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Infants del Mon Orphanage takes Sustainable Steps
Alain Montane, a 47 old year Andorran (know where Andorra is?), is in the process of completing an orphanage in northwestern Cambodia that has a bunch of TreeHugger-worthy approaches including solar power, rainwater harvesting and a unique bus
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Looking for Bangkok TreeHuggers and Resources
This TreeHugger is living in Bangkok for the next 6 months (love will make you do crazy things). Would love to meet other TreeHugger-minded types and learn about any TreeHugger resources. Considering trying to kick-start a GreenDrinks here. Please email
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Send Us your Tips - Win 1 of 3 Products from Vessel!
Whenever we post something that you send us, we will thank you specifically in the post and put your name
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London taxi firm goes green
One of London's biggest cab firms has announced plans to go "carbon neutral". Radio Taxis has a fleet of 3,000 black cabs emitting almost 24,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. Now the company is promising to spend £100,000 annually on
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Pangaya Sponsors our Survey: Win $150 Gift Certificate!
We need to know what you readers are all about so that we can tune the content to your liking and so that we can sell relevant advertising and keep this baby free free free. So..we created a survey to gather this info. And we got sponsors to incent you
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London ghetto transformed by sustainable homes
The lives of residents on one of London's most notorious estates are being transformed with quality sustainable homes. Built in the 1970s, the Angell Town estate in Brixton rapidly acquired a reputation as a dangerous and unsafe place to live, with
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TRAID says no to plastic bags
British shoppers dump 150 million plastic bags each week, which take 500 years to degrade and emit methane, a key contributor climate change gas, while doing so. Which means we like the look and concept of the new reusable Bag for Life from hip UK
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Cadbury's swallows Green & Black's
Who says being green doesn't pay? Chocolate lovers have reacted with alarm to the news that organic chocolate maker Green & Black's has gone the way of ethical brands such as Ben & Jerry's and PJ Smoothies and been swallowed by a multinational, in this
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London Sustainability Weeks
Can London's businesses be persuaded to take responsibility for their environmental impact? That's one of the key aims of the third annual London Sustainability Weeks, now underway. Organised by the London 21 Sustainability Network, the two week
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"Global Warming, meet Peak Oil". "Thanks, Homeland Security"
Dave Roberts in Gristmill says: I too have my doubts that global warming will ever serve as an effective driver for public action. ...it's just too abstract and far away, the
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Looking for Reader Questions for TreeHugger Jack Johnson Interview!
TreeHugger is psyched to be able to interview most excellent rock-star Jack Johnson mid next week. Does this mean we are big-time? Yikes. It turns out that Jack is quite TreeHugger so we are going to find out what causes he supports and how he feels
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Home Power's Solar Water Heating Overview
Solar water heating works efficiently even in cloudy areas. Home Power Magazine recently ran an article that gives a simple overview of solar water heating systems (well, relatively simple). In the article, they examine various popular systems that have
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Dell Introduces Two New Eco-Friendly Desktops
Dell has announced that its two latest computers OptiPlex GX520 and the GX620 come with lead-free power supplies, motherboards and chassis. The company said its new OptiPlex systems are steps towards complying with the European Union's 2006 deadline to
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IslandWood'sComposting Toilets are a Success
IslandWood is a school on Washington’s Bainbridge Island. It is designed to give grade-school children a chance to see and feel many of the sustainable technologies. Islandwood's composting toilets have been a source of many discussions. Below the
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Ecoflame: Sugar Cane Cooking Fuel
Ecoflame is a cooking fuel made out of sugar cane. Apparently it burns cleaner, hotter and more efficiently than petroluem-based fuels. It's an ethanol-based fuel made from natural sugar cane alcohol. Sugar cane is a renewable resource, but it does
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Lightweight Solar Water Heater Announced
SolarRoofs.Com has announced the introduction of a new solar water heating collector that weighs only 19 pounds. They are billing it as the first lightweight and easy-to-ship collector. It is delivered by UPS or FedEx ground delivery services. SolarRoofs
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Senate Passes Schwarzenegger's 'Million Solar Roofs' Plan
Yesterday the Senate passed Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan for new incentives to encourage use of solar power. Schwarzenegger's goal is to harness 3,000 megawatts worth of solar power by 2018. This is about 5% of California's entire electricity use at peak
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TomaHouse: Portable, Configurable Housing
After posting my ideas concerning a ultra-minimalist, self-sustaining modular house, some Treehugger readers drew my attention to TomaHouse's Multipurpose Cabin. It is a similar concept to one I proposed — except it does not address
