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         <title>Still Don&apos;t Get Copenhagen? Just Watch the Colbert Report (Video) </title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Just don't take him literally. In the clip below, <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/stephen-colbert-global-warming-al-gore.php">Stephen Colbert</a> turns his expertly honed, braggadocio-laden satire towards global warming. Of course, he opens the segment by declaring that climate change is nothing but a hoax. But he doesn't stop there--his screed goes on to cover the hacked climate email non-scandal and the upcoming international talks in Copenhagen.</p>
<p>Along the way, he skewers <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/thwart-fox-news-attempts.html">Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity</a>, for (ridiculously) claiming that Barack Obama is going to cede the sovereignty of the United States by negotiating a treaty that will reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions a]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/copenhgagen-colbert-report-video.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:55:32 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>This is What 470,000 Pounds of CGI Food Waste Looks Like (Video)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/food-waste-revealed.php">Food waste</a> and <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/hunger-relief-peanut-butter.html">hunger</a> are two problems that just seem intuitively reconcilable--and the video below drives the point home.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2009/11/nyc-subway-system-full-of-squandered-food.html">public service announcement</a> by <a href="http://www.cityharvest.org/">City Harvest</a>, the ad deals with the fact that every day in New York City, 470,000 pounds of food is wasted--a truly stunning number. Meanwhile, thousands of people are going hungry. Over a million people live below the poverty line in New York City, and many of those don't get enough to eat. </p>
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         <title>Take a Good Look at the Health Care Bills with Easy-to-Use Search Feature</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/green-health-care.html">health care reform</a> bill has finally passed the House of Reps, and man, is it . . . big. I hate to draw any more attention to that fact--boneheaded pundits from around the cable news circuit have already focused their attention on that fact. As if the sheer size of a piece of legislation somehow means it's faulty, instead of, says, carefully crafted. </p>
<p>Anyhow. The Senate has just released its version of the bill, and . . . it, too, is big. Now, you're likely still curious about what's in both of them--but maybe not curious enough to leaf through all 2,047 pages. Thankfully, the New York Times is going to help meet you halfway. </p>
<p>They've got a handy feature that allows you to scan both docume]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/health-care-bills-search.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:30:48 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>The British Throw Away $20 Billion Worth of Food a Year: That&apos;s a Lot of Crumpets</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>A new report has just revealed that the British toss out <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/more-than-12-billion-in-food-waste-goes-garbage-every-year-uk.php">$20 billion worth of food each year</a>. Try to imagine $20 billion worth of food--just try it. Picture the half-eaten sandwiches, rotten apples, bags of chips, expired gallons of milk, and scraps of meat. Now picture 8.3 million tons of it all. </p>
<p>According to the study, that's exactly how much refuse British consumers create in <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/food-waste-revealed.php">food waste</a> every year--and much of it is avoidable. While an estimated two thirds of that waste is deemed "unavoidable" by the study, and refers to fruit and vegetables that go bad and food thrown out as a res]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/british-throw-food-year.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:30:24 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>How to Stop Plastics from Turning Your Unborn Boy Into a Girl</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Of all the charges leveled at plastics: the health risks, the waste creation, the resource-intensive production&mdash;this one is definitely the strangest. New research suggests that if women pregnant with boys are exposed to certain plastics, it will alter the brains of their unborn children. And make them girlier. </p>
<p>Seriously. </p>
<p>According to <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8361863.stm">the BBC</a>, researchers have found that pregnant women who were in contact with <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/green-glossary-phthalates.html">phthalates</a>, a chemical prominent in many prominent plastic products, subject their child to a bit of unintentional gender-bending: "Males exposed to high doses in the womb went on to be less likely to play with b]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/plastic-unborn-boy-girl.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>Will South Carolina Become the Nation&apos;s Premier Nuclear Waste Depository?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Ever since <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/03/goodbye-yucca-obama-budget-nuclear.php">Obama shuttered Yucca Mountain</a> once and for all earlier this year, the question of which locale will inherit the dubious mantle of 'Nation's Nuclear Waste' depository has remained a hot one. As it is, radioactive materials continue to accumulate onsite at <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/go-for-the-green/green-brain-nuclear-waste.html">nuclear power plants around the nation</a>. </p>
