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The Lorax - who has written 42 posts on Treehumper .
The Lorax wants you to stop cutting down trees, or something.
Senator McConnell Goes Into Real Lions’ Den, Doesn’t Come Out
In an effort to match President Obama's show of bipartisanship when he spoke to and fielded questions from Republican House leaders on Friday, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R—Ken.) took a symbolic and apparently fatal approach.
Continue reading...Poll: Majority, But Not Supermajority, Wants to Save the Planet
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
A new poll of more than 5,000 people from around the country found that only a majority actually care about protecting the environment. Without the required supermajority, though, it will be impossible to move forward on all planet-saving measures.
Continue reading...Cape Wind Stalled By Tribe’s Spiritual Need For Cheap Craps Tables
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The latest hiccup in a decade-long battle over the Cape Wind project comes from the Mashpee Wampanoag nation, who claim that the 130 turbines that would be built in Nantucket Sound would hinder their ancient tradition of greeting the sunrise while lying naked on piles of casino profits.
Continue reading...An Inconvenient Tooth and Other Overshadowed Annoyances
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Truth is not the only inconvenient thing in the world. Here are a few that have been forgotten amidst the hype.
Continue reading...Editorial: I’m Really Fucking Cold Right Now
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The deniers have been out in force recently, trumpeting about how the extended cold snap in many parts of the world is evidence that global warming is a myth. I am well aware of the convincing scientific arguments as to why that is utter nonsense, and that the last decade was the hottest ever recorded, and all of that. Really, I am. But I have to tell you: I am just freezing my fucking nuts off right now.
Continue reading...Local Cannibal Cites the High Carbon Cost of Eating Beef
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
In an era when eating organically, locally and chemical-free have become lasting trends, Andrew Glick of Carsonville, North Carolina, has found an elegant way to go about it: he eats people.
Continue reading...Going Greenish in 2010: 10 Environmental New Year’s Resolutions
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
So you've decided to go a bit greener in 2010. Good for you! But since you're obviously a bit of a clueless bandwagon jumper, TreeHumper is here to provide some help on what you can do to help save the planet and put off our inevitable colonization of Mars.
Continue reading...Toy of the Year: Great Pacific Garbage Patch Kids
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
This year's Toy Industry Association pick for Toy of the Year is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Kid. Made from 100 percent recycled plastic bits found endlessly circulating in the North Pacific Gyre — commonly known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — these dolls make a fabulous gift for any youngster.
Continue reading...Impact of the Copenhagen Accord: Fake Quotes From Real People
Monday, December 21, 2009
Reactions to the last-minute Copenhagen Accord "signed" recently have ranged from dismissive to depressed to masturbatory. Here are some of those reactions, kinda.
Continue reading...CopenFucked: Horrendous Wordplay Sinks Climate Deal
Friday, December 18, 2009
As hundreds of heads of state descended on Copenhagen on Thursday and Friday for the home stretch of the COP15 climate summit, the world's insistence on terrible puns based on the city's name inflamed tempers and killed any chance of a climate pact.
Continue reading...- Oil Spill, Seagal or Van Damme? A Terminology Quiz
- Citing Oil Spill as Deciding Blow, Environment Concedes Defeat
- Editorial: Wind turbines? NIMBYOSHMGIWFCY.
- Editorial: I'm Just Going to Stop Cleaning This Oily Bird If It Can't Drop the Attitude
- Murkowski Proposes Resolution Blocking Agencies From Doing Agency Stuff
- Maldives President Installs Own Solar Panels, Skips Town
- Climate Bill is Dead, Long Live the - Ah, F*ck It
- Live BP Spill Coverage (video)
- Oil Spill Commission Report: Everyone Did Great Except for Tom in Marketing
- Goin' Green on Nick Swardson's Pretend Time
- mark erceg: Cannibalism in the Bible! 1. Beautiful Bible-Stor...
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- Sterling Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: How much of an appealing guide, keep on generating...
- Tomeka Beranek: Interesting description. I love to make out the pr...
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- Ronna Sundermeyer: Colin is NOT gay but I did hear that he had the "p...
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