Image via GOOD How much does the US subsidize the various players in the energy sector? If you’re a regular Treehugger reader, you’re probably aware that the federal government doles out hefty sums to the oil industry , and that it lends also lends a hand to the nascent renewable sector as well. And of course, there’s ethanol … But who gets what? With another
Continue reading …Photo: Steve Snodgrass , Flickr, CC Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil for allowing the largest oil refining plant in the nation to emit over 8 million pounds of illegal air pollution for over five years now. The Sierra Club and Environment Texas claim that the Exxon refinery, which operates on the Gulf coast, has violated federal air pollution laws “thousands of times”. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Continue reading …Image credit: Anstiftung und Ertomis Emma has already shown us some beautiful edible container gardens , courtesy of our readers; we’ve seen a gorgeous urban orchard complete with a repurposed dumpster/ping pong table , not to mention an under-used train statio… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Photo: notonthehighstreet Gone are the days when Brussels sprouts evoked a family groan at dinner. Now sprouts are being hailed as a hang-over cure (more on that later), a cancer fighter and a trendy food. One farmer is so committed that he farms 2,000 acres of them, with half a million being harvested. Two to three hundred tons of sprouts will be shipped out for the Christmas rus… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …A pistol at the shooting range. Paper targets, not turbines. Credit: Foxtongue via Flickr. So I heard a TV news report about gunfire that shut down a wind turbine park in Michigan’s Thumb. And I went looking for more information on the Internet. It wasn’t an easy find, though. Seems shooting bullets at wind farms is nothing new. The Michigan incident is just the latest episode of upset people taking out their anger on defenseless nacelles, blades and, in this case, transformers. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Photo via American Hunter Whether it be lurking through the brush with a bow in search of deer, or picking off wolves with a high-powered rifle from the comfort of a helicopter, Americans have a long history of hunting for sport — but this love-affair with killing animals has apparently been fizzling over the years. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 33 states across the country have seen a sharp drop in the number of hunting licenses sold in the past two decades. Experts suspect that… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Well I am just never buying a Mercedes sedan now. Look what happened to the Rich Vail Fund Manager [who] Hits Cyclist And Runs, Gets Off Because Charges Might “Jeopardize His Job” . Now Martin Erzinger’s lawyers are claiming that he might have been overcome by the fumes from the “new car smell” in his car. According to VailDaily, An accident reconstructionist says new-car smell may have contributed to the accident. John Koziol of
Continue reading …A lot of companies out there tend to slap the words green, sustainable, etc. on their labels without backing those claims up with any legitimately sustainable practices. Virgin Media is trying to show people that it’s not one of those companies, and it recently launched a website dedicated to promoting its efforts on sustainability. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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