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The top ten posts of the week on TreeHugger

April 20, 9:05 AM by Lloyd Alter in Culture

From confused koalas to squishy octopuses to trouble beavers to giant snails to drowning pangolins, the animals rule
Adorable ducklings offer hope for the world's rarest bird (Video)

April 19, 6:28 PM by Stephen Messenger in Endangered Species

This new batch of offspring that nearly doubles Madagascar Pochards' numbers in the wild.
Solar power accounted for 100% of new energy on U.S. grid in March 2013

April 19, 3:49 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Renewable Energy

According to the latest data from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), March 2013 was a very special month for the U.S. power grid. For the first time ever, all of the new capacity added came from solar power.
Update on Arkansas oil spill: Exxon rejects AG request to pay for investigation, offers residents $10,000

April 19, 2:51 PM by Chris Tackett in Energy Disasters

Today marks the fourth week of the cleanup in Mayflower, Arkansas, after the Exxon Mobil Pegasus pipeline ruptured spilled hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a neighborhood and wetland.
Forget the green gizmos and bamboo floors; Green building is all about moderation

April 19, 12:49 PM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

Martin Holladay gets down to the essentials: Size, siting, sun and sealing
Artist creates incredible life-like animal sculptures with resin and paint

April 19, 12:10 PM by Kimberley Mok in Culture

Look real enough? These must-see sculptures are made with epoxy resin and long, long hours of painting.
Wretched Excess Dept: Castor Design's Marble with Fluorescent Tube

April 19, 11:24 AM by Lloyd Alter in Interior Design

"At first glance, Marble with Fluorescent Tube's monolithic 2,500 pound base appears to be at odds with the banality of the bulb which sits on top of it."
Winner announced in World Environment Day blogging contest

April 19, 9:54 AM by Chris Tackett in Corporate Responsibility

Charles Immanuel Akhimien, a Nigerian doctor and writer, will report from WED host country Mongolia.
Warm wheatberry salad with mushrooms and white wine [Vegan]

April 19, 9:00 AM by Kelly Rossiter, Jaymi Heimbuch in Easy Vegetarian Recipes

The savory flavors of mushrooms and onions simmered in white wine lace the nutritious wheatberries in this delicious salad.
World's largest instrument makes incredible organ music from limestone rock (Video)

April 19, 7:00 AM by Kimberley Mok in Natural Sciences

Spanning over acres and taking decades to build, The Great Stalacpipe Organ makes beautiful music by tapping on the cavern's hanging stalactites.
A public bench that everyone would want for their street

April 19, 5:00 AM by Bonnie Alter in Eco-Friendly Furniture

This bench is so quirky and welcoming that we would love to have one on our block.
Tribal Activist's Clean-Energy Quest

April 18, 7:53 PM by Sarah Hodgdon, Guest Writer in Fossil Fuels

A mother's fight to protect her children and her tribe
The Colorado River named most endangered river in America [Video]

April 18, 5:35 PM by Jaymi Heimbuch in Natural Sciences

A beautiful video by photographer Pete McBride shows how this epic and ancient river is now the most endangered in the country.
Solar cooling panel could provide AC without electricity by sending heat to outer space

April 18, 5:12 PM by Derek Markham in Clean Technology

A unique solar panel has been designed at Stanford that cools buildings by reflecting sunlight and radiating thermal energy out into space.
In 2011, China built as many coal plants as there are in Texas and Ohio combined

April 18, 3:39 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Climate Change

Solar and wind are growing fast - by 42% and 19% respectively during the past year - but coal has a much larger installed base, so even much lower growth represents a huge number of new dirty power plants that will pollute for decades to come.
This Earth Day, share the many faces of climate change

April 18, 3:13 PM by Chris Tackett in Culture

To help put a human face on the challenge of climate change, the Earth Day Network is collecting images of people, animals and places affected by climate change, as well as images of people working to find solutions.
Breakthrough lithium-ion battery can recharge 1,000x faster than current tech

April 18, 2:20 PM by Michael Graham Richard in Clean Technology

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created a new lithium-ion battery that has pretty incredible power characteristics, at least in the lab.
Nice Shades: BIQ Building is powered by algae

April 18, 1:27 PM by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

This truly is a green building, although I don't think an accountant would love these green eyeshades.