London Fashion Week: Estethica Shows Green Fashion at it Best

Photo: B. Alter It’s London Fashion Week, where Estethica is the showcase for all that is wonderful in ecological and environmentally-sensitive fashion. In its fifth year, the show is a mix of old favourites and new comers. Such as Dr. Noki who designed this jacket for Lady Gaga (who else) out of cut up and recycled rugby scarves which are then crocheted. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Study Finds Falling Trees Make Sound Even if No One is Around to Hear It

Photo: nicolas.boullosa / cc It’s a riddle that’s been twisting brains for generations: If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? The answer, at least according to a comprehensive study of nature’s noises, is ‘yes’ — but it may be drowned out by the hum of a motor vehicle. For the last two years, researchers have been placing microphones throughout Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park in order to database and analyze what sort of sounds can be heard in some of the remotest places. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Orange Peels Could One Day Power Your Car

Photo: Manel / cc Long before there was the petroleum-based plastic fruit cup, nature perfected its own biodegradable wrapper for keeping oranges fresh: the peel. But aside from adding a bit of zest to food or being used in the orange-smile gag, peels have largely escaped any greater purpose. That is, until now. One British researcher has discovered a relatively simple way to turn orange peels into oil — which could then be used to power cars or produce plastics…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Chinese Firms Pumping Many Billions More Into Canadian Tar Sands – A US Devil Is In The Details

Pipe dream. Image credit: Flickr , Meilburgin It is well understood by experts that “U.S. exports of distillate fuel (which includes diesel) reached a record 656,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2010 and have grown every year since 2003″ Source: USEIA, U.S. distillate fuel exports continue to grow . Some of those exports might one day originate from refineries near the planned Gulf Coast terminus of a continent transecting, tar-sands-oil-carrying pipeline. Here’s why. Liquid fuels are globally traded… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sunday Vegetarian Recipe: Nettles Pesto

via h-bomb flickr/CC Don’t be afraid of Stinging Nettles. When handled right, nettles can be used like basil to create all sorts of easy-to make, tasty treats, including pesto. Let’s start with what nettles are. This “super food” is an herb found growing in the wild in many places around the globe, and its nutritional value is almost unmatched. One cup of nettles will provide 6.6 g of carbohydrates, 2.4 g of protein, between 7.7% to 17.5%of the daily recommended intake of iron, and its off the charts for vitamins K a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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How To Recreate Runway-Worthy Hair from New York Fashion Week

Band of Outsiders Spring/Summer 2012. Photo: courtesy Aveda We’ve been raving about all the green fashion at New York Fashion Week , from Edun to Samantha Pleet , but it takes more than just great clothes to complete the look. Aveda ‘s Didier Malige shows us how to re… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Texas Town Reports 100 Days at 100 Degrees

Photo: pizzodisevo Texas has experienced the worst drought in its history . The impact of the drought has been felt in expected and unexpected ways. From sweeping wildfires to water main breaks and livestock starvati… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Cycling-Themed Thriller Confirms New Yorkers’ Worst Impressions of Bikers

Image via YouTube screenshot. “Fixed gear. No brakes. Can’t stop. Don’t want to, either.” So begins the trailer for “Premium Rush,” an action thriller about a New York City bike messenger caught up in a life or death chase with a dirty cop and a mysterious, valuable package. But the movie does more than chronicle a wild adventure through the streets of New York. It also confirms every urbanite’s worst impression of cyclists as reckless, arrogant, and dangerous…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Flawed Hunting Ban Puts Birds at Risk in Lebanon

The killing of dozens of storks in Lebanon this past spring prompted outrage. Photo: Eran Finkle / Creative Commons . Smaller than the state of Connecticut, Lebanon is nonetheless home to a rich variety of landscapes, from beaches and deserts to mountains and wetlands, that provide habitat for some 400 species of birds. At least 15, however, are threatened with extinction and many more are on the de… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Grizzly Kills Hunter in Montana Tragedy

Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie / CC BY 2.0 When humans and nature collide , it too often happens that everyone loses. Tragedy has struck again as a hunter in Montana has been killed in an encounter with a grizzly. The grizzly lost its life to the victim’s hunting companion. It is illegal to kill grizzly bears in the lower 48… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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