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BE CARBON NEUTRAL: Reclaimed Silver Jewelry with a Message
"Global warming" or "carbon neutrality" aren't usually the first words that pop to mind when you say "silver jewelry," but that's what the BE CARBON NEUTRAL collection of special edition jewelry is going for. Mentioned by TH pal Summer Rayne Oakes on a
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Britain Plans on Building Five Carbon Neutral Towns
Give credit where credit is due: whether or not it acted in response to Dale Vince's ambitious green challenge, the newly installed Brown administration has taken a positive step forward in moving Great Britain towards a more sustainable future by
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TH Forums Highlights: Green Wood Stoves, Cloth Diapers and More
1) stevejust has some bad news to report: "Friday (the 13th) I was riding home,
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Is America's National Pastime Also Its Greenest?
First, it was San Francisco setting up a 590 panel solar array at their major league baseball field. Then the Rockies out of Denver, Colorado followed in the act setting up a small solar system to help with their energy consumption. The Cincinnati
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Bandago: Carbon-Neutral Van Rental to Help Bands Tour Green(er)
When you're in a band, touring can be tough, from booking gigs and planning other logistics to finding reliable transportation and then actually driving from city to city, sometimes to the tune of 10,000 miles a month. On top of that, there's the
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Biogas-Powered Fuel Cell System Wins Big, Crowd Goes Wild
Acumentrics, which specializes in the manufacturing of solid oxide fuel cell systems (SOFC) for power applications, won the 2007 New England Innovation Award from SBANE, the Small Business Alliance of New England, for its innovations in ceramic fuel
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Trafalgar Square Grows Green (Briefly)
Green grass is growing all over London's landmarks--last month it was the National Theatre and this week it is Trafalgar Square. Wandering onto the green is a sweet, grassy-smelling delight, with red deck chairs, people lying down, eating lunch,
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Charcoal: The Next Green Alternative
As hard as it may seem to utter "charcoal" and "green" in the same sentence (go on, give it a try), Johannes Lehmann and his colleagues would have you believe that charcoal, or as it's known by researchers in the field, "biochar," is the next big thing
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A New Twist on Using Wood for Fuel
The notion of using wood as a source of energy is hardly a new or revolutionary one. At a time when scientists and businesses are increasingly relying on an eclectic and innovative array of alternative energy sources, including palm oil, corn and
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Fox News Corporation To Go Green
In a move that has surprised many people, Rupert Murdoch, owner of News Corporation, has announced that he is becoming a green campaigner. He is making the whole of his worldwide operations carbon neutral and setting out to "educate and engage" his
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Ilisys: A Carbon Neutral ISP for Australia
Ilisys is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) based in Western Australia, who grind through about 200,000 kWh of electricity each year to keep their 18,000 Australian business customers connected. They also believe they are the first Aussie ISP to
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Ashton Hayes: the "messiahs of carbon footprint reduction"?
It appears that this author’s prediction for 2007 may just be coming true. More and more community groups are springing up to take on the environmental challenges that face us, certainly if the UK is anything to go by. We’ve already heard about the
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Cincinnati Reds Host Carbon Neutral Baseball Opener
The first professional baseball team in the US has taken the initial steps toward making America's pastime carbon neutral. For Monday's Cincinnati Reds game against the Chicago Cubs, the season opener for both teams, the team purchased carbon credits
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Hierro: Spain's Completely Renewable Island
Spain has declared that El Hierro, one of the smallest of Spain's Canary Islands, will soon be completely carbon neutral. The island, with a population of around 10,000, will be powered by a combination of wind and hydroelectric power.
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TreeHugger Picks: Rockers Going Green
We've mentioned musicians who are going green on tour, but they certainly aren't the only ones who are making good music while doing good things for the planet. Here are some of our picks for indie and old-school rockers, singer/songwriters and folkies
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Rough Guide Suggests Carbon Neutral Vacation
When planning a vacation it is likely that flying might come into the equation. To avoid this carbon producing predicament TreeHuggers might suggest vacationing locally or in a place that can be reached by train, short drive or even by biking or
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Green Electricity Watch - An Eye on Renewables
Not so long ago I was at a birthday party for a guy, who had years ago won an award for environmental activism. The party plates were made from compressed palms leaves and the cutlery from a fast growing plantation tree (both renewable and
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Super Bowl XLI to Go Carbon Neutral
Few things represent the American experience more than the Super Bowl. The annual event marks the end of a six-month period in which football dominates much of the nation’s collective attention. However, the big game has transcended the world of
