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World's most expensive pure chocolate is eaten with tongs

To'ak Chocolate is fair trade, USDA organic-certified and exclusively sourced from rare cacao beans found in Ecuador.




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Do Ben & Jerry's vegan flavors pass the kid test?

Made with almond milk, these new ice cream flavors from Ben & Jerry's pack some surprises.




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Let's keep child labor out of Halloween candy

This informative chart from Green America rates the candy companies on their commitment to avoiding child labor.




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Mountain gorilla numbers are heading in the right direction

Study finds that mountain gorillas numbers are increasing, according to the Uganda Wildlife Authority.




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9 quirky facts about the platypus

Platypuses are odd critters filled with surprises, and a few mysteries.




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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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Restaurant: Baltimore’s The Black Olive

Good food and wine at a sustainable Fell’s Point restaurant.




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Filament bulbs: Is ambiance worth the cost to the planet?

Antique bulbs create retro vibe but also are the most-energy guzzling option for restaurants.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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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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World's largest indoor vertical farm opens in Chicago

FarmedHere, a new 90,000-square-foot indoor farm, just opened in the suburbs of Chicago and is now the largest facility of its kind in the world.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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The Golden Arrow resort in Lake Placid, N.Y., goes green

Read about all about the green happenin's at this resort hotel hugging Lake Placid's Mirror Lake.




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A lighter, more durable wind turbine blade

The new blade, which was designed by Marcio Loos, a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering of Case Western Reserve



  • Research & Innovations

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3-D printers could recycle old plastic bottles

Tomorrow's homeowners may print out everything from utensils to furniture with 3D printers — and they may not even need to buy raw materials. Instead, they co




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NASA plans moon way station for deep space missions

NASA is pressing forward on assessing the value of a "human-tended waypoint" near the far side of the moon — one that would embrace international partnerships




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IBM's Watson lands job at Memorial Sloan-Kettering

Watson will help doctors diagnose and treat cancer patients.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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How to incorporate video conferencing into your law practice

Video conferencing for lawyers: How to get started. Lawyers need to consult face-to-face — deposing witnesses and finalizing deals — but there's no reason



  • Research & Innovations

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Prius of the sea: Battery pack will make Viking Lady a hybrid ship

The 300-foot-long (92.2-meter-long) Viking Lady is set to get a battery pack, which will turn the supply vessel into a hybrid ship with technology similar to th



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Texas woman makes dumb choice to stop smart meter installation

Thelma Taormina isn't exactly keen on smart meters. So when a utility worker arrived at her Houston home to install one of the devices, she did what any totally




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AT&T launches eco-rating system

Products featuring an eco-rating are now available in AT&T stores.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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NASA's experimental lander explodes in test flight

An experimental, "green" NASA lander crashed during its first free-flight test on Aug. 9, erupting in a ball of flame when it hit the ground.




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Pantech Renue: Made from 67% recyclable materials

Pantech's new phone will be available from AT&T on October 7, 2012.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Solar plane completes longest leg of historic flight

The sun-powered plane Solar Impulse demonstrates the vast potential for renewable energy after successfully setting the distance record for solar aviation.




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Solar Impulse to make stop in Cincinnati

The innovative plane continues its journey across the United States using only the sun for fuel.




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Could smart glass replace curtains altogether?

Scientists have developed a glass that changes from opaque to transparent and can be adjusted for different wavelengths of light.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Honeywell launches Lyric, a thermostat that keeps tabs on your comings and goings

HVAC heavyweight Honeywell unveils Lyric, an attractive and eager-to-adapt household thermostat with GPS-based functionality.




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Drones replant forests burned by wildfire

U.S. startup DroneSeed merges technology and forestry to give scorched woodlands a second chance from above.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Why a factory ghost in Bangladesh caused riots

A factory ghost caused 3,000 garment workers to riot in Bangladesh. The workers' behavior is called mass hysteria



  • Arts & Culture

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England gets its swans in a row

Swans and cygnets along the river Thames are rounded up, counted and examined in an annual, historic swan-upping ceremony every July.




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Al Gore launches 'Reality Drop' to counter climate change denial

New tool rewards users for 'dropping' climate change facts into different online forums or comments on trending articles.



  • Arts & Culture

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Gender-neutral baby names surge in popularity

The gender-neutral naming trend is spurred in part by parents who want to avoid assigning gender roles to their children at birth.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Instead of a message in a bottle, these Scottish boys launched a tiny pirate ship

Young Scottish brothers are watching to see where their little ship 'Adventure' will end up.




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The strange and surprising history behind 13 popular wedding traditions

Many beloved matrimonial customs, from bridesmaids to the garter toss, got their start for some pretty disturbing reasons.



  • Arts & Culture

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Girl Scouts file lawsuit against Boy Scouts over name change

The Girl Scouts claim trademark infringement after boy scouts drop the word 'boy.'



  • Arts & Culture

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6 things Microsoft's Nadella must do to save Windows

Microsoft faces strong competition on both desktop and mobile fronts. What can the new CEO do to ensure the company's success?



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Kvetchtown, USA: Mapping NYC's most complain-y neighborhoods

The Big Apple's complaining culture gets its own mapping website that spotlights the top complaints reported within 42 different neighborhoods on a daily basis.




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15 houseplants for improving indoor air quality

NASA studied houseplants as a way to purify the air in space facilities, here are the plants that improve your indoor air quality best.




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What we know about vaping-related lung illness

Health officials have identified a 'very strong culprit' for the devastating sickness linked to e-cigarettes.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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In Colorado, legalized green leaves some landlords seeing red

The opening of Colorado's pot emporiums has led to a stained relationship between landlords and those looking to puff in the privacy of their apartments.




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North Dakota town is most pricey place in America to rent an apartment

Why does the North Dakota outpost of Williston have the highest rents for a one-bedroom apartment in the entire country according to a new survey?




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4 tips for creating a disaster recovery plan for a small business

Like any other aspect of running a business, the key to survival is preparation.



  • Protection & Safety

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Could whale-watching replace whaling in Japan?

A new coalition of Japanese tour operators is trying to seize on the country's waning interest in killing wild cetaceans.




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Looming chocolate deficit is not a reason to panic

Farmers are producing less cocoa than the world demands. That doesn’t mean we’re running out of chocolate.




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How will the new overtime law affect you?

Here's what you need to know about the overtime rules that have been put on hold and how they could affect your paycheck if they go through.




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Why this tax bill is class warfare, not generational warfare

The government's emerging tax plan looks like the baby boomers are hurting millennials, but it's worse than that; it's rich people hurting everyone else.




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Ireland to become first country to divest from fossil fuels

Ireland's national investment fund will sell all investments in coal, oil, gas and peat as soon as possible.




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4 things you should know about the Black Friday climate report

A new U.S. report on climate change offers 'information that every human needs.'



  • Climate & Weather

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DOT unveils new fuel economy label

The new fuel economy labels include a smog rating, greenhouse gas rating and more.




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EPA plans to ban some rodenticides; Mice find no cause for celebration

Looking out for the safety of kids and pets, the EPA decides to ban some toxic rodent poisons. Here are a few pest remediation alternatives that rely on repelli




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Senators introduce bipartisan bill to reform chemical safety laws

Bipartisan 'Chemical Safety Improvement Act' would require more safety regulation for chemicals while making it easier for those that pass to get on the market.



  • Protection & Safety