12:54 am in Business & Politics, climate change, Culture & Celebrity, events, Take Action, tim dechristopher by TreeHugger
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DemocracyNow!
Tim DeChristopher, 29, the courageous activist who
posed as an oil industry bidder to monkeywrench an oil and gas lease sale in Utah, was sentenced this afternoon to two years in prison. "Mr. DeChristopher had many other lawful ways to express his disapproval with the oil and gas leasing process," said U.S. District Court Judge Dee Benson at the hearing.
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3:22 am in 100 mile diet, alternative energy, bottled water, concerts, Culture & Celebrity, europe, events, luxembourg, music, public transportation, Take Action, waste by TreeHugger
Last weekend I experienced what was for me the greenest music festival so far. And not only because at
Rock-A-Field in Luxembourg you actually get to rock a lush green field surrounded by dense forest. The organisers of RAF also set an example of how to lower the environmental impact of 18,000-plus festival goers and 15 bands (amongst which
Arcade Fire and the
Arctic Monkeys) without s...
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3:12 pm in Business & Politics, events, News, obama administration, solar photovoltaic, Take Action, white house by TreeHugger
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Last October, as the result of some savvy campaigining from my friends at
350.org, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced that the White House would "lead by example" by installing solar panels by the start of the 2011 summer. With one week until summer officially kicks off, the White House has yet to make it good on its commitment. 350.org is putting together another push to get the Obama Administration over the finish line and it needs your help.
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5:27 pm in actors, awards, celebrities, charities, Culture & Celebrity, ed begley jr., events by TreeHugger
Jamie Lee Curtis praises Global Green's Green Schools and Ed Begley Jr. Photos by R.Cruger
At last weekend's 15th annual Millennium Awards thrown by
Global Green, LA's biggest environmental organization, the honored guests included actor Mark Ruffalo for his anti-hydrofracking efforts, and finally,
Ed Begley Jr. got a prize!
Jamie Lee Curtis introduced him: "Ed's a pulsing example of an environmentalist every single freakin...
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10:32 am in events, india, WED2011 by TreeHugger
All Photos: Ximena Prugue
This guest post is by Ximena Prugue, winner of the 2011 UNEP/TreeHugger World Environment Day blogging contest.
My first day in India for
World Environment Day felt like my first day in high school--minus the braces and far less acne. Today felt something like an orientation about deforestation specifically in India and what's being done to stop it, or at least what
should be done. The UN General Assembly declared 2...
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8:05 am in events, india, united nations, WED2011 by TreeHugger
All photos: Mat McDermott/Creative Commons
TreeHugger is on the ground in India, traveling with
UNEP and the winner of our joint blogging contest
Ximena Prugue for the next couple of days, attending
World Environment Day 2011 activities in Delhi and Bangalore. Here's a tas...
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8:16 am in animations, Culture & Celebrity, eco-tips, events, music, spain, spring, Take Action by TreeHugger
Alright, staying at home and
listing to music online would have much less impact on the planet, no doubt, but there is something about some 100.000 people getting together during 3 days to enjoy the latest (and not so latest; Pulp and Nick Cave are playing!) the music world has to offer. Hard to miss at
Primavera Sound Festival is the
biggest urban solar panel station in Europe...Read the full story on TreeHugger 
3:30 pm in activism, alternative energy, appropriate technology, barcelona, Business & Politics, community supported agriculture, events, Food & Health, local food, madrid, News, recycled, Science & Technology, solar, solar energy, spain, Take Action, urban life by TreeHugger
Photo Credit: Sergio Carratalá
The
Indignados (or "Outraged") have been camping in over 60 Spanish cities for almost 10 days now. What started on the 15th of May (hence the tag #15-M) via social networks has become some of the biggest and most peaceful demonstrations in recent Spain, known as the
2011 Spanish Revolution. The indignation is against the current political situation ; the young (and not so young) Spaniards together with residents from Spain demand
¡Democracia Real Ya! (a real ...
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The Society for Responsible Design, founded in 1989, may be one of the oldest professional associations committed to the pursuit of environmentally and socially aware design. Now, after eight years of dedicated volunteer hard yards showcasing state-based graduate works, they've finally been able to give the exhibit the national exposure that new ecodesign deserves.
32 talented graduates, representing eight design streams have lent 26 of their inspiring projects to the SRD Change 2011 exhibition. See the projects first hand, as they take over the complete upper ground floor of a Read the full story on TreeHugger
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