NASA: Last Spring Was the Hottest on Record
Last spring was the hottest ever recorded, according to data from NASA. While May only tied for the hottest May ever, with that of 1998, last April was far and away the hottest on the temperature record. Additionally, the entire period of January to May this year was also the hottest in the temperature record. You’re getting the idea: all kinds of records are being broken by hotter-than-ever temps. And yes, there are more of them: …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Green Bloggers Speak: Does Earth Day Matter? (Slideshow)
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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TreeHugger’s Best of Green 2010: Cast Your Vote Today!
Last year, TreeHugger honored more than 170 winners across eight topics with our first annual Best of Green Awards. This year, we asked for your nominations and the response was overwhelming with hundreds of suggestions spanning dozens of categories.
Now, your suggestions, along with some of our own, have been compiled and it’s time to vote for your favorite….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Best of Ecouterre: So Long 2009, Hello 2010!
As 2009 drew to a close, Ecouterre took the opportunity to look back at some of our favorite stories of the year, including our favorite up-and-coming green designers, the coolest wearable technology, the most bizarre eco-fashions, and our <a href=”http://www.ecouterre.com/8864/7-most-popu…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Top 10 Green Tourist Destinations for 2009 (slideshow)
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In need of somewhere to travel for New Years? Want to start planning your summer vacation? Now in it’s fifth year, National Geographic Traveler magazine has choosing the top green destinations in the world to a science. Many of the locations were chosen for their relative isolation (and thus minimal human impact), while others were major metropolitan areas that have managed to implement a successful environmental …Read the full story on TreeHugger
CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008, Despite Recession – We’re On Target for 6°C Temperature Rise
photo: Steve via flickr.
Here are two sobering thoughts: 1) New research shows that despite last year’s global recession total CO2 emissions still climbed 2% in 2008; and, 2) the Global Carbon Project adds, without strong action in Copenhagen we won’t be able to stabilize temperatures in “a smooth and organized way” and that its <a href=”http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/half-all-species-extinct-in-your-life…Read the full story on TreeHugger
SF Green Festival 09 – More Than One Way to Rip a Shirt to Shreds
Restructured clothing was definitely at home at the San Francisco Green Festival this year. There were several fashion designers that knew how to shred old clothing and sew it into something new, creative, and stylish. Here we have Elisabethan, a line by Elisabeth Delehaunty – a clothing artist we’ve followed for years. It was fun to see her gorgeous creations at the fest, but she certainly wasn’t the only seamstress. Check out some of the other great clothing lines making something hot out of something tossed. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Go See Tapped Tonite and Find Out How Sacramento’s Municipal Water is Under Attack
We reported a few weeks ago that water bottling giant Nestle plants to build a water bottling plant in Sacramento by the end of this year. While building another water bottling plant seems like a waste of space and resources, after attending an initial community meeting we find out that the project is even more wicked than initially assumed. This week you can support efforts to wrestle Nestle out of Sacramento by heading to the Crest Theater to see Tapped…Read the full story on TreeHugger
75 Chipotle Restaurants Get Solar Panels – Chain Becomes Largest Solar Power Producer in Industry
Here’s one more reason to feel good about heading out to Chipotle for a burrito: The Denver-based Mexican restaurant chain has just announced that is making a big solar power push, partnering with Standard Renewable Energy to install solar panels at approximately 75 of its restaurants over the next year:…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Slideshow: Green Wheels of the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show
This year’s Frankfurt Auto Show was an explosion of new green vehicles. With extravagant displays and more than 80 world-premiers, this year’s show lived up to its reputation as the auto event to watch. It was also the year of green transportation: we venture to say that no major car show has been more jam packed with electric cars, hybrids, fuel cells, low-carbon diesels, and hybrids of every imaginable species. So take a browse through our slideshow of Frankfurt highlights and pick your favorites.
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