IPCC Did Good Work But Needs Fundamental Reforms, Review Concludes

image: IPCC Though the Nobel Peace Prize-winning IPCC has done good work in its past assessments of climate change science , an independent review of the way the organization operates says “fundamental reforms” are needed– among those are shorter terms for the organization’s chair and establishing an executive director to oversee operations and act as spokesperson. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Red Nest By Paul Coudamay Hides The Bed With A Sliding Bookcase

Photos by Benjamin Boccas via Paul Coudamay TreeHugger has shown many ways to hide the bed; most are designed to gain more space.

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At Least 20% of Pakistan is Underwater (Video)

Photo via Weather.com After weeks of persistent flooding, the UN now estimates that at least a full one-fifth of Pakistan — a nation of 170 million people — is underwater. And the New York Times reports that estimate is probably lowballing the full extent of the damage.

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Augmented Reality iPhone App Points You to Every Nearby London Bike-Share Hub Nearby

Screenshots via Reg Hardware Might augmented reality on smart phones bring a whole new interest in using public transportation? Well..

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High Blood Pressure? 10 Food Swaps to Bring it Down (Slideshow)

Credit: Thinkstock/Getty Images High blood pressure, or hypertension , caused by stress, aging, a poor diet, not enough exercise, obesity, smoking or just plain genetics, can have lasting — and negative — effects on everything from your heart to your brain. But for the 65 million Americans that have it, a few diet changes — like trading salt for fresh herbs and spices and ham for chicken — can go a long way toward keeping blood pressure under control. Here are 10 food swaps — also good for those who want to maintain low blood pressure — to cut your salt intake without sacrificing

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NASA: Jan-July Hottest on Record, 2010 Shaping Up to be Warmest Year Yet

Image via NASA Okay, you get it. It’s hot. Perhaps I’ve been ticked off by one too many ‘global cooling’ myth purveyors, but here it is — another story about how hot it is this summer, and this year in general.

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It’s Hot Enough to Wake the Media: MSM Links Heat, Extreme Flooding to Climate Change

It had to happen sooner or later. After experiencing the hottest decade on record (2000-2009), the hottest spring (2010), and the hottest overall Jan-June period, and then a bunch of record-shattering highs around the globe, as well as heatwaves and an unusually powerful monsoon, the media was bound to draw the connection between the extreme weather and the warming planet. It’s a bit of a tricky line to walk, to be sure — no single monsoon or heatwave, no matter how crippling, proves man is causing climate change

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World’s Richest Hindu Temple Doesn’t Just Ban Plastic Bags, Bans Plastics

photo: Ashok Prabhakaran via flickr Now this is really the spirit: The Tribune (Chandigarh, India) reports that Tirumala’s Sri Venkateswara temple , the richest Hindu in the world with some 60,000 people visiting daily, will soon be a plastic-free zone, after the state government of Andhra Pradesh decided to ban the use of plastic products there. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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100+ Quick Rebuttals to Common Anti-Climate Change Arguments

Climate change is (obviously) a subject that’s greeted with heaps of controversy just about whenever the topic is broached. Unlike most phenomena that a vast majority of scientists have agreed is occurring after years and years of meticulous study, climate change is apt to cause a ruckus (or at least some grumblings) when brought up in any kind of social forum. You, the informed TreeHugger reader, are most likely aware that global warming is real, caused by man, and will cause a number of serious problems if left unaddressed

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The "Pyramid Of Conservation" Is A Terrific Tool For Figuring Out Where To Start

Click on image to enlarge For years at Planet Green we have been hammering away at what one should do first to green their house, how you should go after the low hanging fruit before you invest in solar panels and replacement windows. It is a difficult sell when the shiny new baubles are so much sexier

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