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Public policy expert and Salon writer Robert Reich thinks he should. In a persuasive piece that’s the sort of idea du jour in the green blogosphere, he argues that the Obama administration needs to put BP into a temporary receivership, allowing the federal government to have direct authority over the flailing company. …Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Despite all of the grim speculation being hurled across the blogosphere, Sen. Kerry is telling everyone, essentially, to cool it and keep their pants on. He wrote a post over at Talking Points Memo explaining why we all need to be patient and get over the latest round of hyperbolic “the climate bill is dead”-esque statements. Here’s what he had to say: …Read the full story on TreeHugger

Every year around this time, the green blogosphere starts to buzz and twitter about the importance of Earth Day. Is it worth celebrating? Washed up? Greenwashed? Sure, every day should be earth day–but after 40 years, does even a single annual Earth Day actually matter anymore? We asked several prominent green bloggers for their opinions on the subject. Here’s what they had to say.

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The Arkema Solar Shower is a gorgeous outdoor shower design. Intended for installation in cabins, homes with pools or hot tubs, or at beach-side hotels, this lovely shower is a stylish way to get clean. And the best part is there’s even a solar powered model! It is generating a small buzz in the green blogosphere as a beautiful way to take a greener shower. But, there’s only one problem. The shower may be solar powered, but it doesn’t mean this is a solar shower, and it isn’t “green.” …Read the full story on TreeHugger

Love is the air as Valentine’s Day approaches this weekend. And while we regularly show our appreciation for all the other amazing green bloggers out there on TH Blog Love, at this time of year it seems even more appropriate to declare our feelings! Over on Planet Green we want to see if you feel the same with Sara Novak’s Green Valentine’s Quiz and here on TreeHugger we’ve quickened pulses with Emma Grady’s 10 Sexy & Sustainable Ling…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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When news broke that a leading climate research unit had been infiltrated by hackers last Friday, it (of course) lit up the blogosphere. Thousands of emails exchanged between a few of the top climate scientists in the world were posted online, and eagerly sifted through by those eager to find errors in judgment or evidence of great conspiracies behind global w…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The buzz around the green blogosphere today is another record-setting Chinese wind farm, with 240 turbines producing 648 megawatts. But this one isn’t in Inner Mongolia — it’s in Texas.

This $1.5 billion wind farm — a US-China…Read the full story on TreeHugger

After rounding up posts on the beleaguered US Chamber of Commerce in last week’s TH Blog Love, we couldn’t have imagined what would happen next. The Chamber does a 180 on its climate policy? Seriously? For a moment there was an optimistic suspension of disbelief from many corners of the blogosphere and Read the full story on TreeHugger

The London Design Festival was as diverse and wide ranging as ever this year with lots of independent satellite shows alongside the big guns: 100% Design and Tent London. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to get to see all of them as this TreeHugger was stationed in the DeTnk TV studio interviewing the best in show. Watch this space for our LDF 09 inte…Read the full story on TreeHugger