Oslo runs out of garbage, imports it from rest of the world
Oslo, the capital of Norway, has a strange garbage problem. Too much? No, not enough.
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Clothing firms Joe Fresh and Primark to compensate victims of Bangladesh building collapse
Good for the Westons, owners of both, for doing the right thing by admitting their use of the factory and their willingness to help out.
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Photographer documents tree damage following Superstorm Sandy
Photographer Brett Essler put together a photo essay documenting the extensive damage caused to trees in New York City during Superstorm Sandy.
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From Bangladesh to Joe Fresh is not a long way these days
Once again we see the high price of cheap.
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Who's Your Pick to Win the Best Internship on Earth?
View videos from the ten finalists for the Sierra Club's Best Internship on Earth
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USDA whistleblowers claim poultry plant chemicals a serious health hazard
Chemicals used to clean chicken carcasses are causing serious health impacts for plant workers and USDA inspectors, claim two whistleblowers.
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TreeHugger is looking for interns
We're looking for treehuggers with a nose for a story.
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Greenpeace Campaign Calls for Energized, "Badass" Politicians to Fight CO2
An animated campaign video from Greenpeace delivers gobs of computerized ultra-violence, but for a cause.
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America now has more solar energy workers than coal miners
The Solar Foundation, which has been releasing reports for a few years on the state of the solar industry in the U.S., has just launched a very cool interactive map that breaks the stats down state by state.
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This is Earth Day: Celebrating opening of a LEED Certified Drive-thru coffee shop
Because it's got a bike rack and low VOC paints!
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Climate activist, Tim DeChristopher released from prison
After two years in prison, Tim DeChristopher has been released and spoke with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now about his case.
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Don't malign the millenials; The kids are alright
An Earth Day survey is being used to attack millenials as green slackers and pat the boomers on the back. That's not what the data say.
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Winner announced in World Environment Day blogging contest
Charles Immanuel Akhimien, a Nigerian doctor and writer, will report from WED host country Mongolia.
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What kills more people than AIDS and malaria combined? Air pollution
Compared to 20 years ago, there are fewer deaths from infectious diseases, maternal and child illness, and malnutrition. But they also found that air pollution is a huge killer.
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Is your state criminalizing farm cruelty whistleblowers?
12 states are currently considering legislation to outlaw or impede undercover citizen investigations of animal cruelty. Is yours on the list?
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Coffee pod greenwashing comes to America with Illy and Terracycle
It's a new low in phoney feel-good environmentalism as one-shot plastic pods are shipped around the country and downcycled.
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Why "Ag-Gag" laws are an attack on journalism, health and public's right to know about their food
Amy Goodman at Democracy Now! hosted a good debate over the wave of new "ag-gag" bills that make it a crime to film animal abuse at farms and slaughterhouses.
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The sharing economy grows, as survey finds nationwide "disownership" trend
Cat Johnson at Shareable points to a new survey that finds there is "a nationwide trend toward “disownership” that crosses age, geographic and cultural boundaries."
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World's Largest Paper Manufacturer Announces Collaboration with Longtime Foes
Forest activists are celebrating a major new collaboration with a paper giant they have been campaigning against for years.
