Photo via SCChaser Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) decision to abandon the climate bill he helped craft — even going as far as saying he’ll filibuster it himself now — has been a dramatic turn in the legislation’s saga . But there’s at least one good reason to think he’ll return to put his support behind the bill he spent months negotiating: the money. Reports have surfaced that Graham… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Is Graham Coming Back to the Climate Bill? To Find Out, Follow the Money . . .

Ride the City supports 9 cities, yet only the Big Apple (thus far) gets an iPhone app. The jubilation in some quarters of the biking community when Google launched its Maps Bike There feature earlier this year was palpable – after all, 50,000 industrious cyclists had signed a petition created by cyclist Peter Smith and sent to Google to get them to add the feature, and Google’s Elaine Filadel… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Going By Bike? There’s A Map App (or Two) For That

Photo via Nature The Pentagon has already made it well known that it considers climate change a grave national security threat , and recently the US military already pointed out that the world may face severe oil shortages as soon as 2015. But now, in what’s being hailed as an “unprecedented” show of support for climate action, 33 retired US military generals and admirals ha… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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33 US Military Generals, Admirals: "Climate Change is Threatening America’s Security"

Photo via Life Santa Clara County in California has just ushered in a sad day for Happy Meals — by banning them, along with other such promotions for unhealthy kids’ meals. But this sad day for McDonald’s may lead to many happier ones for all those kids who might now have a better shot at growing up with healthier eating habits. That is, if you believe the ordinance will work — and don’t think the measure is altogether out of line. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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McDonald’s Happy Meals Banned in Santa Clara County, California

Josh Kilmer Purcell and Brent Ridge were ready to make a run for it, break out of Manhattan and get back to the land, so they literally bought the farm. Tricky part is, they knew nothing about raising crops, tending pigs, or staying afloat as biodynamic agrarians. Planet Green’s new series, The Fabulous Beekman Boys , is their story. Josh, a former drag queen turned ad exec, and Brent, a doctor and MBA, find themselves struggling to thrive on Beekman Farm. Listen to the podcast of this interview via

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The Fabulous Beekman Boys

Image credit: Good Best known for her role as a forensic scientist on Bones , Emily Deschanel is a passsionate advocate for animal rights when she’s off the set. Good sat down to talk with her about her inspirations, actions, and veganism…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Good Talks with Emily Deschanel

Image credit: Paraflyer /Flickr Recently, the United States Senate has had some trouble deciding on solutions to the big problems challenging the country. Things like health care reform, climate change, clean energy and now immigration policy need well-thought, bipartisan, legislation that provides meaningful change. But what would such legislation actually look like?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Field Guide to a Bipartisan Climate and Clean Energy Jobs Bill

Comparison of Arctic summer sea ice image: EPA It’s long been known that melting Arctic ice could help speed global warming . As the ice melts, surface reflectivity changes, more heat is absorbed than reflected, more warming. But now a new study in Nature confirms that this is already happening, with melting Arctic ice being the main cause of the higher than average warming the region has experienced…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Arctic Sea Ice Loss Confirmed As Main Cause of Faster Polar Warming

all images: EPA The Environmental Protection Agency has just launched a new Climate Change Indicators in the United States report (and slideshow) that really breaks down the science and effects of global warming. Not quite sure it will convince anyone who has already been convinced by the plethora of information, both scientific and popular, already released, but it is a very clear overview of the situation. Here are some interesting highlights to commit to memory:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Global Warming For Dummies – EPA Releases New Climate Change Indicators Report

Image credit: Good “Peruvian Pima cotton,” Good writes , “is world renowned as a high quality fiber.” Earlier this year, Photographer Joseph Pfeifer traveled to Lima, Peru, to visit the clothing factories that transform this revered fiber into finished fabric and garments…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Life in the Clothing Factories of Peru