Wasps Help Fig Trees Have Sex Over Long Distances
January 31, 2010 by TreeHugger
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Life has never been too easy for the African wasp Certosolen arab…Read the full story on TreeHugger January 31, 2010 by TreeHugger When I lived in Wyoming, I was continually impressed with its Governor, Dave Freudenthal. The former US attorney spoke with a plain tongue, advocated for pragmatic solutions, and managed to get elected in a very conservative state as a Democrat. I thought he was a model for other Democrats looking to break into traditionally conservative places. I still admire Gov. Dave, but lately he’s been making some weird decisions on climate and energy. Last …Read the full story on TreeHugger January 31, 2010 by TreeHugger Being an environmental activist is serious business. And even more so in Russia right now. Ten days ago TreeHugger wrote about the paper mill in Lake Baikal in Siberia that had been re-opened on Prime Minister Putin’s orders. The privately-owned mill had been closed down in 2006 because it was pumping toxic waste into the lake. But alas, in Putin’s Russia, when an oligarch wants something, he gets it, and the pulp and paper factory was suddenly declare…Read the full story on TreeHugger January 31, 2010 by TreeHugger There might be some debate right now as to whether aquaponics can be regarded as organic, but that hasn’t stopped Bevan Suites, whose Access to Aquaponics starter kits I wrote about last year, from keeping busy. In fact, Acc…Read the full story on TreeHugger January 31, 2010 by TreeHugger In an opinion piece in the Jan. 27 online issue of Nature (paid content), scientists from Canada and the United States argue that internationally coordinated research and controlled field-testing of geo-engineering options to block the sun should start immediately. Most likely, you heard the economic benefits already on the <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/step…Read the full story on TreeHugger January 31, 2010 by TreeHugger FEMA has put the notorious Katrina Trailers, some 100,000 of them, up for auction; and the bidding has apparently driven down prices for the new models. Hence, lobbyists for the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association have suggested sending empty Katrina trailers to Haiti as a ‘humanitarian gesture.’ The Haitian government, as stressed and desperate as it is, isn’t falling for it. Per a CBS station, “Haitian Culture and Co…Read the full story on TreeHugger January 31, 2010 by TreeHugger This strange tale is a synopsis of a lengthy story related by the Chicago Tribune. Dozens of municipalities in north eastern Illinois – including such Chicago suburbs as Joliet, Bartlett, and Batavia – are required to remove radium from public water before distributing it to customers. These communities get their water from deep wells. Radium co…Read the full story on TreeHugger January 30, 2010 by TreeHugger PETA activist dressed as a seal gets her just desserts as another costumed crusader, Salty, attacks poor seal hunt protester PETA activist Emily La…Read the full story on TreeHugger January 30, 2010 by TreeHugger Sol Inc. is making good on its commitment to help power Haiti relief efforts with solar energy. The company said in January that it planned to send about $400,000 worth of photovoltaics to the earthquake-ravaged country to help with round-the-clock relief efforts. Electricity was scarce in Haiti following the Jan. 12 quake, but sunlight was not. The panels charge during the day and illuminate the night. Mario Gonzales, a Sol Inc. staffer who’s …Read the full story on TreeHugger January 30, 2010 by TreeHugger We already know that GPS systems can make traffic flow more smoothly, they can help you drive more fuel efficiently, and they can even be a…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Wyoming Wants to Tax Wind Producers on Par With Dirty Fuels
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Russian Environmentalists’ Office is Ransacked
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Aquaponics Grows Up? Worldwide Aquaculture Plans Major Facilities
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Proposed aquaponics facility at Lorain, Ohio. Image credit: Access to Aquaponics
Experts Advocate International Geo-enineering Research and Governance
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US Trade Group Wants Stanky, Formaldehyde-Laced FEMA Trailers Sent To Haiti
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“Pimp my FEMA trailer.” Image credit:SwampPlot.com
Joliet Illinois Wants To Dump More Radium On Open Lands
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Subsurface injection of biosolids, aka “sludge.” Image credit:CCUA.info
A Pie for a Pie in Newfoundland As PETA Gets It In The Face
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More on Solar Panels Boosting Haiti Relief Efforts
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Electric Vehicles that Learn: Harnessing GPS for Optimal Efficiency (Video)
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The Toyota Prius fuel efficiency numbers show that it shines in city driving. But what if the car could learn from its environment?
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