Madagascar Bird Declared Extinct
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Madagascar’s Alaotra Grebe, last spotted in 1985, has been declared extinct in the latest update of the IUCN Red List of endangered and threatened birds.
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First Synthetic, Self-Replicating Cell Created with Manmade DNA
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If you thought cloning was a big deal, you might want to sit down before reading this. We’ve gotten so far in trying to create life that scientists have actually been able to create life from technology alone. Calling this “the first self-replicating species we’ve had on the planet whose parent is a computer,” scientists have developed a completely synthetic cell fully capable of reproducing. Yep, life borne of a computer. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Urban Forest Map: Wikipedia + Google maps, but for Trees
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We <3 Trees
I love trees, something not too surprising for someone writing for a site called TreeHugger, and I’m very happy to see that the Urban Forest Map is launching. It’s a kind of hybrid between Google Maps and Wikipedia; It starts with data provided by the city, and then allows people to add details and fill in the gaps about every tree in their city (starting with San Francisco, and later expanding to other places). It also give an estimate of the benefits that those trees provide to the local population based on the Center for …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Cardboard Furniture is Durable and Recyclable and Everywhere
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Cardboard is popping up everywhere. A strong and durable material, it is made from recycled paperboard and is itself recyclable when you get bored. It is long lasting, can be assembled easily, comes in a flat-pack and some say is softer and friendlier than wood or plastic. It certainly is cheaper….
Here are some new and novel ways that cardboard is being used in the furniture and restaura…Read the full story on TreeHugger
New Frontiers: Sustainable Design Innovation Initiative Launches in the UK
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For those doubtful about how we can get out of the various sustainability crises we now find ourselves in, financial, social and environmental, I have two words for you: <a href="http://www.treehugger.com…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
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
Green Eyed Monster Clears Out 2009 Designs With 50% Off
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Call us crazy, but it seems we can’t have enough reusable totes. A few for the car, two for the purse, a couple hanging by the door…it seems we always use them no matter how many we have. If you’re like us, you might want to take advantage of today’s TreeHugger Deal$ from Green Eyed Monster, a company that offers a unique and socially responsible alternative to di…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