<p>But it seems a new site is arising as a contender to be the nation's nuclear waste dump--even though it would most certainly rather not be. It's Savannah, South Carolina. <a href="http://www.grist.org/article/will-south-carolina-become-the-nations-new-yucca-mountain/">Grist reports</a>: </p]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/carolina-nation-nuclear-depository.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>The World&apos;s Most Cited Climate Change Denier: The World&apos;s Leading Climate Scientist?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>If there's one climate change-related interview you read today (just in case you're one of those people who read dozens of them), check out the piece over at the New Republic featuring <a href="http://www.tnr.com/article/environment-energy/tnr-qa-dr-stephen-schneider">Dr. Stephen Schneider</a>.</p>
<p>Perhaps no man has been more misrepresented by the media in the scientific community than Schneider, and all because of one little paper he wrote back when he was still a student. TNR explains that while he was studying plasma physics at Columbia and moonlighting at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (ah, sounds just like my college career), "he co-authored an article for <em>Science</em> arguing that the warming effect caused by rising amounts of carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/climate-change-denier-scientist.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>Introducing the First Interactive Green Hip Hop Video</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/ace-in-their-own-words.php">Alliance for Climate Education</a>, or ACE, has come up with a pretty clever way to get the young 'uns thinking about living green. It's a sort of interactive hip hop video that first requires you to enter your name before viewing. Then, a music video ensues featuring a woman who's evidently burned out on dating too many ungreen gentlemen. </p>
<p>Your name floats by in various guises, she rattles off the eco-sins of her past suitors--leaving lights on, <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/05/sales-of-hybrid-suvs-lower-than-expected.php">driving SUVs</a>, etc--and then, guess who ends up potentially being our poor environmentally inclined heroine's salvation? </p>
<p>Yes indeed. The video is goofy,]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/instrumental/interactive-green-hiphop-video.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:54:11 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Finally, the <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/senate-climate-bill-revealed-key-points.php">energy reform bill</a>, which is currently being debated in the Senate, is getting its due--a <a href="http://climateprogress.org/2009/11/11/news-ads-for-clean-energy-and-climate-bill-from-vote-vets-and-league-of-conservation-voters/">TV ad campaign</a>. As you're probably well aware, there's been quite a public campaign waged by the opponents of energy reform--namely, the fossil fuel industry--to discredit (often falsely) the Democrat-sponsored, <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/senate-climate-bill-bipartisanly-support.php">bipartisan-supported climate bill</a>. Some positive media should help balance the scales a little, and get the message of why we need energy re]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/tv-ads-energy-reform.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:31:10 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Remember those good ol' school days? Reading engrossing new books, sitting through lessons, giggling mischievously with friends, having first crushes--and inhaling 457 different chemicals from the contaminated air? You probably don't remember that last part, but chances are you actually did exactly that: a <a href="http://www.ewg.org/schoolcleaningsupplies/overview">new study</a> from the Environmental Working Group has discovered that at least that many chemicals are found in most ordinary school cleaning products.</p>
<p>And many of these chemicals are far from benign--some are linked to asthma, cancer, and other illnesses. It's also worth noting that this report comes at a time that childhood asthma and cancers are at rise. The biggest problem? It's that there's often no label requir]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/ordinary-shcool-cleaning-contaminate.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>10 Best Places to Watch Movies Online For Free</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>The trend is already moving towards watching our media online--many of us watch TV, <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/top-viral-videos.html">viral videos</a>, and movies right on our computers. I have a TV, but I don't even subscribe to cable, and my DVD player is broken. The internet, it turns out, provides access to all the movies I could ever hope to see. </p>
