe Fights Mountaintop Removal

Jeff Biggers | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green

Read More: London, Dirty Coal, Appalachia, Native People, Survival, Vedanta, Mining, Big Coal, Tribal People, Arundhati Roy, Green, India, Mountaintop Removal, British, Green Energy, Green News
Jeff Biggers

With the blessing of the Indian Supreme Court, Vedanta plans to launch its own version of Appalachia-style mountaintop removal on the Niyamgiri mountain, which the Dongria Kondh tribe worships as a god.

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Don't Hate Whole Foods Because of Health Care...

Aemilia Scott | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Aemilia Scott, Public Option, Green, Alice Waters, John Mackey, Sustainable, Farmer's Market, Hipster, Organic Food, Health, Environment, Socialism, Whole Foods, Local Farmers, Whole Foods CEO, Green News
Aemilia Scott

I've got news for you: Whole Foods is lame. It's been lame for a long while now.

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How Heavy is Your Fitness Footprint?

Carole Carson | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Lifestyle, Longevity, Environmental Footprint, Fitness, Green, Green Living, Fitness Footprint, Carbon Footprint, Nutrition, Exercise, Childhood Nutrition, Physical Exercise, Outdoor Exercise, Childhood Obesity, Exercise Tips, Titanic, Dr. Andrew Weil, Healthcare Debate, Obesity Crisis, Obesity Epidemic, Food-Production, Healthcare Reform, Living News
Carole Carson

We need to figure out how to reduce lifestyle-related diseases that trigger the need for expensive medical care in the first place. We need to lighten our fitness footprint.

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Top Ten Undiscovered Cities For Local Food (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Top Ten List, Locavore Restaurants, Undiscovered Local Food, Slidepoll, Ithaca, Green, Best-Green-Restaurants, Green Beer Month, Ashevile, Local Food Movement, Salt Lake City, Honolulu, Green Beer, Green Eats, Local Food Cities You Haven't Heard About, Madison, Top Ten, San Antonio, Green Living, Bellingham, Green Food, Undiscovered Local Food Cities, Local Food, Restaurants, Cleveland, Food, Slideshow, Burlington, Local Food Restaurants, Beer Month, Healdsburg, Green News

We here at HuffPost Green were so inspired by our readers' response to our 10 Best US Cities for Local Food piece that we decided to host another roun...

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How Small Farmers Are Saving the World (And How You Can Help)

Julia Moulden | Posted 09.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Farming, Produce, Local, Farm, Urban Farming, Farmers Markets, Land, Green, Farm Country, Organic, Seasonal, The Giving Life, Careers, Living News
Julia Moulden

Driving through farm country this week - lush green fields, huge blue skies, produce stands filled to bursting - I was listening to a piece on the rad...

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Woodstock-Era Green Bands' Past and Present Activism

Treehugger | Blythe Copeland | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Movement, Green Activism, Arlo Gutherie, Celebrity Environmental Activism, Green-Music, Going Green, Green Celebrities, Green, Woodstock, 40th Anniversary Woodstock, Green Living, Green Bands, Woodstock Anniversary, Joan Baez, Green News

Woodstock may have been a one-of-a-kind concert, but the artists and bands that performed there didn't let their commitment to global, political, and ...

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