Image: Green Market Before last year, many had never heard of Koch Industries. Even though it’s the second largest company in the US, and it rakes in nearly $100 billion every year, it’s still something of an unknown entity to most Americans. And that’s how company head David Koch prefers it — he’s fond of saying his company is “the biggest company you’ve never heard of.” The … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter When I sat down to think about a series of posts for a vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner , I realized that just trying out the recipes over the course of a week wouldn’t do. I needed to know that the menu worked as a whole, that the progression of flavours was right, that the dishes tasted good together on the plate, and that I chose the right dessert. So two weeks before Thanksgiving, I gathered family and friends together and we feasted on a vegetarian dinner that was more delicious than I… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Finalists in European Amateur Photo Competition: Doomed Mouse, Leaping Deer, and More (Slideshow)
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Credit: Wild Wonders of Europe For its October photo competition, Wild Wonders of Europe received more than 1,100 entries — including this eye-popping closeup of a black-winged kite bird closing in on a mouse, an amazing leaping deer, and more. See a random selection from some of the shortlisted images here:
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You don’t hear much about carbon offset programs anymore; There are a lot of reasons that they dropped below radar, (the last reference in TreeHugger appears to be 14 months ago and even then Mat started with an apology ) but perhaps one reason is that they were intangible. The Belgrave Trust , an offsetter for the rich and famous, is taking a new approach. You can offset carbon and get something to show for it: “Limited edition products designed and built by New York area ar… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Patagonia Launches Common Threads Inititative to Curb Clothing Consumption
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Patagonia’s Common Threads Recycling Program. Photo: Patagonia In an effort to help build the “next, more sustainable economy,” Patagonia has launched the Common Threads Initiative , which encourages consumers to buy less clothing; it is the next step to–and not to be confused with–their not to be confused with their Common Threads Recycling Program… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Ark Hotel Building construction timelapse 远大可持续建筑 2天建成15层楼 from Differentenergy on Vimeo . This mesmerizing time-lapse video clip shows the rapid construction of the Ark Hotel in Changsha, China. It’s not amazing that this clip has been making the Internet rounds – it is amazing that a 15-story hotel could be erected in just under a week. There’s an even more fantastical element in the tale of this hotel: it’s builders claim it is an example of ‘sustainable’ architecture. Which made me think more about first the company, Broa… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photos via the Foreign Ministry of Brazil Like a slow-moving wave of green cuteness, plodding along with adorable fervor, thousands of baby turtles make their way to the Amazon river and the start of a new life. This charming scene was made possible by Brazil’s Turtles of the Amazon Project ( O Projeto Quelônios da Amazônia ), an organization which aims to make the first stages of life a little easier for the endangered reptiles who have suffered a long history of mistreatment and exploitation from man. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Bruno Girin Late last week Pennsylvania Wildlife Conservation Officer David Grove was gunned down by a suspected poacher . The 31-year old got into a shoot out after pulling a truck over suspected of using a spotlight to hunt deer at 10:30 pm Thursday. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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