<p>And this trend has some <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/barter-bee.html">very green implications</a>--it's cutting into packaging and distribution materials that end up as landfill fodder. And it means you don't have to drive to the video rental store and spew any carbon emissions, either. With all that waste cut out, the only thing we have to worry about is the electricity used to]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/watch-movies-online-free.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>Do You Live in One of America&apos;s Most Toxic Cities? </title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Okay, quick--what's the most toxic city in the US? Do your thoughts jump to LA, where the <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/05/plan-aims-to-reduce-emissions-from-los-angeles-port.php">smog is so thick</a> it clouds out the stars? Or to crowded New York, with its urban sprawl and <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/03/sustainable-stormwater-in-new-york-city.php">polluted waterways</a>? Here's a hint--it's neither. It's actually Atlanta--that's right, Georgia's biggest city is the most toxic town in the US.</p>
<p>So how do we know? Well, Forbes magazine rounded up the toxicity of America's 40 largest metropolitan areas, and compiled them into <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/02/toxic-cities-pollution-lifestyle-real-estate-toxic-cities_chart.html?partner=contex]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/live-americas-toxic-cities.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>Watch the World&apos;s Smallest Working Train in Action</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>It's simultaneously one of the most adorable and most astonishing things you're likely to see today: measuring just 1/8th of an inch by 1/4th of an inch, I present to you the world's smallest working train. </p>

<p>This model train set was built at a 1-35,200 scale to the real deal by New Jersey train enthusiast David Smith--and the only tools he used to make it were a craft knife and his bare hands. As you watch (and squint) you'll see the 5 car model passenger train make its way around the little hill--the thing actually runs impressively fluidly.</p>

<p>So what's the thing made of? According to <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6414891/Worlds-smallest-working-model-train-set-unveiled.html">the Telegraph</a>, it's "Powered by a standard two-inch-long r]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/worlds-smallest-train-action.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>The Top 9 Green Viral Videos </title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Viral videos make the internet go round. Well known fact. Charlie biting fingers, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI">bands on treadmills</a>, dancing babies, Chris Brown infused weddings, and so on. The biggest viral videos are as much a part of culture as any hit TV show. And yes, there are green ones. </p>
<p>Green viral videos have the added charge of carrying a beneficial environmental message along with quirky, irresistible footage. When effective, they can transport valuable information across the web faster than just about anything else. </p>
<p>Here are 9 of the best--and one that's so bad, it might just be worth watching. </p>
<p><h3>9. The MEATRIX</h3></p>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Deforestation of tropical areas is not only one of the <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/indonesia-illegal-logging-third-biggest-greenhouse-gas-emitter-world.php">leading causes of climate change</a>, it's constantly putting millions of animals at risk by demolishing their habitats. And guess who's the biggest buyer of rainforest wood in the United States? That headline should've given you a clue--it's the city of New York, led by <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/bloomberg_global_warming.php">Mayor Michael Bloomberg</a>. </p>
<p>Because of this, one of Bloomberg's challengers in the upcoming mayoral race, <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/jesus-buy-reverend-billy.html">Reverend Billy Talen</a> (the green movement hero, and leader of th]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/newyork-buyer-endangered-rainforest.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>I know it seems a tad early for a Christmas article, but the following revelation has implications that go way beyond the world's prime shopping season: around 80% of all toys are made in heavily polluting Chinese factories. By young children. </p>
<p>This launches a load of ethical and environmental questions about where and how we're getting our toys--and what they're made of. It's no secret that <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/chinese-town-lead-poisoning-move-the-town.php">environmental codes</a> and labor laws are much more, let's say 'lax' in China (but really mean 'borderline human rights violating'). But American consumers might not be familiar with exactly where toys they buy are coming from--though all those 'Made in China' stickers should be a clue.</p>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Who wants to help <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/supermodels-get-nearly-naked-for-climate-change-video.php">supermodels strip down</a> to their natural state? A lot of people, that's who. And <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/the-science-of-350-the-most-important-number.php">350.org</a> is counting on it--the fantastic climate action organization took a <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/01/sexy-superbowl-ad-peta.php">cue from PETA</a> and launched a sexy new ad campaign to raise awareness for global warming. Yes, it features stripping supermodels, so by all means, skip this prose drivel and get on with it:</p>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Animal Collective have perhaps done more to push the boundaries of pop music this decade than any band save Radiohead. Yet they're still pretty under the radar in the context of mainstream music--which is why I was a bit surprised to see them advocating for PETA in the animal rights' group's campaign to stop the Canadian seal hunt. Usually, PETA nabs high profile folks like Pamela Anderson and Che Guevara's daughter for their promos--not art pop bands.</p>
