Toyota to Recall the 2010 Prius in U.S. and Japan for Braking Problems
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311,000 Third Generation Prius Hybrids to be Recalled by Toyota
It seems like Toyota has yet to hit bottom. Last week the NHTSA announced that it would investigate the brakes of the 2010 Prius, and now we learn that a large number of 2010 Prius hybrids are about to be recalled in both the U.S. and Japan (and probably other countries too, since they all use the same braking system). It’s not yet 100% official, but the decision should be announced earl…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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5 Shed Interiors at IDS2010 Range From Practical to Over-the-Top Glam
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Urban Mode at Interior Design Show. All images via IDS

We show a lot of garden sheds in TreeHugger; they are a great way to get some extra space without having to get building permits or renovate. But we rarely show their interiors; they are hard to photograph and often not as interesting inside as out. One of the fun features at the Interior Design Show in Toronto last month were the Five Small Rooms, where five designers outfitted the interiors of Summerwood garden sheds. I could no…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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20 Clean Tech Pioneers to Watch: The British Invasion?
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With electric vehicles taking over London, and record-setting wind energy installations in the US, it no longer looks like hyperbole when leading venture capitalists like John Doerr pronounce that “the field of green-tech is the largest economic opportunity of the twenty-first century.” P…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sea Shepherd’s Bob Barker Collides With Japanese Whaler (Video)
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At about noon today, Australia time, at a location about 180 miles off Cape Darnley in Australian Antarctic Territory the Sea Shepherd vessel Bob Barker collided with the Japanese whaling vessel Yushin Maru 3. No injuries have been reported.

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Kate Hudson, Gwen Stefani and Rihanna Rock Hands Up Not Handouts’ Artisan-Made Accessories
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There are multiple layers of beauty behind the organization Hands Up Not Handouts (HUNHO) whose mission is to help empower the world’s impoverished women. How you ask? By helping them hone in on their knack for handcrafting goods from native materials which in turn, generates income that they, their families and commu…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Pictures of Earth Tweeted From Space
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Astronauts can now use Twitter to send pictures like this, of the Maldives, with their new Internet connection in space. Photos via Soichi Noguchi

In what is perhaps the final frontier for Internet access, Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi shared photos he had taken of Earth from the International Space Station via his Twitter page. In addition to scenic locations and sprawling urban centers, Noguchi’s photos provide some of the first looks of Haiti’s capital, Port-Au-P…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Space-Age Tech Coming to a Building Near You: Aerogel as Insulation
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Photo: Peter Tsou at NASA’s JPL, Public domain.

Frozen Smoke in My Walls
Aerogel, also known as Frozen Smoke, is quite an interesting material. It has the lowest bulk density of any known porous solid, it is mostly transparent but feels a bit like Styrofoam to the touch, and it has remarkable thermal insulation properties (NASA has used it on the Mars Rover and space suits). But it’s always been too expensive for most large scale uses… And that might be changing….Read the full story on TreeHugger

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A New Call For IPCC Chair Pachauri to Resign… From Greenpeace UK??
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IPCC chairman Dr Rajendra Pachauri has said he will not issue a personal apology for mistakes made regarding Himalayan glacier melting–keep in mind that an official organizational apology was made–let alone step down from his post. While several green groups have stood behind Pachauri, the director of Greenpeace UK has come out in supp…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Tornadoes: When Weather Gets Violent (Slideshow)
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From Toto to Twister, Storm Chasers to Greensburg, tornadoes have swept into our imaginations.

And with good reason: Every year, tornadoes in the United States cause millions of dollars in damage and lead to several severe injuries and even fatalities.

Due to urban land use practices and <a href="http://www.wired.com/wireds…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Why There’s $54.5 Billion for Nuclear Power in Obama’s Budget
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Obama’s budget for 2011 is filled with peculiarities. There are a few primary points of interest when it comes to energy–the empty cap and trade framework outlined within, the severing of multi-billion fossil fuel subsidies (which I’ll get to in a post later today), and perhaps most surprisingly, over $54 billion for nuclear power. That’s up almost $20 billion from the year before….Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Don’t Miss San Francisco’s 7th Ocean Film Fest
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Image from film “Sea Horse Sleuths,” by Joan Johnson

It’s back! The San Francisco Ocean Film Fest is back for its seventh year. If you’re in or anywhere near San Francisco this Wednesday through Sunday, you’ll want to stop by Pier 39. I attended the event last year and was stunned by the quality and quantity of independent documentaries and short films exploring our oceans and the results – both good and bad – of human interaction with them. Check out some of the line up at this year’s event, and learn how you can catch the films if you can’t attend. …Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Better Air Quality Means Fewer Ear Infections in Children
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Pediatric Ear Infections Cost Between $3-5 Billion Annually in U.S.
Ear infections are are a common illness among children, and that costs society a lot of money. From medication and other healthcare costs to lost work days for parents and such. The direct and indirect costs are estimated at between $3-5 billion just for the United States. But thing could be getting better thanks to improvements in air quality. A study conducted by researchers at UCLA and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston found that a reduction …Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Russian Environmentalists’ Office is Ransacked
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Being an environmental activist is serious business. And even more so in Russia right now. Ten days ago TreeHugger wrote about the paper mill in Lake Baikal in Siberia that had been re-opened on Prime Minister Putin’s orders. The privately-owned mill had been closed down in 2006 because it was pumping toxic waste into the lake. But alas, in Putin’s Russia, when an oligarch wants something, he gets it, and the pulp and paper factory was suddenly declare…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr Backs Vertical Farming
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There's already been a lot of buzz around Valcent’s VertiCrop vertical farming systems. And while some of the more fanciful vertical farm concepts are derided by many as unrealistic, and while there’s some debate as to whether soil-less growing systems can be regarded as organic, making optimum use of growing…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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