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Half of greenhouse gases 'emitted by 5 nations'

The first 10 countries on the list, made available during UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, account for two-thirds of global emissions.



  • Climate & Weather

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News & social media hub launched to 'dewonkify' Doha climate talks

TckTckTck has a news and social media hub to help people who don't speak 'acronymese' understand what is going on at the Doha COP 18 climate talks.



  • Climate & Weather

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Exploding children featured in 10:10 UK video

Furor has erupted over the new 10:10 UK campaign video involving a school teacher who asks her children what they are doing for climate change and then blows up




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Reduce the carbon footprint of your yard and garden

A lawn can be both kinds of green: eco-friendly and lush.




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Swedish family moves into new home, begins strict carbon diet

An experiment in low-impact living called One Tonne Life finds a Swedish family moving into a 'climate-smart' home to drastically reduce their carbon footprints




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Green conferencing: Reducing a meeting's carbon footprint

How do you convene a large group of people to share and learn important information and interact socially without causing a negative impact on the environment?



  • Research & Innovations

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WorldShares pledge: 'I will reduce my business-related carbon footprint by telecommuting'

Roughly 20 million Americans work from home on at least a semi-regular basis. Here's how telecommuting is impressive dent in carbon emissions — and what you



  • Research & Innovations

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MNN Nest Pledge: 'Once a week, I will walk one place instead of driving'

For your health and the environment's, take at least one weekly stroll.




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5 ways to reduce your kids' carbon footprint

Help reduce your child's carbon footprint by teaching them eco-friendly habits. Teach your kids to turn off the lights and water when not in use, try to walk mo




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Reuse, Reduce and Relocate [Infographic]

Want to reduce your carbon footprint for the big move? Here's how to haul all of your worldly possessions from point A to point B with minimal eco-impact.




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Colby College joins the carbon neutrality club 2 years ahead of schedule

Find out how this small Maine liberal arts school achieved its goal of being 100% carbon-neutral ahead of a 2015 deadline.




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Startling statistic: Wasted food is world's third-biggest carbon dioxide emitter

Wasted food accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than any country except China and the United States, according to a new report.




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All our gains in energy efficiency have been wiped out by increases in house size

There are a number of reasons our houses are getting bigger, and it's a real problem.




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Carbon dioxide could soon be transformed back into liquid fuel

What if we could turn our fuel emissions back into fuel?



  • Research & Innovations

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Ed Begley, Jr. hits The Simpsons

Begley showed up on 'The Simpsons' last night and was nearly hit by a solar-powered train while driving a solar-powered car during a solar eclipse.




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Movie stars on alcohol: Daryl Hannah and Ed Begley, Jr. talk sustainable fuel

Ethanol has big fans in Hollywood. Can you believe the Kill Bill Trans-Am running on biofuel? Plus: We get a video tour of Begley's garage.




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Ed Begley Jr.'s back with new book and third season of 'Living With Ed'

Ed Begley Jr.'s back with new book and third season of 'Living With Ed.' Green guru follows up his 2008 book with 'Guide to Sustainable Living' and takes his re



  • Arts & Culture

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Environmental Media Awards: Ed Begley and his wife Rachelle

Video: Catch up with the Begleys at The Environmental Media Awards.



  • Arts & Culture

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Ed Begley Jr. gets fired up on Fox News

Your favorite green celeb and mine, Ed Begley Jr., verbally jousted with Fox News guest host Stuart Varney about the science of climate change.



  • Climate & Weather

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Ed Begley elated about the new Toyota/Tesla electric RAV4

MNN exclusive: He's driven an electric RAV4 (powered by the sun) for more than eight years. Now, the actor-activist comes to MNN to talk about its new iteration




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Visualight: A LED for every mood (and email)

Meet Visualight, a WiFi-enabled LED bulb that visualizes data as colored light. In other words, when a recent crush messages you on Facebook, the lights in your




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Energy-savings potential of LED lighting [Infographic]

In commemoration of National Energy Action Month, our friends at Cree share an infographic highlighting the energy-saving prowess of LED lighting.




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With Philips latest LED release, color and convenience comes at a cost

Philips, a company known for its L Prize-winning, checking account-busting incandescent replacements, enters the web-enabled LED market with a spendy, smart and




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LED replacements hit stores empty of 100W bulbs

Sorry to see 100-watt bulbs disappear from stores because they were energy hogs? LED bulbs will roughly match the 100-watters for size and brightness, but their




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First LED replacement for 100-watt incandescent bulb hits the market

Although several manufacturers have plans to release long-lasting, energy-sipping LED A-Line bulbs that replace the near-obsolete 100-watt incandescent, Osram S




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iLumi: Bluetooth-enabled bulb seeks bank

Firm in the belief that light should help you <i>live</i> in addition to see, two young eco-entrepreneurs have created a family of super-brainy, Bluetooth-enabl




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10 clever uses for burned-out bulbs

Here's what you can do with your incandescent bulbs as they fade away and are replaced by their more energy-efficient cousins.