<p>Sure, it makes sense on the most basic level--Animal Collective has the word 'animal' in it, so who better to become poster boys for the anti-seal hunt movement than an experimental noise-pop band from Brooklyn? But hey, if the guys want to lend a hand, more power to them. Below, the group explains why they've taken up the cause fo]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/feature/instrumental/indie-band-seal-hunt.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>Who Needs a Mandate to Compost? Be Your Own San Francisco</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>In case you haven't heard, it's now <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/06/san-francisco-recycling-law.php">illegal to throw away food scraps</a> in San Francisco--and failing to recycle can hit you with a $500 fine. When the news first surfaced that the law had passed, many were worried. But instead of lamenting how the city government is taking over its freedoms, San Franciscans have <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/mandatory-composting-law-success-san-francisco.php">embraced the new laws</a>--and they're keeping more junk out of the landfill than ever. </p>
<p>In fact, before the law even took affect, the city saw the amount it composted jump from 400 to 500 tons of waste every day. That's 500 tons of waste that's not taking up space in a landfill, and is in]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/san-francisco-composting-mandatory.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>New Browser Plug-In Shows You Only Green Ads</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Advertisements make the internet go 'round--wedged in on every page in some way or another, they're the one thing you can't escape when you're online. Google has ads. Youtube has ads. Your email likely has ads. <a href="http://www.planetgreen.com">Planet Green</a> has big ol' ads. It's a fact of life--the number one way that most Americans get their information is riddled with advertisements. </p>
<p>All these ads are totally out of your control--endorsements for lame t-shirts, new movies, <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/12/awful-diamond-ad.php">jewelry</a>, credit checks (those are the worst), and every kind of sweepstakes or contest under the sun. </p>
<p>But it doesn't have to be that way. There's a cool new plug-in you can download that wipes out all of those ethically]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/browser-plugin-green-ads.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>7 Best Ways to Help the World Fight Climate Change at COP15</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>The <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/countdown-copenhagen-events-rock.html">countdown to Copenhagen</a> has begun--the talks that could lead to a global agreement on how to fight climate change are only a couple months away. The question is, what can each of us do to get involved? What can one single solitary guy or gal do to help the world agree to turn back the tides of climate change? Plenty. Here are the 7 best ways you can help out.</p>
<p>For an introduction to COP15, this <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/cop15-stake-minutes.html">5-minute guide</a> should get you up to speed in, well, about 5 minutes. </p>
<p><strong>1. Join the World's Largest Pro-Climate Action Community</strong> <br />
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>The automotive times are a-changin. The EPA just released its list of the top ten most fuel efficient cars of 2010 cars, and guess what? Nine out of ten of them are hybrids. And they're not all made by Toyota or <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/honda-insight-hybrid-car.html">Honda</a>, either.</p>
<p>No, the hybrids getting top mileage this year come from six different car makers, though <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/solar-powered-toyota-prius.html">the Toyota Prius</a> does indeed once again lead the pack. This is great news--it signals the <ever-rising prominence of <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/games-quizzes/vote-green-cars.html">hybrids</a>. And it offers proof that America's interest isn't waning, either, despite all th]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/fuel-efficient-gas-guzzlers.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>There's been a recent, fresh surge of global warming denial that looked like it was going to get out of hand for a second there. Much of it came after the BBC ran a piece in which one solitary climate writer wrote "<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8299079.stm">What ever happened to global warming?</a>" It was picked up by climate denying pundits and talking heads, and perhaps culminated when Sean Hannity cited the source and declared the <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/hannity-no-global-warming.php">debate over global warming to be over</a>--it wasn't happening. </p>
