photo: Graham Racher via flickr Go chimps, go! An interesting new paper in the journal Primates documents how a group of chimpanzees in Bossou, Guinea have been successfully deactivating snares set by human bushmeat hunters. Though not always successful, the scienti… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Chimps Found Deactivating Snares Set By Human Bushmeat Hunters

Photo credit: on_ovington + Baby formula could contain unsettling amounts of aluminum &emdash;more than 40 times the amount found in breast milk, according to one recent study. + Another scary side-effect of tainted baby formula: Breasts in female infants . + 85 percent of so-called kid-friendly drinks and snacks could contain

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Best of Inhabitots: 7 Toxic Dangers for Kids

photo: Mr. T in DC via flickr A bit of a sustainable seafood smackdown is ongoing: In a new opinion piece in the journal Nature scientists from the University of British Columbia, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and other institutions have called out the Marine Stewardship Council for not doing a good job at marine stewardship. As is to be expected, MSC strongly disagrees. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Music mogul and animal activist Russell Simmons has given his endorsement to Bold Native – a narrative film about the underground Animal Liberation Front. Earlier this summer, Ecorazzi reported that Simmons was planning to attend the premiere in New York City, and although we couldn’t make it, we heard it was a huge success! Luckily, a slew of cameras were around to record the event, and Sparrow Media recently released a compilation video of Russell Simmons in action. In the video, Russell talks about his choice to go vegan, saying: “You know the greatest cause of global warming by almost twice as much as all forms of transportation put together? Cows. Farting. You know that, right? It’s the UN report. And you know that the greatest cause of cancer, and you know that the worst karmic thing we can do is have those 9 billion suffering farm animals as human beings. So with all those things, with all that weight, I don’t want to carry it….It’s a no win situation. I want to be one of the people that have a big enough voice, and use my voice to make a change.” Check out the video below to watch more of what Russell has to say. This guy is pretty great! Russell Simmons on Activism, Spirtuality & Bold Native from Sparrow Media on Vimeo .

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Music Mogul And Animal Activist Russell Simmons Supports ‘Bold Native’ Film

Photo: Banksy.co.uk Poor Dolphin World-famous guerilla artist Banksy has made many environmental statements in the past, but we think this one is particularly clever, especially with the events of the past few months . Check out the video after the jump to see the coin-operated kiddie ride in action…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Over on one of our favorite sites FunnyOrDie.com , famous humanitarian actor Sean Penn appeared on an episode of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis to discuss Haiti…well kinda. If you haven’t yet seen the brilliant series, Between Two Ferns is an unscripted public access style show where Galifianakis asks today’s big celebrities inappropriate questions and basically just makes everyone feel uncomfortable. In short, it’s hysterical. On the most recent episode, Sean Penn was asked to talk about his work in Haiti. The exchange went something like this: Galifanakis: I’m real interested in the work you’ve been doing down in Haiti. Tell us a little about that? Penn: Well, after the… Galifanakis: Is there a Six Flags down there? Penn: There’s not. No. Galifanakis: OK, we can move on. Although Zach may not have let Penn speak, the actor has done much to help rebuild Haiti. In an article on The Huffington Post , Sean writes, “I and those I work with have operated 24-7 throughout the city of Port Au Prince and the country at large for all these months, distributing thousands of water filters, food, medicine, medical supplies and volunteers throughout the days and nights from the back of pick-up trucks and helicopters. We have directly been responsible for hiring and supervising rubble removal crews, heavy equipment, and coordinating multiple NGO actions from Cash for Work and food/water distribution.” Check out the video below to watch Penn get silenced by a very funny Galifianakis. Totally worth it! Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Sean Penn from Between Two Ferns

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Image credit: CosmicRevolutionKS When I interviewed my friend Tim Toben of Greenbridge and Pickards Mountain Ecoinstitute , he suggested it was important that we all “tell the story about the transformation from a world powered by fossil fuels to a world powered by renewable energy — in poetry, music, art, dance.” That’s easier said than done. But one young man has been doing just that—and the result is rather strange, but oddly compelling. Apparently we… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Strangest Sustainability Analogy Ever? Stop Watching Spongebob (Video)

National Geographic Channel is building up the hype for their new mini-series event Great Migrations — and this new extended trailer does a much better job than previous sneak peeks at getting us excited. Unlike LIFE or Planet Earth that seemed to censor much of the violent parts of the wild kingdom, migrations is putting it all out there. Even in this trailer, there are a few moments that aren’t easy to watch. Narrator Alec Baldwin has yet to make his voice known in any of these trailers, but we’re pretty confident he’ll get the job done in setting the right tone this Fall. Check out the trailer below: (And oh yea, NatGeo — you hype this program about being shot in HD this and that, but then release a trailer online in sub-par quality. Even Youtube has HD options. It’s 2010. Give us something decent to show off.)

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Photo via qmnonic Nothing like a flood of minks loose in a country’s already fragile ecosystem to put environmentalists in a tough spot. Two fur farms in northern Greece were raided, the results of which saw 50,000 minks running for the hills. Fortunately for everyone (except the minks) the problem could solve itself in a short time. UPDATE: An animal rights group has claimed responsibility for the raids and a photo of the unfortunate outcome of the action, after the jump. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Photo via National Geographic We’ve got a new regular slideshow here on TreeHugger: The Week in Animal Photos. Catch a glimpse of what the animal kingdom has been up to this week, from a tiger cub disguised as a stuffed tiger rescued from an international smuggling deal to a newly discovered pea-sized frog perched on a pencil tip.

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The Week in Animal Photos: Tiger Cubs in Luggage and More (Slideshow)