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NanoLight LED boasts unconventional appearance, peerless efficiency

The NanoLight, a new Kickstarter-funded 12-watt LED bulb, eschews fancy-schmancy smart capabilities and instead focuses on groundbreaking energy savings.




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Food lighting: Lumière au Chocolat is an LED-based delight

Finally, a lamp that's good enough to eat. For Stockholm Design Week, designer Alexander Lervik debuts an LED lamp with a slowly melting chocolate shade.



  • Remodeling & Design

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From Cree, a budget LED that won&#39;t make Edison roll over in his grave

Cree makes a game-changing jump into consumer lighting with affordable LED bulbs that resemble the energy-hogging incandescents of yesteryear.




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&#39;Nostalgia is dumb&#39;: Cree launches LED-promoting TV spots

Realizing that some folks may need further convincing to ditch incandescents, LED pioneer Cree releases a series of TV spots starring Lance Reddick.




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NY Design Week teaser: Stylish LED lamps powered by falling sand

Danielle Trofe returns to WantedDesign with a duo of LED lamp-hourglass hybrids that stay illuminated via the kinetic energy produced by falling sand.



  • Remodeling & Design

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LED lights saved $675M in energy costs in 2012

LEDs saved about 71 trillion British thermal units, equivalent to an annual energy cost savings of about $675 million!




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Philips Hue LED bulbs susceptible to hackers, malicious hijinks

Using a malware script, a security expert finds that wirelessly controlled — and supposedly totally safe — Philips Hue LED bulbs can be maliciously hacked.




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2D-Light: Mega-thin LED promises low-cost, energy-savings

In manufacturing, 'flat' has long been synonymous with 'low-cost' but can this also be applied to consumer LED bulbs? The 2D-Light gives it a go.




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A multi-tasking LED bulb that stays bright when the lights go out

Lin Guohui's Bulb Flashlight is just that: A screw-in 40W LEDreplacement bulb with a rechargeable battery that can be removed and used as a handheld torch.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Walmart: The next great place to buy cheap LED bulbs?

Watch out, IKEA: Walmart jumps on the affordable LED train with the release of a line of light bulbs. Prices start at less than $10.




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Price of budget-friendly LEDs to drop further with Energy Star certification

Thanks to Energy Star qualification, the most affordable high-quality LED on the market, the Cree LED Bulb, just got even cheaper.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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McDonald&#39;s opens LEED-certified restaurant in N.C.

Fast food and environmentalism aren't always seen as compatible. The owner of this green-built McDonald's hopes to change that.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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As incandescent bulbs make final exit, Philips unveils eye-catching LED

Get the skinny on SlimStyle, Philips' latest LED bulb release that boasts a svelte profile and a price tag that's anticipated to be highly competitive.




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War on light bulb efficiency rages on with GOP-backed rider

Just when you thought energy-efficient light bulb uprisings were a thing of the past, the DOE is now powerless when it comes to enforcing efficiency standards.




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Buy an LED bulb at IKEA, help improve lighting at refugee camps

Now through the end of March, the sale of LED bulbs at IKEA will help to make refugee camps safer and more secure and for the families living in them.




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In Paris, 14th-century cathedral gets 21st-century lighting retrofit

France's most visited house of worship, the Notre Dame Cathedral, just seriously slashed its energy bills with the addition of 400 LED lamps.



  • Research & Innovations

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New Philips LED bulb offers transparency, throwback appeal

Breaking up (with incandescents) can be hard to do. To help ease the pain, Philips unveils an LED that "lets people hold onto the light they love ..."



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Flicker no more: Cree debuts fluorescent-busting LED tubes

Because nothing can break one's spirit like dreadful overhead office lighting, the LED revolutionists at Cree have stepped in to save the day (and some energy).




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How to find the right LED bulb

LED bulbs have better light quality and last longer than CFL's. Here's how to find the right glow for your space.




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Feeling blue? This sunset-mimicking LED bulb alleviates sleep-related health woes

In addition to minimizing melatonin-suppressing blue light, the Drift bulb has another health-benefitting trick up its sleeve ...



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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From Cree, a 3-way LED bulb that really, truly goes 3 ways

Unlike incandescent 3-way bulbs that really only have 2 levels of brightness, the 3-way Cree LED boats a trio of brightness levels you can actually see.




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This illuminated outlet cover frees up precious plug-in space

The outlet-hogging reign of night lights may soon be over thanks to the ingenious SnapRays Guidelight from Snap Power.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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GE joins smart LED race with &#39;commercially viable&#39; Link bulb

Although not the flashiest thing on the block, GE unveils a WiFi-connected LED bulb with a more agreeable price point than its peers.



  • Gadgets & Electronics