20 August 2010
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No sooner do we hear that the Scots have developed a biofuel from whisky distillery byproducts, that the tequila industry announces it wants in on the waste-to-energy act too. This is not without good reason—the growth of the tequila indus... Read the full story on TreeHugger
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One of the Primary Models Used by the IPCC
As Freeman Dyson said, "The great advances in science usually result from new tools rather than from new doctrines." The telescope, the microscope, X-rays and MRIs, etc. Climate modeling software is such a tool, allowing us to make probabilistic estimates about what is likely to happen to our planet's if we do X or Y or Z. And while we can never be 100% sure about the future, our tools are getting more sophisticated (models take more things into account, faster computers allow more simulations to be run, better instruments and satellites allow better inf... 
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Let There Be Light
At TreeHugger, we've been writing about ways to make lighting more energy efficient for years. Not because it's the most important things to do to reduce your footprint (more important things including: 
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