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Sprawling, smoggy Mexico City is now adding more new cars each year than babies. A study by the Center for Sustainable transport has noticed that the city’s birth rate is currently about 160,000 a year — while the urban auto fleet expands between 200,000 and 300,000 vehicles during the same period.

The Dirty Dozen: 12 Products You Should Avoid. Greener living is all about making changes each day. Sometimes, it’s about setting aside unhealthy or resource-hogging products. Here are twelve to avoid.

Apple has released its 2008 environmental report, detailing progress made in reducing the amount of lead, PVC, brominated flame retardants (BFRs), and other contaminants common to consumer electronic goods.

Among the high points: CEO Steve Jobs says the company is still on track to meet its stated year-end goals regarding the elimination of PVC, BFRs, and arsenic from its display glass. Apple has begun transitioning to energy saving LED screen backlights, has expanded its recycling takeback program, and is institutiing a phased program to reduce the company’s carbon footprint.

Apple came under fire from Greenpeace and other environmental groups for failing to match other computer manufacturer’s moves toward less toxic, easier-to-recycle products. The company reversed its position last year, announcing a broad inititative to green Apple’s products. You can read more about Apple’s greener iPods at EcoTech Daily. (User-submitted art from Greenpeace’s Green My Apple campaign site)

Really Natural examines the Brondell Swash Ecoseat. Is a bidet greener than toilet paper? Also read all about it at our sister site, Lighter Footstep.

The Yasuni rainforests are among the most pristine and biodiverse regions remaining on the planet. They’re also home to two of the last no-contact tribes in Ecuador: the Tagaeri and the Tamanerone.

Unfortunately for these indigenous peoples, the Yasuni region happens to be sitting on oil and natural gas reserves. There’s a proposal on the table which would allow exploitation of the resources, threatening to forever change the lives of the tribes which call the Yasuni home.

The government of Ecuador has signalled its willingness to leave the region’s oil in the ground, leaving intact the Yasuni natural park preserves and sparing the area from mining damage and deforestation. It’s asking for international compensation to offset lost petroleum revenues. But the time left to act is short, with action required by December.

The Yasuni Green Gold Campaign has more details on how you can help.