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TreeHugger is a fast-growing web magazine, dedicated to everything that has a modern aesthetic yet is environmentally responsible. Our influential audience stops by frequently to check out the latest news, reviews and recommendations for modern yet green products and services. Consumers also rely on the directory to help facilitate their buying processes. TreeHugger is the most effective way for them to find well designed products that are also ecologically sensitive.
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Barack's Biofueled Endorsement, 7 Sea Turtle Species and $40 Bottled Water
Major ethanol producer, The American Corn Grower's Association, endorses Barack Obama.
Green Packs gives the low-down on the seven endangered living species of sea turtles.
Sustainablog exposes the ugly truth behind Hollywood's Bling bottled water.
TriplePundit explores the potential of agave-to-biofuels technology.
Eco-Libris reviews the book, Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change.
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Danish Cellulosic Ethanol Technology (Hopefully) Coming Soon to North America
image: Inbicon
In the ongoing push towards second-generation biofuels, Danish firm Inbicon, a spin-off of DONG Energy , has announced that it will be bringing its cellulosic ethanol process to North America, partnering with Thomas Corle and his G-Team to market its technology.
Inbicon toots its own horn:
Two significant advantages set Inbicon apart. First, its unique, patented cellulosic technology works at low-operational costs compared to other biomass process technol...

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Party Like There IS A Tomorrow: Eco-Party Packs
Image source: Eco My Party
We totally agree that carrying your own tupperware is better than those styrofoam clam shells, and that reusing is important. But what if you are holding a party and don't have 40 sets of tableware? The Eco-Party Pack, by Eco My Party, will come to your rescue. At the end of the party, everything can be thrown in the compost and is 100% biodegrade.
The packs come in sets prepared for 10, 25 or 50 guests. The supplies all come in a recycled cardboard tote and contain: Plates, bowls, cups and food pots sustainably-sourced from sugarcane fiber. "Silverware" is made from sustainably-sourced birch. Napkins are all unbleached, recycled UK waste paper. Packs...

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Ford Spends $75 Million to Retool Michigan Truck Plant for Small Car Production
Ford Adapting to New Reality
GM has already announced that it would invest more in small cars, a hot market. Now Ford is announcing a $75 million investment in its Michigan truck plant to retool it for C-class small car production.
"The plant will begin converting its body shop in November when the tooling and equipment specific to the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator will be disassembled and transferred to Kentucky Truck Plant [...] in th...

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Arctic Climate Tipping Point Happening Now! Sea Ice in Its ?Death Spiral? Scientist Claims
image: NSIDC
After yesterday?s ominous news that North American permafrost (and presumably European and Asian, as well) stores 60% more greenhouse gases than we thought, here?s another siren announcing that we are rushing full speed ahead towards a climatic tipping point:
Scientists are reporting that the extent of sea ice in the Arctic is at the second lowest point on record. Currently ice covers 2.03 million square miles; last year's sea ice coverage, 1.59 million square miles, set the record. In the past ten years Arctic s...

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Tree Yoga for a New Relationship with the Environment
Do you love doing yoga? The "tree" pose (Vrksasana) connecting your body to the earth while your soul reaches to the sky? Then you will enjoy the news that "husband and wife Hal Preussner and Debra Pruessner have taken yoga to new heights with the Tree Yoga Multi-Sling (TYMS)". This device allows users to suspend themselves from any strong tree, in a multitude of poses ranging from beginner to very advanced. Yes, it is yoga meets anti-gravity boots. ...

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U.N. Study: Scrapping Fuel Subsidies Can Help Fight Global Warming and Boost World Economy
When Prices Are Low, They Want Subsidies, When Prices are High, They...
A U.N. report released yesterday shows that if subsidies on fossil fuels (which we already wrote about: Hidden Oil Subsidies: We Need to END Them) were abolished, it could "cut world greenhouse gas emissions by up to 6 percent" and also nudge up world economic growth.
Reuters explains: "Subsidies on oil, gas or coal are meant to help the poor by lowering the price of energy but the report, issued on the s...

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