<p>Well, it looks like everyone got all excited over nothing (not that real scientists were ever worried--they knew their data was being misrepresented). Because here's what happened to global w]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/climate-hottest-september-record.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Hopes were growing dim on the prospect of passing <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/guide-senate-climate-bill.html">climate legislation</a> this year--health care reform had taken over America's collective conscious, and the clean energy reform bill was <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/senate-climate-bill-delayed-why-thats-good-thing.php">getting delayed again and again</a>. Everyone was beginning to accept that the US was going to have taken no meaningful action on climate change when the world's nations <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/countdown-copenhagen-events-rock.html">meet in Copenhagen</a> this December to attempt out an international treaty to fight global warming. And without acting on climate change back home, we'd h]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/senator-graham-climate-bill.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>In 1970s, most states had around the same per capita energy consumption. Then, in 1978, one state passed a law enforcing energy efficiency codes. Since then, every other state--all 49 of them--has seen their energy consumption skyrocket, sometimes as much as doubling. That means more burned coal, more greenhouse gas emissions--more trouble.</p>
<p>So how's that one state doing now? Incredibly, its per capita energy consumption is <em>about the same as it was in the 70s</em>. That state is California. And between 1978 and now, California's population has boomed, its economy grew exponentially (over the years, it's hovered around being the 6th-9th largest in the world). But some simple energy efficiency regulations kept it from growing into an electricity hound.</p>
<p>Now, it's a good th]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/state-consumes-percapita-energy.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <title>Living Near Green Spaces Can Literally Keep You From Going Crazy</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>There are few better arguments for living near a park or some <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/nature-find-helps-urbanites-sniff-out-green-spaces.php">other green space</a> than the fact that it actually helps prevent you from going insane. Seem crazy? It's anything but--there's now scientific evidence that keeping some greenery in the vicinity is good for your mental health.</p>
<p>The study, published in the <a href="http://jech.bmj.com/">Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health</a>, has found that the impact of living near green spaces is "is particularly noticeable in reducing rates of mental ill health," according to <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8307024.stm">the BBC</a>. It's also, not surprisingly, better for plain ol' physical health, too: rates ]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/living-spaces-prevent-crazy.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Unless you're a die-hard policy wonk (or a die-hard <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/talk-global-warming-deniers.html">climate change denier</a>) it can be difficult to decide where you stand on climate issues. Sure, you're none too pleased that global warming is a-headin' our way, and you're not exceedingly happy that coal plants continue to pollute the air and <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/coal-plants-dump-thousands-gallons-waste-drinking-water-day.php">dump waste into our drinking water</a> either. </p>
<p>So you're inclined to say that limiting the amount of greenhouse gas emissions all these coal plants, oil rigs, and factories can emit is a good idea. And that you support US energy reform and <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-c]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/cap-trade-gift-polluters.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Okay, so debating US energy policy may not seem to be the most exciting pastime at first glance, what with all those other pressing topics to debate (did anyone see Mad Men last week?). But actually, it should be. I'm serious. </p>
<p>As you know, the United States may very well get its biggest overhaul in energy policy in centuries thanks to <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/guide-senate-climate-bill.html">the climate bill</a> (which now looks <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/senate-climate-bill-bipartisan-support.php">more and more like it's going to pass</a>, and sooner rather than later). And the climate bill, which would make polluting companies pay for their emissions, is going to usher in a new era of innovation and technology.</p>
<p>So would]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/talk-energy-expert.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Have any bright ideas on how to solve the world's most pressing problems? Handy with multimedia? Of course you do, and of course you are. </p>
<p>Then perhaps it's worth your time to take a peek at the <a href="http://globalsolutions.org/">Citizens for Global Solutions</a>' multimedia contest--they're offering $4000 in prizes for the top submissions. The contest, called 'Choose Your Global Solutions', asks designers to create a "short multimedia piece that can inspire, amuse and/or activate people who believe that a better world is possible." </p>
<p>The only catch is that the piece must be interactive--perhaps to better engage those that who come across the work--and they must follow these following guidelines (from <a href="http://multimedia.globalsolutions.org/">CGS</a>): <br />
