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Atlanta gets a fresh idea: Home-delivered organic produce

ColdLife organics grows its own food, keeps it cold, and delivers it to your door.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Organic gets its own exclusive, top-level domain

Websites that end with .organic will go through a verification process before they can go live.




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Well, here's a good reason to go to bed earlier

People who stay up late and sleep in late have a greater risk of early death, U.K. researchers find.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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What is brown fat and can it help you lose weight?

Researchers are studying brown fat's calorie-burning power and how it might help ward off obesity and diabetes.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Men and women feel pain differently

Several studies reveal how each gender responds — and it has a lot to do with what's causing the pain and if it has happened before.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Help us pick our next 40 chefs under 40

We want your picks for our Readers' Choice: 40 chefs under 40




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Help for diners looking for sustainable seafood

Websites point restaurant goers to local eateries that support sustainable seafood.




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Restaurants: Village Whiskey in Philadelphia

Iron Chef Jose Garces’ whiskey bar in the Rittenhouse Square section of Philadelphia serves a sustainable burger and fries that are worth the wait.




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Philadelphia's Franklin Fountain scoops up locally made ice cream

Fresh and delicious, the ice cream from this popular Old City, Philadelphia store is worth the wait.




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Philadelphia’s Table 31 serves up delicious sustainable fare

Taking a cue from the LEED certified building it’s housed in, Table 31 sources sustainably and creates dishes that contributes to Philadelphia being a dining




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Ellen Page talks freegan lifestyle on 'Conan'

Actress, currently starring in the eco-thriller 'The East,' describes freeganism and her experiences on an eco-village studying permaculture.



  • Arts & Culture

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Molecular chlorine found at high levels in Arctic atmosphere

The chlorine originates in sea salt and may have a role in climate change.



  • Climate & Weather

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Are Teavana and Celestial Seasonings teas safe to consume?

Shocking lab results have convinced me to buy my tea elsewhere.




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Memorial service to be held for slain Oregon bees in Target parking lot

A bee memorial service is being held this Sunday to remember the 50,000 pollinators killed by pesticides at an Oregon Target store.




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Study: Autism risk higher near pesticide-treated fields

Babies whose moms lived within a mile of crops treated with widely used pesticides were more likely to develop autism, according to new research.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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How to repel gnats naturally

You don't need pesticides to get rid of these annoying insects.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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A dandelion's natural cycle causes chaos and confusion on the internet

A lot of people thought white and yellow dandelions were different plants.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Green States: Melting icecaps, melting economy

A little over a year ago, in a very different world, three economic titans issued "The Carbon Principles," a list of investment guidelines for electric power pr




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American love affair with a well-hydrated lawn is stronger than ever

Despite the 'D' word, a new survey finds that Americans are still smitten with lush residential landscapes.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Explore India's elaborate stepwell architecture

Humans have spent countless centuries perfecting the science (and art!) of collecting, storing and transporting water. Here's how ancient India did it.



  • Arts & Culture

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The swanky sty of California's top water hog is in Bel Air

Bel Air: Champagne wishes and $90,000 water bill dreams.




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900-year-old 'holy well' discovered that still has clean, drinkable water

The well was uncovered in the basement of an old London building that was also used as a 'Harry Potter' set.




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4 ways to celebrate World Water Day

The United Nation's World Water Day is a perfect time to remember how precious little fresh water we have, and how to keep it safe.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How to set up a rain barrel system at home

When you set up a rain barrel system at your house, you can save water and save money on your utilities.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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It's illegal to have a rain barrel in Colorado, but that's about to change

State legislators in Colorado are working to make it legal for residents to harvest rainwater for irrigation.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Ancient European stone inscriptions revealed by low river levels carry grave warnings

'If you see me, weep,' reads one of these so-called 'hunger stones.'



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Computers trained themselves to recognize cats (and what that tells us about how machines learn)

In June 2012, a network of 16,000 computers trained itself to recognize a cat by looking at 10 million images from YouTube videos.




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3-D printer is merely a hint of the revolution to come

In a new world of digital fabrication, computer-driven tools of all kinds will change the way we make things.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Help write the first crowdsourced sci-fi novel

People across the globe are trying to write 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month, but only one man has asked the Internet to help him do it.



  • Arts & Culture

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Artificial intelligence meets real stupidity (and guess who wins?)

A Microsoft experiment goes awry in short order as Tay runs straight into Godwin's Law.



  • Research & Innovations

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Scientists develop a calculator made from DNA

The analog DNA circuit can perform addition, subtraction and multiplication.




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Video game 'Easter eggs' are reaching Da Vinci Code-like levels

Solving secret codes hidden within video games could soon spill over into real life mysteries.



  • Arts & Culture

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'Completely new form of 3-D vision' found in praying mantises

Using tiny eyewear, researchers tricked the insects into revealing secrets that could lead to simpler visual processing in robots.



  • Research & Innovations

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In 1972, a computer model predicted the end of the world — and we're on track

The World1 computer program at MIT considered a range of factors and predicted the world might collapse in 2040. So far, it has been right.




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Electric vehicle start-up receives $350 million investment

Add $350 million to the already invested $350 million, and EV network start-up, Better Place, seems to have plenty of fuel to bring the world an EV network that




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When solar panels are a better investment than stocks

With the right rebates, solar panels can offer a return on investment far higher than you'll find in the S&P 500.




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Help me design a custom fair trade Ben & Jerry's flavor

Ben & Jerry's has invited me to create my own custom flavor using fair trade ingredients next month- help me out with some tasty ideas.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Celebrate World Fair Trade Day

Enjoy a fair trade breakfast, join a fair trade event near you, and take advantage of fair trade discounts for World Fair Trade Day.




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House of Mandela: Fair Trade wines from South Africa's famous family

The daughter and granddaughter of Nelson Mandela lead the Mandela family in sustainable wine making.




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Watch an elk herd run majestically across the Colorado foothills

This serene video from Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows a large herd of elk running across the landscape in Colorado.




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Why the future of West Virginia's rare flying squirrel looks bright

It's been 5 years since the West Virginia northern flying squirrel came off the Endangered Species List, and the recovery rate is encouraging.




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These animals survived the bushfires, and they need human help more than ever

Humane Society International is building temporary wildlife shelters for animals affected by the Australian bushfires on Kangaroo Island.




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Atlanta's The Ellis: Sustainable food and more

The Ellis Hotel in Atlanta has a sustainable restaurant, a green certification, and a reasonable price tag.




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Restaurants: Annapolis’s Hell Point Seafood

More than just the seafood is local at this Maryland waterfront restaurant.




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Restaurants: Elevation Burger

Organic, grass-fed, free-range beef burgers and fries cooked in olive oil make a fast-food meal worth going out for — once in a while.




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Free online cookbook features Philadelphia chefs

The City of Brotherly Love hosts a restaurant week with a local twist and offers a free, downloadable cookbook, 'Center City Cooks,' which includes seasonal rec




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Philadelphia's clever 'Uwishunu's Philly 101' video series

In less than 2 minutes a day, you'll learn 101 (no, make that 202) things about Philadelphia that the tourism company wishes you knew.




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Zazu Restaurant and Farm sources locally and humanely

Husband and wife team John Stewart and Duskie Estes have created a wine country restaurant that serves memorable meals.




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The Nest: A thermostat that's eager to learn in order to help you save

From two Apple expats comes the Nest Learning Thermostat, a cleverly intuitive household thermostat that picks up on your daily schedule as well as your heating




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ecoATM expanding in response to iPhone 5 release

Consumers can sell their current mobile phone at an ecoATM.



  • Sustainable Business Practices