Young Farmers are Combining Politics with Pitchforks
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The life of a farmer is a difficult one—meaning, for most, years of hard work, little money, and even less appreciation. Maybe it is this reason that passing down the family farm has become an increasingly difficult proposition….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Say Goodbye to Bluefin?
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After years of voracious demand, the population of bluefin tuna has been decimated. A ban has been proposed but support has not been unanimous….Read the full story on TreeHugger
New York Fashion Week: Susan Woo Fall 2010 (Slideshow)
Susan Woo, fall 2010 at New York Fashion Week. Credit: Susan Woo
Susan Woo showed her 3rd collection comprised of feminine, classic, and organic looks during New York Fashion Week on Sunday, February 13, at the Bryant Park Hotel. The Autumn/Winter 2010 collection is a sophisticated collection inspired by the Medieval era, that is ideal for — in Woo’s words — “glamorous, sexy and female warriors.”…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Support Local Business: Help Build One
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We have all seen “buy local” campaigns, but what about taking it to the next level: Investing locally?…Read the full story on TreeHugger
GOOD Tells Us How to Slow Down
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Good finishes its “Slow Issue” with a helpful guide to reducing the hectic pace of your life. “We are taught that we’ll be judged by what we achieve,” they explain, “but what does it mean to actually achieve?”…Read the full story on TreeHugger
The Downsides of the Modern, Flexible Workplace
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Yesterday I was rambling about the environmental (and social) benefits of flextime, and we already know that there are many good reasons to telecommute. But I wonder if there might also be some downsides to society’s newer ways of working?…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Thinking About Art at COP16
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For better or worse, COP15 is over. It’s just in time, Good is saying, to start thinking about COP16….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Online Activism Can Work. Seriously.
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Many activists, Good explains, cringe at the idea of moving their cause online and becoming, as they say, “slacktavists.” Maybe it’s time to change that….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Fish Get Hot and Bothered Over Climate Change
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Outside of Finding Nemo we don’t usually talk about the personalities of fish. Researchers, however, have noticed different personality traits in individual fish of the same species. In the case of coral reef fish, individuals tend to be either consistently timid or consistently bold.
Just how timid or bold these individuals are, however, is changing, in some cases radically, as the temperature of the oceans rises….Read the full story on TreeHugger
The Grantham Prize Celebrates its Fifth Year
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For the fifth year, the Grantham Prize will honor the year’s best environmental journalism with a $75,000 award. Founded in 2005 by Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham, the Prize is now administered by the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting….Read the full story on TreeHugger