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         <title>Group Plans to Get 10,000 People Arrested to Stop Climate Change</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>This December, world leaders will meet in <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/track-climate-conference-twitter.html">Copenhagen</a> to attempt to create one of the most important global treaties in history--one that gets nations around the world to cut down on pollution in order to spare the planet from global warming. </p>
<p>But many are worried it won't be enough. And rightfully so--the track record for getting countries to agree on reducing polluting emissions <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/china-once-climate-scapegoat-now-our-sputnik.php">isn't so hot</a> (hello, climate pun). So one group is going to extreme measures: they plan on organizing 10,000 protesters--who are willing to get arrested--into action in order to put pressure on world leader]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/group-arrested-climate-change.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:20:33 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Would You Pay a Quarter a Day to See the US Become the Global Leader on Clean Energy?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/climate-bill-will-cost-you-23-cents-a-day.php">23 cents a day</a>. That's what it would cost to get America on track to being a global leader in innovation again. </p>
<p>For decades, the US has lead the world in innovation--automobiles, computers, airplanes, the internet (thanks Al Gore!), and so on. But there's one major area where we're falling behind--renewable energy. </p>
<p>Even though some of the best alternative energy technology was developed right here in the US of A, we're quickly losing ground to other nations around the world. And one of those nations just so happens to be the <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/05/china_leads_wor.php">fastest growing economy on Earth</a>--did you know that China spends about <a hr]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/global-leader-clean-energy.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:22:22 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>A Soda Tax Would Bring In $650 Million in NYC Every Year; How Much Could Your City Raise?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>Many people hate the idea of a soda tax: die-hard free market enthusiasts, many conservatives, and, of course, beverage company CEOs. But try arguing with this logic: putting a small tax on soda could not only raise <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/10/soda-tax-raise-10-billion-per-year.php">billions of dollars for cities and states</a>, but it would lower the rates of obesity and diabetes across the country, too. </p>
<p>Sounds like a win-win to me. To help spread the word about the benefits of a soda tax, the <a href="http://yaleruddcenter.org/">Rudd Center</a> for Food Policy and Obesity has designed this <a href="http://yaleruddcenter.org/sodatax.aspx">revenue calculator</a> to help you determine how much your city or state stands to reap if a small tax were tacked onto ]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/soda-tax-nyc-raise.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:58:56 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Why are Green Companies Ditching the Chamber of Commerce? </title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>The US Chamber of Commerce is the largest not-for-profit business organization in the world. It represents over 3 million companies. It's arguably the most powerful lobbying group in the nation.</p>

<p>And it's doing <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/05/3-million-business-chamber-commerce-climate.php">everything it can to stop climate legislation</a>. </p>

<p>It's using its vast lobby to undermine efforts to pass clean energy reform--some of its most influential members are huge utility companies and heavy manufacturing corporations, after all. Publicly, the group simultaneously says it recognizes climate change is threat and that it opposes legislation to help prevent it. They've even said they want a <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/08/chamber-commerce-scope]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/green-companies-chamber-commerce.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:08:01 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Countdown to Copenhagen: The Events That Will Rock the World Before COP15 Does</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>In case you haven't heard, <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/02/heres-what-obama-needs-to-do-before-copenhagen-climate-change-talks.php">Copenhagen</a> is going to be kind of a big deal. And not like <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt0357413%2Fquotes&ei=U3LKSsKVOZLGlAeY_5iSAw&usg=AFQjCNEdccVo-Iza0zZm0NMB00lwwdxzeQ&sig2=JySs9rYM-aLFeO-9-gAywA">Ron Burgundy</a> is a big deal. Which he is. But I'm talking an affect-the-fate-of-the-entire-planet sort of big deal. </p>
<p>You see, when world leaders gather this December in <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/copenhagen-city-guide.html">Copenhagen</a>, they're going to attempt to hash out a treaty that will act as a road map for the entire]]>... &lt;a href=&quot;http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/countdown-copenhagen-events-rock.html&quot;&gt;Read the full story on Planet Green&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:40:50 -0500</pubDate>
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