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TerraCycle's Urban Pots are made from 100% e-waste. Using items like crushed computers and fax machines that would otherwise be destined for landfills, the organization gives them new life as a planter.

Read on for a video on how the pots are made.

Site of City of Hastings, MN owned and operated, 4.4-MW hydropower project at USAE Lock & Dam No. 2
Image credit:Hydro Green Energy, excerpted

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued its first full license for an in-stream hydro-kinetic power project. The project will be located on the Mississippi River, in the output channel of a hydro-power dam operated by the City of Hastings, Minnesota (as pictured). Via:FM Link, Facilities Management News, FERC approves first in-stream hydrokinetic project

Hydro Green Energy will provide two, 100kW turbines, giving a 70-kilowatt boost in to a pre-existing 4.4-megawatt Mississippi River hydro-power facility. Hence, the permit is really an amendment to the existing license. Details are presented below.

image from the School of Life

We've passed the store front and wondered what it was--a quiet looking shop, with not much inside on a leafy street . But as we learned, there is not much inside because it is all in the mind. It's adult education with a sense of style; geared for everyday living. The "school" offers lectures, individual programmes and speakers on "how to live wisely and well." It covers the big issues of life: love, politics, work, family, play.

The courses have been put together by some of the leading writers, artists, philosophers and academics that London has to offer. They are short, for the modern busy person, either a weekend, or a one-off or a few weeks in a row. Students can attend a Sunday morning "sermon" on topics such as punctuality, pessimism, seduction or humour. If lack of a decent social life is getting you down, go to a dinner where diners are given a specially-designed conversation menu to help you get the most from talking to a stranger.

Image credit: Rafael Laguillo/iStockphoto

According to the Spanish newspaper El País last week, Spain will be the first big buyer of CO2 emission rights from Eastern Europe, in order to fulfil the Kyoto Protocol. In 2007, Spain’s emissions had increased by 50% since 1990, although the Kyoto protocol only allows a 15% increase for EU countries. “Luckily” the Kyoto protocol allows countries to sell and buy surplus emission rights. Hungary and other countries from Eastern Europe have a surplus on CO2 emission rights due to the closing down of some of their most contaminating factories in the early 90ies.

Photo Credit: Khizer

From George W. Bush to Jennifer Aniston, celebs spread their great wisdom on the world's most pressing issues involving the environment. Celebrity and political forces have been known to express their views on such subjects as pollution, nature, air quality, natural gas, electricity, water conservation, and waste management. Here at TreeHugger, we are thankful to have such a powerful think tank on our side, sharing such deep and meaningful brain-power. And yes, you may have seen some of these before, but we can't get enough: Here are seven of the craziest celebrity quotes we have heard over the past two decades.

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:: Our newest How to Go Green guide gives you tons of tips on how to make your workouts not only good for your health, but also for nature.

:: If you're ever thinking of going to Milan, Italy, you need to check out our Milan Green City Guide!

:: Finally, for these tough economic times, here's a frugal recipe to feed 8 friends for under $100.

Photos via Motorola

CES kicks off tomorrow and we'll be there to give you the eco-scoop. But there's so much happening, we can't wait to get started. So, here's news about the world's first "carbon neutral" mobile phone, the Renew, courtesy of Motorola.

This well-made, but slightly surreal, commercial by the Canadian WWF tries to visually get the point across that individual good choices aren't always enough, and that government and industry must also play its part. See for yourself. Via Adfreak