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Open Architecture Challenge: And The Winners Are...
Drumroll please.....Today the winners of the Open Architecture Challenge have been announced. TreeHugger has been following this global architectural design competition over the last year with great interest. This ambitious concept launched by
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Quote of the Day: Carlos Ghosn on Zero-Emission Vehicles
Here is Carlos Ghosn, the celebrity CEO of Renault and Nissan:
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Photos of Panda Bear Growing Up, First Three Months
Because inside most treehuggers lies a little child who's awed by the wonders of nature, here are some great photos documenting the first three months of a panda bear's life.
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The TH Interview: Stephanie Meeks of The Nature Conservancy (Part Two)
It's not just any old organization that can set a goal like this: protect 10% of every ecosystem type on Earth by 2015, effectively doubling the headway of the conservation movement over the last century. But The Nature Conservancy can. Acting
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Quote of the Day: Michelle Desilets on Fishy Orangutans
When Mike first presented this "extraordinary image" of an orangutan fishing with a spear, many thought it was photoshopped. We even ran a survey on it and a plurality agreed. Now Michelle Desilets tells us: As Executive Director of the Borneo
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The TH Interview: Stephanie Meeks of The Nature Conservancy (Part One)
Immersed in the nifty slickness of "environmentalism 2.0" it's sometimes easy to forget about the patient progress of the groups like The Nature Conservancy. At 56-years old, The Nature Conservancy is a granddaddy eco-org, and was doing its leafy
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Yoav Kotik's Recycling Between the Garbage and the Flowers
Exhibiting last Fall with Design Boom in Tokyo, Israel's Yoav Kotik is not afraid to try new things. From an industrial designer to working in the insurance industry, and now back to the world of Art, Kotik at 50, is now exhibiting his recycled flowers
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The Story of Rice
"Farmers can't keep up with rising demand. The world is in a food crisis that's already boiled over in some places." Thomson Reuters has put together slideshows with stunning photography covering the rice situation in each of the countries shown. The
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Orangutan Caught Red-Handed Using Technology, Fishing with a Spear
For those who thought that humans were the only ones using tools...
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Beijing Auto Show: Escalade SUV is GM's Star, Huge Cars are in Fashion
While record oil prices are responsible for a small car comeback and solid growth in hybrid car sales in the USA despite a sector-wide slowdown, China seems to be falling in love with big cars.
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SolesUnited by Crocs: A Step in the Right Direction
we mulled over the notion of whether colourful Crocs footwear might be the Birkenstocks for a new generation. Many respondents argued that without containing recycled content or at least a way of recycling the worn-out shoes they couldn't be considered
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Introducing the BYD E6 Electric Car
BYD, China's biggest battery maker, isn't wasting any time carving its niche in the new world of electric cars and plug-in hybrids. It all started with the F6DM plug-in hybrid sedan, followed by the
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Three Commercials for the Mitsubishi i MiEV Electric Car
The Mitsubishi i MiEV is gaining fans outside of Japan; it was well received at the New York Auto Show and many are hoping that the company will keep to its word and launch the small electric car globally. There's even a petition asking Mitsubishi to
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Kylie Kwong Cooks Carbon Clean
Kylie Kwong is a well known Australian celebrity chef. What is probably less well known is her passion for the environment. A commitment well demonstrated via her Sydney chinese restaurant, Billy Kwong.
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Sharp Invests $725 Million in 480 MW Thin-Film Solar Plant
Sharp, the biggest maker of solar panels in the world, has just invested 72 billion Yen (~$725 million) into a plant that will make thin film solar cells in Sakai, in the Osaka prefecture. Production of solar panels will start in March of 2010, with an
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Honda Confirms Some Details About Its Upcoming Dedicated Hybrid Car
Honda's New Dedicated Hybrid Car Unlike some companies, Honda has been keeping a tight lid on the development of its new dedicated hybrid car (meaning that like the Toyota Prius, there won't be a non-hybrid version). Even U.S. Honda engineers haven't
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Hyundai to Mass Produce Hybrids in 2009, Starting with Elantra Hybrid
Hyundai has made about 2,800 compact hybrid cars since 2004, but they haven't been available to the public, only to government agencies in South-Korea. This is about to change: The company has announced that they will begin mass production of hybrids
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Photos of Mitsubishi i MiEV Electric Car from New York Auto Show
Here are some photos of Mitsubishi's small electric car in New York, the i MiEV. For more detail you can see our previous coverage: MIEV: Mitsubishi Electric 4-wheel Drive Concept Car, Mitsubishi Delivers i MiEV Prototypes to Japanese Utilities for
