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  Planet Green Launches Verge, an Exciting, New, Block of Programming

  March 30, 2:43 PM by Team Treehugger in About TreeHugger

  Mavericks, Misfits and Innovators are on the Verge, on Planet Green. The new primetime programming block features passionate people inspiring positive change.Planet Green reports that:

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  Today on Planet 100: Cloud Control Controversy (Video)

  March 30, 12:35 PM by Team Treehugger in Corporate Responsibility

  Today, on Planet 100, Moscow moves clouds, Nick Aster talks business, and Arnold Schwarzenegger announces rebates for electric motorcycles.Cloud Control Controversy Since the Soviet era, the Russian government

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  Today on Planet 100: Top 5 Eco-Shock Campaigns (Video)

  March 26, 1:37 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  Today, Planet 100 counts down the top five eco-shock campaigns: Everything from taking a break to save orangutans to Harrison Ford's sacrifice of an acre and more.More about this episode of Planet 100 Planet

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  Today on Planet 100: LA is the EnergyStar (Video)

  March 25, 2:20 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  For the second year in a row, Los Angeles has snagged top-spot EnergyStar's energy-efficient building ranking.The ranking is based on the number and size of EnergyStar-rated buildings. LA took the crown with

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  PC-1 House By Pb Elemental on World's Greenest Homes

  March 25, 8:55 AM by Lloyd Alter in Sustainable Product Design

  I have been trolling the reels of the the Planet Green show World's Greenest Homes and find quite a few that TreeHugger missed over the years. A good example is Pb Elemental of Seattle's PC1 House; PC stands for Politically

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  Today on Planet 100: Chinese Sandstorms (Video)

  March 24, 4:47 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  In northern China, sandstorms have engulfed several cities, bringing the air quality to dangerously low levels.The sandstorms, an annual even in many parts of China, are a direct result of soil degradation and

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  Today on Planet 100: Super Sexed Bugs (Video)

  March 23, 2:43 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  Today, Planet 100 reports on research that uses "super sexed" insects in place of pesticides.The research, conducted at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, seeks to control populations by introducing dominate,

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  Today on Planet 100: EU Carbon Markets Collapse (Video)

  March 22, 2:23 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  Today, on Planet 100, toxic carbon assets collapse the European market, Leonardo DiCaprio helps to unveil the latest Tesla roadster, and Yale Environment 360 wins the 2010 National Magazine Award.More about

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  Today on Planet 100: Top 5 Eco Contradictions (Video)

  March 19, 1:58 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  From green mansions to the hybrid SUV and beyond, Planet 100 counts down the top eco-contradictions.More about this episode of Planet 100 Planet 100 on Planet Green Read more about greenwashing: How To Spot

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  Today on Planet 100: Fat Government (Video)

  March 18, 1:28 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  The government, according to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, is making us fat.In a report title "Why does salad cost more then a Big Mac?" the group makes a link between agriculture subsidies

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  Today on Planet 100: Cyclone Tomas (Video)

  March 17, 5:54 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  Yesterday, a state of emergency was declared in Fiji as Cyclone Tomas battered the islands.Meanwhile, Michigan, nicknamed the "wolverine state," may lose that eponymous species. Hikers found the state's last

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  Today on Planet 100: Starving Sea Lions (Video)

  March 16, 5:41 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  Today, Planet 100 reports that sea lions by the dozens are washing up on the shores of California.Sick and starving, many of them just pups, the sea lions are suffering from starvation. Their primary

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  Life as You've Never Seen it on Planet Green

  March 15, 5:42 PM by David DeFranza in Natural Sciences

  Image credit: DCI Life, premiering March 21, captures the most incredible moments in the plant and animal world—and you can catch the action on Planet Green.Produced by the Discovery Channel and BBC—and narrated by Oprah Winfrey—the

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  Today on Planet 100: China High Speed Rail (Video)

  March 15, 5:04 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  Watch the full size video on Planet Green High-speed rail networks in the United States may be built by Chinese companies.China, which has already built more than 4000 miles of high-speed rail, announced that it was eager to share its "advanced and

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  Today on Planet 100: Arctic Methane Leak (Video)

  March 11, 5:35 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  According to a new study published in Science Magazine, methane, a greenhouse gas 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide, may be seeping out of the Arctic Ocean at unprecedented—and

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  Today on Planet 100: China Signs Copenhagen Accord (Video)

  March 10, 3:18 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  Today on Planet 100, the Copenhagen Accord gets a little more support when China agrees to sign on.Following India by just a few hours, China agreed to participate in the Copenhagen Agreement. Attention has now

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  Today on Planet 100: Fallujah Birth Defects (Video)

  March 9, 2:45 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  Doctors in Fallujah are reporting birth defects at a rate, they say, is 13 times higher than normal. They believe this shocking increase is related to the environmental pollution caused by the United States'

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  Today on Planet 100: Freshwater Fish Laced with Mercury (Video)

  March 8, 2:26 PM by David DeFranza in Corporate Responsibility

  A new study from the US Geological Survey tested fish from more than 290 streams across the country. Every fish they tested, a report claims, was positive for mercury contamination.In addition, more than two