If Octopuses Are Self-Aware, Are You Less Likely To Eat Them?

Photo via Brian Gratwicke Does the intelligence of an animal factor in on your decision whether or not to eat them?

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House Built From Hemp Is Full Of Green Surprises

All images from Push House In much of the world, hemp is thought of as a useful building material; Warren recently showed us an interesting house from Australia and it is common in the UK. But in America, it is still the butt of hippie jokes; Matt Hickman of the Mother Nature Networks describes a new house in Asheville, North Carolina with references to Tommy Chong and describes the interior:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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iPhone Game Features Heroic Fish Dodging Gulf Oil Spill Damage

Image via Elephant Journal We’ve had an influx of iPhone apps based on the Gulf oil spill , and many of them also donate proceeds to helping clean-up efforts. So what makes Puff Puff: Gulf Spill any different? It’s still an app about the life post oil disaster and it donates 30% of net proceeds to ecosystem restoration in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Curious Whales Check Out Photographers with Stunning Results (Slideshow)

Photo via The Daily Mail The ocean’s whales are some of the Earth’s most massive and majestic animals, reaching sizes of up to 80 feet long and 150 tons. As the targets of centuries of whaling, they have a violent history — and are still recovering from an industry that depleted their numbers substantially.

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7 Green Ferry Trips Around the World

Photo via JWGA Inc Sometimes the waterway is both greener and faster than the highway. Though ferries are bigger than cars and usually use more fuel, they can carry hundreds of people and cars at one time.

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Greenpeace Argentina Makes Procter & Gamble Take Charge For Tons Of Used Batteries

Photo: Courtesy of Greenpeace Argentina. Some may argue that Greenpeace has its twisted ways, but sometimes they just nail it.

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Does Focusing on Biodiversity Diminish Nature?

photo: ((brian)) via flickr Unless you’ve just started following environmental issues you’re probably aware that biodiversity is declining so much that the planet is seeing species go extinct at a rate a thousand times historical rates of extinction–and that we’re collectively not do a very good job preventing human activity from accelerating that.

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Versailles-Inspired Tyvek Chandeliers by Paula Arntzen

Images: Artecnica Spun out of synthetic, high-density polyethylene fibers that give it its characteristic durability and lovable crinkly texture, Tyvek is a surprisingly polyvalent material, though it’s typically thought of as house wrap. But there’s a world of recycled Tyvek out there: it’s also popped up as upcycled wallets ,

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Michigan’s Last Wild Wolverine a Victim of Budget Cuts?

Taken June 2009. Courtesy Jeff Ford . Michigan lost its last wild wolverine in March

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Finance Site Lists Most Expensive Invasive Species

Credit: Mike Baird Asian carp aren’t the only invasive species causing trouble in the United States. While the monster fish captures headlines as it inches toward the Great Lakes, other species have already colonized other parts of the country, and are costing plenty of money to control. A finance website has totaled up the toll, listing “10 Invasive Species That Cost the U.S

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