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Submit Your Best Green Tweets for Carnival of the Green

We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter




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The EcoChic Hosts Carnival of the Green

This week is Carnival of the Green #193 and it's being hosted by The EcoChic, a blog that takes us through the life of a thirty-something mom. She looks for ways to reduce her environmental impact on the Earth while sharing these ideas, products and




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Submit Your Best Green Tweets for Carnival of the Green

We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter




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Submit Your Best Green Tweets for Carnival of the Green

We here at TreeHugger recently announced that the Carnival of the Green will now include a Twitter section.You can still submit as normal via email, of course, but this new part of the Carnival will be called "Best Green Tweets." So, if you use Twitter




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Gaiam Hosts Carnival of the Green

This week is Carnival of the Green #196 and it's being hosted by Gaiam's blog, Stream of Consciousness, which is under Gaim's umbrella site called Gaiam Life. This "guide to a better living" highlights green living in addition to personal growth,




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ooffoo Hosts Carnival of the Green

This week is Carnival of the Green #201 and it's being hosted by ooffoo, where you can reuse, recycle, swap, sell, giveaway, write and even blog - all in one site! Not to mention their recipes, eco-tips, and debates!




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Pragmatic Environmentalism Hosts Carnival of the Green

This week marks Carnival of the Green #205, and it's being hosted by Pragmatic Environmentalism, a blog that explores urban sustainability. Thanks so much to Brenda Pike, who runs the site, for a last minute Carnival round-up. Through her blog, Brenda




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Daily Mitzvah Hosts Carnival of the Green

This week marks Carnival of the Green #206, and it's being hosted by Daily Mitzvah, a blog hosted by Jen X. Jen is a teacher, historian, radio aficionado, and endlessly curious about all things uplifting, quirky, and off the main highway.




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The NRDC's "OnEarth" Hosts Carnival of the Green

Happy New Year! This week marks Carnival of the Green #208, and the first Carnival of 2010. Congratuations to all who have submitted entries and hosted over the years to make it such a success!




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Go Greener Australia Hosts Carnival of the Green

Today marks Carnival of the Green #209, and it's the second Carnival of this week - a special dose! Congratulations to all who have submitted entries and hosted over the years to make it such a success!




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World First: Environmental Law Appeal To Be Argued Over Twitter

A "moot court" will be held over Twitter for the first time ever, and students from 5 major Canadian law schools will argue an environmental law.




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Clif Bar Rewards Twitter Users for Getting Outside

The organic snack bar company has created the first geo-location Twitter campaign to promote its trail mix bar.




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Flipping anti-bike arguments on their heads (+funny video)

More bikers take to Twitter to mock bike haters.




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Photographer Discovers Mysterious "Bearded" Antelope

Photo by Paolo Torchio Veteran wildlife photographer Paolo Torchio made a bizarre discovery while visiting Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve: a mysterious "bearded" antelope. While one expert suggests the animal might only be suffering from




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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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'Charity: Water' Photo Gifts That Give Back

Ever since we took the kids to Florida, my wife has been saving photo memories in scrapbooks. Our two daughters like making the books, too, and I have to admit, looking at one of these handmade creations beats Flickr any




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The Week in Pictures: Cherry Tree Sculptures, Catapulting LED Stars, and More

This week's photo roundup includes a sculpture made from living cherry trees, an artist catapulting LEDs into the sky to make stars, and more.




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The Week in Pictures: Cherry Tree Sculptures, Catapulting LED Stars, and More (Slideshow)

We've featured a lot of treehouses on TreeHugger, but the plans for this one are a little different: Ten cherry trees will be planted in a circle, and pruned and bent over time to form a unique, two story sculpture.




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Trees are the Winner in UK's Landscape Photography of the Year Prize

An isolated winter scene beats out the competition in the annual awards ceremony.




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Kodak Files For Bankruptcy Protection; Nobody Notices Or Cares

It was pretty much inevitable; the company just couldn't capitalize on the digital revolution.




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Favorite Nature Spots of the TreeHugger Team (Part 1 of 2)

Is there somewhere you go to when you need to recharge your batteries? Or remind yourself of the beauty of nature? These are our favorite nature spots.




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Favorite Nature Spots of the TreeHugger Team (Part 2 of 2)

Is there somewhere you go to when you need to recharge your batteries? Or remind yourself of the beauty of nature? This is the second part of this series.




