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Not-so-green jeansOrganic cotton is a leap ahead for the garment industry — not so the toxic dyes and finishing agents used in trendy eco-jeans.LINK from Salon…Cive Thompson on How the Next Victim of Climate Change Will Be Our MindsAustralia is suffering through its worst dry spell in a millennium. The outback has turned into a dust bowl, crops are dying off at fantastic rates, cities are rationing water, coral reefs are dying, and the agricultural base is evaporating. LINK from Wired……Conservation, Development & Class Conflict: The Case of Ameya PreserveFifty miles north of Yellowstone National Park, in Montana’s aptly named Paradise Valley, an ambitious North Dakota native and Wall Street millionaire named Wade Dokken is planning a unique luxury home community called the Ameya Preserve. LINK from New West…BRAIN’s Green Survey: Last ChanceBicycle Retailer & Industry News is conducting its first ever industry-wide “Green Survey.” The magazine, dropping its longstanding supplier and distributor survey, is initiating new BRAINy awards recognizing companies and retailers who are making a sustained effort to go green.LINK from BRAIN…Climate Treaty Deal Seems Close, but Is ElusiveThe world’s countries, trying to wrap up two weeks of intense and at times emotional talks here on a two-year timetable for reviving an ailing, aging climate treaty, appeared close to a final agreement on Saturday but divisions remained.LINK from NY Times…Women Who Find Ferrari Drivers Sexy Contribute to Global Warming?We doubt this came up last week at the United Nation’s conference on global warming in Bali, but Britain’s top government scientist says the best thing women can do to ease global warming is “stop admiring young men in Ferraris.” LINK from Wired……Habitat loss forces India’s tigers to high groundKOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Habitat destruction is forcing India’s endangered tigers to new grounds, including high mountains which have a sufficient prey base but are not known to be the natural home of the big cats. LINK from ENN