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3:57 pm in bookhugger, books, Science & Technology, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
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This month, BookHugger presents Let Them Eat Shrimp by Kennedy Warne. Readers can order a discounted copy today and then join a live chat with the authors on August 25 at 3pm Eastern....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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4:06 pm in books, Business & Politics, coal, energy by TreeHugger
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People were so outraged that Scholastic, the world's largest children's book publisher, was pushing coal in schools that the company has announced it will no longer do so, and that other corporate-sponsored projects at its InSchool marketing division will also be scaled back. But not all of them.
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3:05 pm in bookhugger, books, Design & Architecture, global climate change, urban planning by TreeHugger
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10:50 am in book reviews, bookhugger, books, urban life, urban planning by TreeHugger
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There has been a profound change in the green movement over the last five years, the realization that solar panels on the roof and bamboo sheets on the bed are not enough; that where you live matters far more. We've seen a series of books that make this claim, including David Owen's Green Metropolis, Edward Glaeser's Triumph of the City, Ken Greenberg's Read the full story on TreeHugger
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10:52 am in artists, arts, books, Design & Architecture, recycling, Science & Technology, upcycling by TreeHugger
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For Apple product users, the style is minimalist and modern, right? But what if you love both your iPhone, and all things vintage? What if you love both your minimalist iPhone, and the clutter of old, beautiful books on your desk? Well, there's an iPhone dock that will give you both. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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1:07 pm in books, electronics, gadgets, kids, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
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The switch from paper books to digital books for classrooms has been on the way for a couple years now. It is university classrooms that have been getting most of the attention, however, K-12 classrooms are now getting more play from publishers. McGraw-Hill launched its first digital-only texbook on Monday. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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9:55 am in animals, books, conservation, oceans, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
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When swimming in the ocean, there's little that can get your heart pumping as fast as coming into contact with a shark, whether it's because you're afraid of it or because you're awed by it. We have an odd love-hate relationship with sharks, both frightened by their potential to kill (however hyped up that risk may be) and admiring of their perfect evolution as ocean predators. Knowing what we do of the importance of sharks to marine ecosystems, why do we pull them from the water at the rate of 73 million or more animals per year? Juliet Eilperin ex...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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3:21 pm in bookhugger, books, Design & Architecture, global climate change, urban planning by TreeHugger
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This month, BookHugger presents The Agile City by James S. Russell. Readers can order a discounted copy today and then join a live chat with the author on July 21 at 3pm Eastern....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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9:48 am in book review, books, cities, urban life, urban planning by TreeHugger
I have written a number of posts where I complain about Edward Glaeser. Being a heritage activist, I have objected to his attitudes about preservation. Being a Torontonian, I have resented his criticism of our sainted Jane Jacobs. Being a supporter of urban farming, I was appalled by his article in the Boston Globe.
But since his book, Triumph of the City, came out in February, he has been everywhere, the contrarian for hire, attacking the conventional wis...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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