The true cost of food

What is the full natural capital cost of your morning orange juice? A debut monthly column looks at the hidden price tags.

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The true cost of food

One Way To Buck A Great Recession

John Laumer/ CC BY 1.0 I’ve been up since before sunrise cutting up a deer and processing the meat for freezing. This photo shows how it looked out on my deck by late morning. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Contagion Screenwriter Talks Jude Law’s Anti-Science Blogger Character (Video)

Mimos Vita via Flickr / CC BY 2.0 I’ve been writing about climate change for years now. And far too many of the words I’ve written on the subject have been dedicated to combating the misinformation spread by opportunistic climate change deniers. In an era where having a credible-looking blog passes as a credible-enough vehicle for disseminating information, many irresponsible bloggers have famously undertaken efforts to confuse the public about scientific findings or assail the credibility of scientists. Which was … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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SolarShip: A Solar-Powered, Helium-Filled Cargo Plane That Floats (Video)

© SolarShip The goal of zero emissions air travel generates a lot of great but fantastical ideas (huge cloud-shaped blimp , anyone?) — but there’s a company out there that has already flown test flights of a solar-powered helium plane. Toronto-based startup SolarShip has designed an hybrid airship and airplane that can not only fly 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) carrying 1,000 kilograms (2,205 pounds), but also does it solely on the power supplied by the sun. See the test flight video:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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2013 Honda Fit EV to be Unveiled Next Month

Honda/Promo image Honda Throws Its Hat Into the EV Ring The change in direction toward electric vehicles is still under way at Honda. The new CEO is more enthusiastic about them than his predecessor, and the first piece of evidence to support that will be the unveiling the of 2013 Honda Fit EV at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month. It will be a 2013 model, but it should be available in the U.S. in 2012 if all goes according to plan…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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US Geothermal Power Potential 10x That Of Coal Power Plants, New Analysis Shows

© SMU Geothermal Laboratory A new assessment of the geothermal power potential of the United States shows that the nation has roughly 3 million megawatts available and waiting to be tapped using the latest enhanced geothermal drilling methods — that’s 10 times the installed capacity of the nation’s coal-fired power plants…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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US Geothermal Power Potential 10x That Of Coal Power Plants, New Analysis Shows

Giant Melting Crayon Sculptures Highlight Raging Wildfires, Record Heat in Texas

Ashton Thornhill/National Ranching Heritage Center /Promo image The massive flames licking the ground around the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas, reach up to eight feet high, glowing bright red, orange, and yellow against the dusty backdrop. Fortunately, these “flames” pose no threat to the array of nearby trees, grasses, and buildings — and if the record-breaking heat keeps up, they may just melt away altogether…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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500 MW Solar Power Plant Will Be Southwest Africa’s Largest

Santiago Medem / CC BY-SA 2.0 A massive new solar power plant is in the works for Namibia , Renewable Energy World reports. The proposed project, to be built near the capital Windhoek by SSI Energy Solutions, currently has a power purchase agreement with the Namibian governme… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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16 Year Old Builds Tiny House for a Mortgage-Free Future (Video)

Fair Companies /Video screen capture The recent housing and economic crises has many people rethinking what they really need—not least those who are just starting out on their journey into adulthood and independence. Austin Hay, a highschool student from Sonoma, has an alternative plan. He’s been building a tiny 130-square foot home that he plans to take with him to college, and wherever he moves onto from there. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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16 Year Old Builds Tiny House for a Mortgage-Free Future (Video)

Is Skeptic Monckton Really Sascha Barron Cohen? (Video)

The Hamster Wheel /Video screen capture From his bizarrely hypocritical claim that non-scientists shouldn’t talk climate science to being told pointedly by the UK House of Lords that he should not pretend to be one of them , arch-climate skeptic Viscount Christopher Monckton is no stranger to controversy. And while a

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