photo: Maxim Trudolubov / Creative Commons All last year the data coming in, month by month, indicated that this was probably going to be the case: NOAA has just announced that 2010 has tied with 2005 as the hottest year since records began in 1880, with the combined global land and ocean … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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In The Builder Concept Home 2011: Time To Redefine What We Mean By Green I complained all of the green stuff was an optional extra, an expensive add-on to the home. Dawn Wotapka of the Wall Street Journal finds that few are buying: Part of the problem is that green features remain difficult to value and to sell to consumers. “The general public doesn’t seem to understand the value prospect of, for instance, a super-insulated home with a super-efficient HVAC sy… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Photo: Michael Graham Richard Ford Throws Its Hat in the Electric Car Ring The Ford Focus Electric was officially unveiled last week at CES in Las Vegas (check out Jaymi’s coverage of that event), but it was also on display in Detroit, so I had to have a closer look. Of course, it’s very similar to the gasoline version of the new Focus, but the front grille has been modified a bit, and of course, the tailpipe in the back is gone. Keep on reading for many more photos and info about the Ford Focus Ele… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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photo: pete / Creative Commons What comes to your mind when you think of Costa Rica (besides coffee, too easy…)? Rainforests and cloud forests, pristine beaches with good surfing, an underground railroad for jaguars … rampant corruption?
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Photo: Michael Graham Richard Not Taking the Well-Traveled PR Road While most automakers stuck to the well-worn traditional PR approach, Tesla Motors did things its own way. Their main showcase was an alpha build of the Model S electric sedan’s aluminum frame, and rather than talk about “the emotions that its cars will provide to drivers” or whatever else car companies usually talk about, they held a press conference that mostly focused on aluminum extrusions, custom-designed suspensions, and battery packaging. More photos and videos below…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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All images credit Builder Magazine Concept Home It is that time of year again, the once-huge builders show in Orlando, where every year they build a concept home and every year I gripe about it. One might think that this year I would have less to complain about; after all, it is net zero energy. What’s more, “it has been labeled as a “Maximized Energy-Efficient Home” by the U.S. Department of Energy. Additionally, the home has been recognized with a variety of other green building achievements, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY ST… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Overfishing by US Fishermen Will End This Year – First Time in a Century
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photo: Dave Palmater / Creative Commons It seems too good to be true, and the final data won’t be in for a few months to confirm it, but the outgoing chief scientist of NOAA’s Fisheries Service , Steve Murawski, has told Huffington Post that he expects the final catch stats for the 2010 season to show that for the firs… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Planet Green For avid readers, making the switch to a Barnes and Noble Nook, Amazon Kindle, or Sony Reader can help you save thousands of pieces of paper every year when you read your books electronically instead of in hardback. And did you know that 1 in 10 A… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo by Bryce Groark via Sylvia Earle “Hope spots” is a term I learned as Sylvia Earle gave the TED talk that helped her earn the creation of Mission Blue , a movement to raise awareness about ocean conservation. The work she’s done this last year through Mission Blue was also a significant part of why she earned our Person of the Year award . C… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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