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Rumble in the Lumberyard: FSC vs SFI

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SFI certified clear cut; Steve Ringman, Seattle Times

There is a major battle going on in the woods, in the courts and in the halls of the US Green Building Council, as the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) tries to get LEED changed to accept their certification. We have covered it before, but Monte Paulsen is doing an extensive five-parter in the Tyee that is a must-read.

Part 1 describes how t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

Fuel Efficient Cars for 2010

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Image credit: Good

Maybe you’re thinking about buying a new car this year, or maybe you just want to keep an eye on the progress the auto industry is making on its drive towards efficiency. Either way, Good has an easy reference list to get you started…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

Der Scutt, Architect, 1934-2010

der-scutt.jpgDon Hogan Charles/The New York Times

Der Scutt was not a famous name among architects, and his work does not pop out and inspire. Even his son is quoted in the New York Times as saying “My father was absolutely a developer’s architect, and he prided himself on respecting the wishes and goals of the owner while injecting his own style and design expertise,” and when that client is often Donald Trump, you are going to get a lot of garish gold buildings.

But he did have an expertise that more architects are going to need: He was the master of the reclad, the removal of … Read the full story on TreeHugger

Creating Energy from Landfill Gas Is Far From Myth

Video profile of University of New Hampshire Ecoline™ project. Video credit:UNH and Waste Management.

The beginning of a new decade
reminds us to also look back at the past 10 years to see how everything from
daily tasks to new technologies have evolved. Back in 2000, the thought of
using our garbage to produce renewable energy was barely a blip on the radar.
Read the full story on TreeHugger

Surfrider Foundation Calls Us Out on Our Water Cycle of Insanity (Video)

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Image via Know Your H2O

We have a weird relationship with water. We know it’s a precious resource, we know that less than 1% of water on the planet is available for human consumption. And yet as a species, we have the craziest, most wasteful and polluting ways of dealing with water. World Water Day is approaching - March 22nd…mark your calendars - and the Surfrider Foundation is getting ready to point out the “Cycle of Insanity” and show us the real story of our water through a video that lin… Read the full story on TreeHugger

Google appears to drop censorship in China

An unidentified Chinese man, calling for an end to the violence and bloodshed against pro-democracy demonstrators, stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989. Once censored, the picture could be seen over the Internet in China Tuesday.Web sites dealing with subjects such as the Tiananmen Square protests could all be accessed through Google’s Chinese search engine Tuesday in defiance of Beijing’s censorship rules.

Red Tape: Cutting cable and phone bills

It took Mary Schreiber about an hour, and just a little moxie, to save 0. You can do it too.

Wacom Intuos4 Wireless: The joy of freedom

The Wacom Intuos4 Wireless features brushstrokes as smooth and precise as the real thing, and the touchscreen never misses a single beat.Gizmodo: This wireless tablet features brushstrokes as smooth and precise as the real thing, and the touchscreen never misses a single beat.

Apple’s iPad is one of a slate of slates

There are many other companies jumping into the tablet arena besides Apple. Among them: HP, Dell and Samsung. Google and HTC are reportedly working on a slate, and Sony may be interested, too.

Women more likely to die after heart attack

When it comes to matters of the heart, women should be treated more like men. A large study found that women were far less likely than men to get angiography to find vessel blockages or angioplasty to clear them.

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