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Italian firm Studiodosi’s proposed building for the waterfront in Leeds, UK definitely packs a radical punch with its bright green facade, but its sustainable features are just as notable. Named “The Calls Henge,” the design was developed for the 36 Calls competition, which challenged architects to submit proposals for a site by the same address. Situated by the northern bank of the river Aire, the verdant building (which actually looks more like a hedge than a henge) is an eye-popping addition to the area.

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What’s a Gribble? It’s a tiny marine shrimp found on the southern coast of Britain — and its ability to digest wood may provide a breakthrough in efficient biofuel production. Researchers are studying the gribble’s digestion process at a new UK bioenergy centre in order to synthetically copy the process so that grasses, husk, straw and willow can be converted more efficiently into biofuels. The scientists reckon that information learned from the gribble could increase the efficiency of biofuel conversion by a factor of 6, making biofuels even more cost effective and utilizing non-food crops.

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Whose narration would you rather listen to in "LIFE?" Is there some endangered whale meat embedded in your sushi roll? Is breast milk a sustainable culinary commodity? Today's Eco-Beat has the scoop on all the latest green news and tips.

Oprah Will Narrate Discovery's "LIFE" Some of you will be happy to know that the great Oprah Winfrey will be narrating the US version of Discovery's highly-anticipated sequel to "Planet Earth." The rest of us will seek out the UK version, narrated by voice of beloved naturalist David Attenborough.

"Cove" Filmmakers Expose Endangered Whale Sushi To celebrate their victory at the Oscars last Sunday, the crew headed to a swanky sushi restaurant called The Hump -- not to eat, mind you, but to launch a top-secret sting operation on the Santa Monica restaurant that has allegedly been serving illegal whale meat.

Putting Some Green in Your 401K True, most people don't want to look at or even think about their investment portfolio these days, but that's probably a strong indicator that you should reexamine your strategy. Umbra has a list of resources to help you research socially-conscious investing.

Canadian Parliament Dines on Seal Meat Standing in stark contrast to the work of Team "Cove," the restaurant that serves Canada's parliament is serving up seal sandwiches in protest of a EU ban on all seal products. Apparently, this is the parliament's version of "freedom fries."

Chef in NYC Experiments With Human Cheese When it comes to carbon food-prints: Cheese made from free-range livestock is eco-friendly, while cheese made from organic free-range breasts is as green as it gets (and fairly creepy). Chef Daniel Angerer of NYC's Chelsea restaurant is perfecting breast milk cheese.

Green in a Flash:

• BP has once again been ranked as the greenest oil company.
• A new unintended acceleration Prius incident is under investigation.
• What's it like to own an electric car? Now there's a guidebook.

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I have just come across a news item where O2 (UK mobile phone operator) has just started their CSR initiative called 'Think Big'. The intention of the initiative is really good do not get me wrong.