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Taiji Opens Season on Dolphins Today

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:05:00 +0000

Photo via Animal Planet Each year in early September, Japan opens season on dolphins, and today marks the start of the season in Taiji, a now notorious place for slaughtering cetaceans thanks to the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove . And of course, activist Ric O’Barry is on the move. He delivered a petition to the US Embassy in Tokyo signed by 1.7 million people from 155 countries demanding an end to ..

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Obama’s Oval Office Is Beige And Could Have Been Green

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:54:14 +0000

New York Times Everyone in the red state is piling on the redesign of the oval office, complaining it is not patriotic enough, even though George Bush took Bill Clinton’s red, white and blue garish extravaganza and turned it into a muted southern living room (and lost the red, white and blue) showing more taste than patriotism.

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Déjà Vu All Over Again: Offshore Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico [Update]

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:20:24 +0000

Image: Google Maps Thankfully, No Deaths This Time An offshore oil platform exploded and caught fire today in the Gulf of Mexico. It is located about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site of BP’s massive oil spill.

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MIT Develops Self-Assembling Solar Cells

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:15:58 +0000

Get ready for super-charged solar cells ! MIT researchers announced this week that they have developed self-assembling solar cells that can be broken down and rebuilt repeatedly, much like plant cells . The solar cells constantly renew themselves, which means the technology could ultimately lead to longer-lasting commercial cells. Read the rest of MIT Develops Self-Assembling Solar Cells http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: chloroplast , green design , Gulf oil spill , MIT , plant cells , Solar cells

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HP Competition Winner Has Rooftop Farms, Plugin Units

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:14:01 +0000

images from Bustler The HP Skyline 2020 competition “outlined fresh visual imaginations for the skyline discarding preconceived notions” and “allowed students and professionals to partner and elucidate their visions and designs that would change the skyline thereby transforming the city itself.” … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Marketing to Consumers: Don’t Think Green

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:12:15 +0000

In most cases, brands and organizations should have long since crossed the line from needing to point out their green-ness to working to integrate it throughout their operations.

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Quirky and Comfy, Stackable Stools Made From Cork

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:46:13 +0000

We love seating arrangements that inspire people to play , but these stools designed by Marina68 are especially awesome thanks to their quirky nature. Set side-by-side or stacked on top of one another, these charming little stools look like a swarm of cute critters ready to run around the room

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Today on Planet 100: Golf Course is an Environmental Hole in One (Video)

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:45:22 +0000

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Hyundai To Sell Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars In 2012

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:31:22 +0000

In a bid to one-up their competition, Hyundai has announced that they will sell hydrogen fuel cell cars starting in 2012 – three years before Toyota, Honda and the rest of the competition.

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Universal Cell Phone Charger Coming Soon…At Some Point…In the Maybe-Not-Distant Future…

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:12:00 +0000

Photo via kalleboo A common complaint about cell phones is that there is no universal charger — if you don’t have the one that works specifically for your phone, well, you’re just out of luck when your battery dies. It’s not only a hassle for cell phone owners, but it’s a huge problem for e-waste as the chargers become useless when the corresponding cell phones are tossed aside for newer models