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Plans Underway for Florida's First Green Animal Shelter

by Sara Novak, Columbia, SC on 11.22.08
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Future Florida Green Animal Shelter Aerial photo

photo: Sumter County Geographic Information System

With the already clear need for an animal shelter in Florida's Sumter County, the Humane Society/SPCA of Sumter County has outlined plans for Florida's first environmentally responsible animal shelter. After 26 years of serving the community without an animal shelter, the Humane Society/SPCA of Sumter County has begun its major capital campaign to raise the $1 million needed for construction of the 7,300 square foot structure. Read on to find out what makes this animal shelter so green.

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Geoengineering Redux: Fertilizing Trees with Nitrogen to Fight Climate Change

by Jeremy Elton Jacquot, Los Angeles on 11.21.08
Science & Technology

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Image from Joshua Rappeneker

It's not quite ocean iron fertilization, but I have a feeling this new geoengineering proposed will still raise quite a few hackles. The idea, which originated with Federico Magnani of Italy's University of Bologna, is, as the name implies, fairly straightforward: You would fertilize, or "dope," as the New Scientist's Catherine Brahic put it, trees with nitrogen to stimulate their ability to absorb more carbon dioxide and, by increasing their albedo, to reflect more solar radiation back out into space.

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New Yorkers and Food Politics

by Bonnie Hulkower, New York, New York on 11.21.08
Business & Politics

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Manhattan Borough President Stringer telling it like it is
photo via the Observer

I was surprised the other morning when Brian Lehrer, on his eponymous WNYC radio show, stated that he had received 600 comments suggesting Michael Pollan as President-elect Obama’s Secretary of Agriculture. Who knew New Yorkers cared so much about agriculture and food? But the interest was evident yesterday, as five hundred food and community activists, students and researchers, gathered in Columbia University’s Lerner Hall to share ideas and to listen to government officials speak about the “Politics of Food.”

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Change Maker Josh Onysko, Cranberry Salsa and Sexy DIY Scarves

by Jessica Root - Brooklyn, NY on 11.21.08
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:: Get the do goodin' dirt from the man on a squeaky-clean and green mission, Josh Onysko of Pangea Organics.

:: Cranberry salsa? Now that's a modern and tasty twist on traditonal Thanksgiving fare. Try it along with these other deliciously sustainable side dishes.

:: Breathe new life into an old, unworn dress. Use its fabric to make a sexy new scarf!

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On Climate Change, Africa Votes As One Country And One Continent

by Kristin Underwood, San Diego, CA on 11.21.08
Business & Politics

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Image source: Gainesville

In anticipation of the upcoming meetings to update Kyoto next month in Poznan, Poland, the 53 African nations met recently to develop the Algiers Declaration, stating that they will vote as one bloc during climate change negotiations, reports the Monterey Herald. Forests, renewable energy and deserts are the three major issues that African nations are most concerned about and its felt that voting as one bloc will give them more power during negotiations. Europe is hoping to get in on the action.

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Capturing a Nation on Film Before it Vanishes

by Kristin Underwood, San Diego, CA on 11.21.08
Travel & Nature

Shuuichi Endou Tuvalu Island Photo
Image source: Shuuichi Endou/Tuvalu Overview


Tuvalu, made up of four small coral-reef islands and five atolls off the coast of Australia, will be one of the first to go as sea levels continue to rise. Shuuichi Endou decided his response was to take 10,000 photographs, almost one for every person on the island to capture the spirit and essence of the people, reports the Japan Times Online. When the island is gone, and the population has dispersed and assimilated into area nations, will the photographs be the only thing keeping this nation together?

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Amory Lovins Named One of America’s Best Leaders by US News & World Report

by Matthew McDermott, Brooklyn, NY on 11.21.08
Culture & Celebrity

Video clip: Amory Lovins on climate change, geoengineering and unintended environmental consequences.

In case you’re not a regular US News & World Report reader, we’d like to point out that Amory Lovins, co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute (which is a guest contributor to TreeHugger) has been just listed as one of America's Best Leaders for his work at RMI promoting energy efficiency, and more efficient use of natural resources in general.

In describing Lovins’ work, US News had this to say

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It Slices, It Dices: Wireless Router Vase

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 11.21.08
Science & Technology

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Electronics are often so ugly and inanimate; why not make them do multiple functions like this combination wireless router and vase? Finally, electronics you can really call green! No doubt the flowers will last so much longer in that energizing bath of EMF. The designers say that “The STC Router successfully bridges the gap between lifestyle and technology with it’s flower vase functionality.”

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