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Is Water The New Oil? Water Matters Explains The Crisis and Solutions (Book Review)
Water. It's one of the most essential elements of life on Earth. Yet nearly 1 billion people don't have access to safe drinking water. Our fresh water supplies are badly polluted and over-allocated. And the waste that occurs from the agricultural
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10 Essential Tools to ReMake Trash Into Treasure
Have you ever used an empty glass jar as a drinking glass or turned an old tin
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Join Author Peter Calthorpe for a Live Discussion on TreeHugger, Today at 3pm EST
In Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change, Peter Calthorpe argues that by better understanding urbanism at a regional scale, cities could provide a powerful platform for addressing climate change.
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How Urbanism, Building Efficiency, and Cleaner Cars Can Solve Climate Change (Book Review)
Eighteen years ago, Peter Calthorpe's book The Next American Metropolis was hugely influential among architects and planners. "The old suburban dream is increasingly out of sync with today's culture," Calthorpe wrote in 1993,
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Peter Calthorpe Explains Urbanism in an Age of Climate Change
In Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change, Peter Calthorpe argues that by better understanding urbanism at a regional scale, cities could provide a powerful platform for addressing climate change.
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Kevin Kelly on What Technology Wants (Podcast)
Photo: Ed SchipulIs technology alive? To Kevin Kelly, the things we make comprise a seventh kingdom of life, an interlocking network he calls the Technium. Kelly cofounded Wired Magazine (where he currently holds the title of Senior Maverick) and
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The WorldChanging Book Hits Version 2.0
Time flies. It's already been 5 years since WorldChanging: A User's Guide to the 21st Century came out (our review can be found here). A lot has happened since then, so Alex Steffen (pictured above, a
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The View from Lazy Point: A Natural Year In An Unnatural World (Book Review)
From his ongoing work through the Blue Ocean Institute, to his moving TED talk about the gulf oil spill's unseen victims, Carl Safina is one of our favorite ocean activists. Now, he is moving into the territory of Henry David Thoreau or even William
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Introducing BookHugger, The Green Book Club Powered by Island Press and TreeHugger
Fans of TreeHugger's weekly book reviews know there are dozens of great books about the environment and that new titles are published all the time. Reviews help narrow down the field and add some depth to the
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Clues About Pollution Hidden in Pages of Old Books
Some of the most revealing clues into the state of pollution since the the Industrial Revolution aren't only found within the words and sentences contained in centuries worth of scientific publications -- they're
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Carl Safina on Expanding the Circle of Compassion (Podcast)
Things can look pretty grim these days. But to lose touch with wonder, with the mysterious perfection of what's all around us--then we're really in trouble. The newest book from ecologist Carl Safina, The View From Lazy Point: A Natural Year in an
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Yellow Pages Unveils National Opt-Out Site, Responds to Paper Book Critics (Neg Norton Interview)
Neg Norton is president of the Yellow Pages Association, a group that's taken some hits on TreeHugger for pushing paper phone books. Today, his association is rolling out a new, national opt-out Internet site, where
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E is for Environment Plants Green Seeds for the Next Generation (Book Review)
When I think back to the days of elementary school a few books remain crystal clear above the other hazy recollections. There's that book report on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and who could forget the Secret Garden?
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Islamic Cycling, Space Tourism, Norway by Bike & Ski? Wend Magazine Has It All
Wend magazine continues to bring together intriguing stories about human powered adventures from around the world. In the current issue, they inform us that in 2010 officials in Isfahan,
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The Library With No Books. Town Borrows All 16,000
Mohandas 'Mahatma' Gandhi was a famous proponent of nonviolent civil disobedience, seeing it as "a weapon of the strong." That's not to suggest that he advocated inaction. On the contrary, he said,
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Swap and Save (the Planet) Product Guide
Know someone who is green about being green? When Lisa Beres of Green Nest was touring the country for her children's book, My Body My House, she
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7 Must-Read Green Books for Your E-Reader
For avid readers, making the switch to a Barnes and Noble Nook, Amazon Kindle, or Sony Reader can help you save thousands of pieces of paper every year when you read your books electronically instead of in hardback.
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Jay Walljasper's Field Guide to the Commons (Podcast)
You know the word, but do you really know what the commons is? Hint: you're a stakeholder. The commons is the internet, the atmosphere, the airwaves, and the oceans. It's the stuff that belongs to everybody and nobody. After being editor of the Utne
