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It's National Handwriting Day. Do you still write by hand?

Some people do; others use a keyboard for everything and have forgotten how. What about you?




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Ozone Could Slash Global Crop Yields by 40% by Century's End

We recently told you of a study warning that global warming could prompt the large-scale collapse of the world's crops by 2080; now comes another study concluding that rising levels of ozone could achieve the same result by century's end. The study,




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New Research Shows Baltimore Heatwave Was Worsened by DC's Hot Air

In July of 2007, the East Coast was slammed by a record-setting heat wave. From New York City to Washington, DC, temperatures averaged above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, causing more than 40 deaths.




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First-Ever Geoengineering Research Ban Considered by Convention on Biological Diversity

While preservation of the planet's dwindling biodiversity itself has rightly grabbed the headlines at the ongoing Convention on Biological Diversity in Japan, Science Insider points out an important geoengineering




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New "Cyborg" Yeast Can Be Controlled By Computer

A breakthrough in controlling yeast with computers gives a glimpse at where science is headed with controlling lifeforms.




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Geoengineering by Increasing Aerosols Could Make Blue Skies a Thing of the Past

Some new research looks at the unintended consequences of injecting aerosols into the atmosphere to block solar radiation and cool the planet, finding that doing so could turn skies everywhere into a brighter, whiter, hazier, ugly mess.




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Asymmetrical shingle-clad laneway house is inspired by houseboat design

This modern laneway house is now home to a client who wants to look after her aging parents.




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Peter Busby designs a 40 storey timber tower proposed for Vancouver

There are just a few small problems standing in the way.




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Night Fishing by the Light of the Sun in East Africa

Solar-powered buoy design seeks to reduce costs for fishermen and the risk of kerosene spills on Lake Victoria.




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Green Tax Shift & Other Environmental Issues Cartoon-Style by Stuart McMillen

Here is someone who gets the message across, in a funny and beautiful way. Australian Stuart McMillen takes topics around environmental sustainability and turns them into catchy cartoons.




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5 Public Gardens Damaged by Hurricane Sandy

These 5 gardens lost ancient and historic trees, and are in need of donations and volunteers to recover from Hurricane Sandy.




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TED conferences use security technology inspired by butterflies

The theme of this year's conference is "the next chapter," and each attendee will receive a sample of what could be next in anti-counterfeit technology.




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Biophilia & growing baby corals to rebuild reefs (Video)

One scientist speaks about how the knee-jerk reaction to "save the corals" needs to deepen into a real love for these fascinating creatures.




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Your next home might be built by robots, and you will never know

They are already doing this in Sweden.




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Cut your carbon footprint in half by going vegetarian

A new UK study measures and compares the dietary greenhouse gas emissions of meat- and fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.




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Toyota plans 90% CO2 cuts from cars, 100% from factories by 2050

Just one more reason for Big Oil and Big Coal to worry.




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'Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children' (book review)

Author Sara Zaske shows that it all comes down to respecting a child's right to independence.




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Goodbye to German Minister who said "no" to meat at official events

As Barbara Hendricks leaves the Environment Ministry, we look at the success of meatless meetings in a country with a strong meat culture




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Germany agrees to end coal burning by 2038 (maybe)

The goal is a good one. The timeline is not.




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Care to Air Design Challenge by Levi's

Air-drying clothing is definitely the cheapest, and especially the most eco-friendly way of drying your clothes; no energy or machinery is needed. However, if you live in a small space, a rainy country or simply are a busy (or forgetful) person,




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No surprise here: junk food lobby wants federal ban on GMO labels

Major food conglomerates want to stamp out state-by-state efforts to label foods containing genetically modified ingredients with federal legislation.




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The world water crisis by the numbers

In honor of World Water Day, here are the sobering numbers behind the billions of people living without safe water.




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Condos in Ho Chi Minh City connected by roof gardens

Our favorite Vietnamese architect builds a giant wall of white planters... again.




