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How We Ended Up With an Invasive Species as a Pet

Mary Jo is known for her foster puppies, but she also has a 15-year-old pet frog that evidently has a serious personality. An amphibian expert calls these imports variously bombastic, ridiculous, delightful and hilarious. Frogs are amazing. When our kids were young, we used to laugh at the cacophany of frogs singing and croaking on the rocks outside our cabin; they would actually keep us awake. Alas, no more. The expert tells Mary Jo that "43% of the world's amphibians are already documented as extinct." It's a shame; after all, who knew that frogs were so much fun?

The Most Important Question in Tackling the Climate Crisis

Longtime stalwart Sami is back, and judging by his first post, we are going to be having some interesting debates.

Court Orders Shell to Pay for Nigerian Oil Spills

Treehugger is getting so full of serious, thoughtful writers, I am going have to stop just being a curmudgeon and do some work.

$100M Prize for Carbon Capture Announced

Or I could just keep complaining about Elon Musk, it is a lot easier; but $100M is no joke and deserves praise.

New Podcast Investigates Environmental and Social Costs of Consumer Goods

It seems that Fairtrade is just too much for some companies to accept.

Family of 5 Lives in 540-Square-Foot Paris Apartment

Kim usually does the small spaces and tiny apartments, but I beat her to this one.

Curvilinear Community Center Integrates Salvaged Bricks and Ceramics

She got even by writing about recycled bricks. She does both very well.

Don't Toss Apple Cores and Banana Peels on the Ground

I always thought this was what we were supposed to do, spreading the seeds. Isn't that why fruit tastes good?

10 Wild Warthog Facts

Fact #11: Artist Salvador Dali did not have a warthog as a pet.

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