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Irrigation May Reduce Climate Change. Not Good News. Image credit: GenBug (Creative Commons) With all the evidence of human-induced global warming, you'd think it would be good news that some of our activities, like releasing aerosols for example, are also helping to cool the atmosphere. Unfortunately, often the opposite is true. This is starkly illustrated by a new study showing the regional cooling effects of mass irri... Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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Monster Vegetables Harvested in the UK Image from Daily Mail There must be something in the air, or the soil, but monster vegetables keep popping up in Great (!) Britain. First we have potatoes, the world's biggest potato to be precise. It weighs a whopping 8lbs 4oz, that's 9oz more than the previous record holder. The amateur gardener who grew it thinks that it bears a strong resemb... Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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Gulf Doctors Advised to Learn to Treat Oil-Related Illnesses Photo via News One Less dramatic than the fiery explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and the multiple month-spanning underwater oil geyser that followed it are many of the BP Gulf spill's side effects. And oil-related sicknesses are undoubtedly among the thorniest -- many fishermen-turned cleanup workers have already been afflicted by close contact with oil and the chemical dispersents used to combat it. But there will probably be many ....
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Can Seed Swapping Flourish Online? Image credit: SeedLiving Most TreeHuggers will tell you that without access to decent, viable seed, and without a system for allowing that seed to develop and adapt, the long-term sustainability of our food system is nigh-on impossible. Yet while some corporations are busy filing patents over soybeans, there are activists, farmers and gardeners around the world who are busy perpetuating and evolving what might be the world's oldest open-source ..
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Adopt-a-Farmbox Builds Mini-Farms for NYC Schools Image credit: Adopt-a-Farmbox Childhood obesity, meat unfit for KFC being used in school lunches, food deserts, you don't have to look too far to find a broken food system—especially where kids are concerned. But there are plenty of people working like crazy to do something about it. One project is ... Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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7 Fruit Cocktails (Potentially) Good For Your Health Photo: Sara Novak Can a cocktail be good for you In moderation, we'd like to think so. The seven drinks here are packed with vitamin-rich fruit. Plus, the easy recipes are proof you don't have to pay top dollar for great cocktails -- you can make them at home.... Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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Genetically Modified Crops Banned Around the World (Slideshow) Photo via politicolnews.com While some farmers (and governments) support the use of genetically modified crops for their higher yield quantities and pest and weed resistance, others point out that the long-term effects of these gene adjustments just still aren't clear. From maize and eggplant to canola and potatoes, see how countries around the world are dealing with the pros and cons of GMOs. Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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'Dancing Shrimp' Off The Menu At Sacramento Sushi Restaurant photo via flickr Ever eaten live shrimp Me neither, and I don't want to. But while some consider the dish a delicacy, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals consider it cruel. That's why PETA targeted a Sacramento restaurant that was serving "dancing shrimp," which is shrimp with lemon juice squezzed onto their exposed flesh, creating pain.... Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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Monbiot - "I Was Wrong About Veganism" Image credit: spratmackerel A long time ago, George Monbiot argued that the "only ethical response" to the sharp rise in meat eating around the world was to go vegan. He clearly changed his mind a while back though, instead making the case that we should reserve meat eating for special occasions. While he's still an advocate of greatly reduced meat consumption, his latest article seems to be a lot more positive about even a moderate diet of wel..
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Could Perennial Fodder Crops Mean More Sustainable Livestock? Image credit: Permaculture Research Institute TreeHugger has featured an awesome tour of a permaculture allotment, permaculture-inspired disaster relief in Haiti, and even greening the desert in Jordan. Yet while permaculture—which very simply put is the art of designing gardens and farms that mimic natural ecosystems—... Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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Ask Pablo: Is My Smart Meter Going To Kill Me? Image Source: Juverna Dear Pablo: I have been hearing a lot of controversy around smart meters. Are the additional radio waves emitted by them a danger to my family A "smart meter" is an electric or gas meter that electronically transmits meter readings to the utility. Smart meters are only a small component often touted, but rarely understood "Smart Grid." Recently smart meters have been getting a lot more attention, primarily due to a small,..
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How Cockroach Brains May One Day Save Your Life Photo via C.E. Bucephalus They´re the insect that everyone loves to hate - but one day a cockroach just may save your life. Typically despised for being ugly, dirty, and icky, the hardy critters actually possess powerful antibiotic properties inside their little brains which could be used to help combat drug resistant bacter... Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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'Local' Cream Travels 340 Miles to End on its Own Doorstep Image credit: Roddas From the very beginning, TreeHugger has been a huge advocate for local food. Ever since Time Magazine declared that local food was going mainstream back in 2007, there's been a steady stream of retailers and restaurateurs getting in on the locavore bandwagon. Heck, we even have Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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18% of Grade Schools in Japan Feed Whale to Kids Photo via kasei.co.uk It turns out that a surprisingly high number of grade schools in Japan are serving their students more than just a well-rounded education. According to the results of a survey released today, whale meat is back on the menu at about a sixth of Japan's public elementary and junior-high schools... Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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High Levels of Arsenic Found in Children's Urine, You'll Never Guess Where it Came From photo: Sara Novak A story reported in Grist and first published in the Salt Lake Tribune said that alarming amounts of arsenic were found in two Utah children's urine. The girl's urine tested 50 percent above what's considered safe and the boy's tested 75 percent above acceptable levels. The culprit turne... Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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South Carolina's Southern Fried Fuel photo: Sara Novak Down here in South Carolina we're known for our southern fried chicken, but what about our southern fried fuel In a move that could have a big time impact on the way Carolina views the deep fat fryer, city council officials are calling on local restaurants and residents to donate their cooking oil to be turned into biofuel to run the city's garbage trucks. Right now it's just a test run on one of the city's trucks, but if it's..
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Marine Stewardship Council's Marine Stewardship Questionable, Scientists Say photo: Mr. T in DC via flickr A bit of a sustainable seafood smackdown is ongoing: In a new opinion piece in the journal Nature scientists from the University of British Columbia, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and other institutions have called out the Marine Stewardship Council for not doing a good job at marine stewardship. As is to be expected, MSC strongly disagrees. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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The Strangest Sustainability Analogy Ever? Stop Watching Spongebob (Video) Image credit: CosmicRevolutionKS When I interviewed my friend Tim Toben of Greenbridge and Pickards Mountain Ecoinstitute, he suggested it was important that we all "tell the story about the transformation from a world powered by fossil fuels to a world powered by renewable energy -- in poetry, music, art, dance." That's easier said than done. But one young man has been doing just that—and the result is rather strange, but oddly compellin..
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Organic Strawberries Have Better Taste & Nutrition Than Conventional & Better For Soil Too: New Study photo: Dave Parker via flickr In the tug of war over whether organic farming is really better than conventional chemical-laden farming, a new study in the online peer-reviewed journal PLoS One comes out solidly in support of the benefits of organic. Self-described as the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers from Washington State University found that commercial organic farms produce was more... Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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Is Police Tractor the Way to Fight Farm Theft? Image credit: MASONS via The Telegraph From police on Vectrix electric scooters to cycling proficiency courses for cops, the British police are clearly willing to think outside the box when it comes to more efficient, and effective, transportation. But when Lincolnshire police unveiled a 25mph police tractor, complete with blue flashing light, m... Read the full story on TreeHugger..
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