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joe said: "As dumb as it gets. Instead of promoting the environment they are trying to promote the Fraud King Oumgabama. Really Really Stupid.</..." [read]

grant said: "Hum, interesting that they used a helicopter to film this stunt that comments on global warming. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty confident ..." [read]

scott said: "I sure am glad we gave $14 trillion dollars to bankers instead of using it to subsidize products like these. Products that liberate rather..." [read]

said: ""And it is green because/" Because bikes are pretty much the greenest mean of transportation ever devised. And well designed bikes are just..." [read]

Cancerman72 said: "Hmmmm....I live in Toronto and I have never seen a sign like that....lol..." [read]

Cancerman72 said: "I do but I understand why some hate cyclist biking through there walking paths and sometimes tearing up the path with their bikes...." [read]

Book Review: Slow Death by Rubber Duck

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 06.29.09
Culture & Celebrity

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I am a big fan of Rick Smith, and the work he has done at Environmental Defence. He has been a leader of the campaign to get Bisphenol A, phtalates and brominated flame retardants out of our bodies. He and Bruce Lourie have done great stuff.

So I picked up “Slow Death by Rubber Duck” eagerly. After all, these guys write well, and have been regular sources for posts on treeHugger. Surely this book will pull all this together in a convincing package.

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Thoreau's Legacy Lives On in Interactive Anthology on Climate Change

by Kristin Underwood, Sacramento, CA on 06.23.09
Culture & Celebrity

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Thoreau's Legacy: American Stories on Global Warming is the new, interactive ebook available now, which chronicles stories from 67 Americans across the United States and their personal reflections, in word and image, of how climate change is affecting the landscape they love. The best part is that it's free and available to anyone.

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Ecoholic by Adria Vasil

by Kristin Underwood, Sacramento, CA on 06.22.09
Culture & Celebrity

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The "how to go green" book, Ecoholic by Adria Vasil, gives you a quick and dirty yes/no list for all green aspects of your life. But does it offer anything "new"?

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Jillian Michaels Wants You to Master Your Metabolism, the Green Way

by Neil Chambers, New York City on 06.17.09
Culture & Celebrity

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Calling Jillian Michaels a fitness guru is kinda like saying Oprah Winfrey is sorta influential or Kim Jong-il has a little problem expressing himself. She is a fitness god…or goddess, whichever! She is the go-to for millions of people that want a full-tilt, kick-butt, take-no-prisoners approach to exercise and wellness. She sees the secret for performance squarely on a more organic/vegetarian diet and green lifestyle.

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Jeff Rubin: Peak Oil Will Make Our World A Whole Lot Smaller

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 06. 8.09
Culture & Celebrity

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Why? Peak Oil. Jeff Rubin is a regular supplier of great quotes to TreeHugger (like his description of the tar sands: "You know you are at the bottom of the ninth when you are schlepping a tonne of sand to get a barrel of oil" )

For almost twenty years he was chief economist for CIBC World Markets, but has left that comfortable world to spread a not so comfortable message: Our lives are about to change, as the title says: Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller. It is much the same message as delivered by James Howard Kunstler in The Long Emergency, but with more math and better credentials.

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Toxic Textbooks Responsible for Global Economic Crisis

by Kristin Underwood, Sacramento, CA on 06. 1.09
Culture & Celebrity

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Toxic Textbooks is one of the latest social causes being promoted through Facebook to rid the world of misperceptions, particularly when it comes to economics versus the environment. Students around the world are joining the fight to end the publication and use of economic textbooks that perpetuate myths we all know to be false.

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The One Ouch Kids Will Love!

by Alan Graham, Portland, Oregon on 05.21.09
Culture & Celebrity

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There are a lot of kids books out there. There are a lot of environmental kids books out there. But there aren't many quite like Steampotville, by Steve Ouch (pronounced as expected). Without being preachy or over the top, Steampotville takes readers on a fantastical journey where animals repurpose our junk into a world of fun yet absurd perspectives, that definitely challenge the way you might look at the world...or...um, their world.

Then again what would you expect from a UN Arabic translator, truck driver, pumpkin picker, marketing director, English teacher, cabbie, Victoria Secret bra salesman, farmer, designer and artist?

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Give a Green Campus Guide For Your Next Handout

by Kristin Underwood, Sacramento, CA on 05.20.09
Culture & Celebrity

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Tired of giving away cheap plastic gifts at your booth or as a way to get people involved in the launch of a new school program? Why not consider adapting your own How to Go Green guide, but let someone else do most of the work.

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