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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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Why do people share food photos? [Slideshow]

Jared Keller's essay for Aeon Magazine on the significance of "food porn" photos that have become popular on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites got me thinking about my Instagram food photos and why I shared them.




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Billboards display the best of British art

Everywhere you look for the next week in London there is an arty billboard.




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Could photography and the "sharing economy" mindset disrupt trophy hunting?

The sharing economy is all about access instead of ownership. Can this mindset be expanded to help hunters rethink what they value when it comes to trophy hunting?




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Bicyclist takes photos on top of bashed cars and other fun places

Who doesn't love a picture of a bicyclist reading a book on top of a bashed up car?




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Quote of the Day: Majora Carter on Greening the Ghetto

We've brought MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter's most-excellent speech at TED 2006 to your attention before, but she's so amazing and inspiring we had to stick the video in front of you (again). Watch this formidable force of nature in action.




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2008 TED Prize: And The Winners Are...

Congratulations are in order for cosmologist Neil Turok, writer Dave Eggers, and religious historian Karen Armstrong, the winners of the 2008 TED Prize. The award, whose past recipients have included Bill Clinton in 2007 and Cameron Sinclair in 2006




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Video: Philippe Starck on "Why Design?" at TED

TreeHugger goes on and on (and on) about why design matters; here, legendary designer Philippe Stark gives us his own captivating take on the topic at TED in March 2007.




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The Latest in TEDliness From the Onion: A Car That Runs on Compost

Step 1: The idea of a car that runs on compost. Step 2: Implementation of a car that runs on compost. We're half done.




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Elon Musk TED Talk: Tesla, SolarCity, SpaceX, etc

If there's one thing that can't be said of Elon Musk, it's that he doesn't try his best. Few entrepreneurs succeed in just one of the many difficult fields that he's tackled, but it's almost unprecedented to see a single person attack on so many fronts.




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Physicist's hyperrealistic origami art bridges nature, math and science (Video)

Believe it or not, these folded works of wonder are created from a single sheet of paper -- no cuts, no glue.




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Stockholm's new bike share will offer 5,000 electric bikes & cost just $33 per year

The new City Bike program will also feature a 'bring your own battery' scheme, leaving the charging to the rider.




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Vision Zero is so 20 years ago. It's time for Moving Beyond Zero.

The new vision promotes active transportation like walking and biking.




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In Sweden, they are burning H&M clothing instead of coal.

For some reason, they think that this is progress.




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Swedish electric car startup offers 5 years of free solar charging to owners

The Uniti electric city car will come bundled with a green charging incentive for buyers in Sweden.




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This year's Ice Hotel is artier than ever

36 artists from 17 different countries have created 15 totally unique art suites out of ice




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Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA, dies at 91

Ingvar Kamprad changed the industry, making good design affordable, accessible and desirable.




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How mother bears in Sweden are outsmarting hunters

New research suggests that mother bears have found a loophole in hunting laws and are using it to protect themselves and their cubs.




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Sweden opens road with slot-car style rail for electric vehicles (Video)

Now that's an infrastructure project!




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Micro-apartment has carousel closet under the bed

This once-derelict small apartment has been renovated on a budget into a more modern space.




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Stockholm to get a forest of timber towers on top of a plywood podium park

It is the "highest, densest and most environmentally friendly new neighborhood" in Stockholm.




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Hacked office furniture system lets workers sleep, farm and socialize

This office system has been adapted to be flexible, fun and comfortable.




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Transforming wall hides all in young family's micro-apartment (Video)

Like a nesting doll, this all-in-one wall unit functions like a multipurpose piece of furniture.




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Is Hello Barbie the creepiest doll of all?

New eavesdropping Barbie records your child’s conversations and transmits them to a corporation that analyzes your kid’s likes and dislikes. And then things get weird.




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Toxic chemical toy settlement reminds parents to remain vigilant

Be sure to dispose of these toys if they are in the attic, and know how to stay on top of product recalls




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Lego’s refusal of bricks to artist Ai Weiwei sparks beautiful action

Art meets accidental crowd-sourced recycling.




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Creepy doll redux: 8 reasons not to buy Hello Barbie

Why Mattel's diabolical darling could be a threat to children’s privacy, wellbeing, and creativity.




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Ollies Wooden Blocks are like LEGO meets Tinkertoys meets Erector sets

These sets of precision-cut oak blocks and planks, combined with clever connectors, are intended to help spark creativity and imagination in kids, and to "make playtime more meaningful."