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Illegal Logging by Pakistan's Timber Mafia Increased Flooding Devastation

Forget for the moment about to what degree climate change has influenced the flooding in Pakistan. A new article in China Dialogue brings to light a new angle on one very aggravating factor on the overwhelming devastation: Illegal logging by the 'timber




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Southern Pakistan Hit By Worst Floods in Living Memory

If you thought the flooding in the northeast in the wake of Hurricane Irene and subsequent storms dropping heavy rain, thank your lucky stars you're not in Pakistan. In a repeat of last summer, the nation is again in the grips of catastrophic flooding,




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Indonesia to Add 4000 MW of Geothermal Power by 2014... And Add Another 10 GW of Coal by 2012

Indonesia may not be tapping into much of its superior




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New Zealand to be coal-free by 2018, 90% renewable by 2025

Compared to New Zealand, we all have work to do.




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Bengal, Assam Tea Production Slashed By Worst Drought in 15 Years

Another effect of weather weirding: Higher tea prices coming? Northeast India tea production expected to drop 60% in 2012 this year.




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Airy chapel held up by tree-like fractal structure in Japan

This chapel looks to nature and the generations-old tradition of Japanese wood joinery for inspiration.




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Garage by Graypants is gorgeous and green

Known to TreeHugger for their trademark lamps, the Seattle practice does a bigger building




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CLT House by Susan Jones shows the future of sustainable, green and healthy housing

And it is beautiful too.




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Seattle fights for sea animals by going strawless for September

Residents and businesses alike are joining the Lonely Whale Foundation to help stem ocean pollution by giving up plastic straws for the month.




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Green Baby Steps For The Future Of The Earth

Baby Boróka Torda (pictured below-the-fold with her father) has had her "foot print" made green, literally, as pictured here, and prospectively: Baby's lifespan carbon footprint has been offset through tree plantings which will be professionally




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TreeHugger's Greatest Hits, 2004-2012 (with a Soundtrack by Bruce Springsteen)

I wrote my first TreeHugger post more than seven years ago. Since then, there's been a lot of water under the bridge. Here are some of the many highlights.




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Grand 280 sq. ft. Oregon tiny home is influenced by Japanese design

Inspired by the small, simple and efficient spaces of Japan, is this lovely tiny home that comes with a lot of luxurious features.




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Luxurious small smart homes by Tiny Heirloom

High-end materials meets smart home automation in this country-styled tiny home.




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ETSY Employees Haul 600lb of Compostables Each Month By Bike

Taking responsibility for their own waste, ETSY team members haul biodegradable trash to their local community farm by cargo bike.




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Photo: Pelican flyby demonstrates perfect form

Our photo of the day comes from Florida's John D MacArthur Beach State Park.




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Zara promises to use sustainable fabrics by 2025

But can fast fashion ever be green? Fabrics are easier to change than business models.




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RubyMoon makes 'gym-to-swim' wear using recycled fabric

After all, why shouldn't you wear the same top to the beach as you do to the gym?




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Tesla tiny house integrates solar with Powerwall, towed by Model X (Video)

Tesla's tiny house integrates solar power and its Powerwall home battery into a seamless system, and can be towed by the Model X.




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Chicago power company aims for 1 million smart thermostats by 2020

Not only will this save home owners money, but it will also allow utilities to manage demand during peak times.




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The biggest illegal ivory stockpile in the world will be destroyed by incineration

It is estimated that around 100 elephants are being killed each day by poachers to meet the growing demand for ivory in Asia.




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Multifunction and multi-user desk is shared by people and cats

The CATable will keep the cat off the keyboard.




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Guinness goes vegan by nixing the fish bits

The Irish beer giant has stopped using fish bladders for filtration of its keg beer; cans and bottles to follow suit by the end of the year.




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Ireland will phase out coal by 2025

Another country joins the ranks of the Powering Past Coal Alliance.




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Finally Baby-Making Time For One of a Kind Tortoise?

If Lonesome George suffers from performance anxiety, it's hard to blame him. At the ripe old age of nearly 100, the last-of-his-kind Galapagos tortoise has been charged with preserving his species' genetic




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Goodbye Yellow Pages, Hello Local Search

Remember the Yellow Pages Association? They represent the folks who print phone books. They've fought some efforts by cities to ban phone book distribution, and




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Wind Turbines May Blow Earth Out of Orbit, Coal Lobby Warns: The Onion (Video)

This Onion spoof on the fossil fuel industry's attacks on clean energy made the rounds a few months ago, but it somehow eluded my radar. Usually, in these cases, I'd simply curse the blog-gods, and let it join the graveyard of viral videos that have




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Passive House movement gets noticed by the New York Times

If you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere.