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How to stop unwanted mail-order catalogs and junk mail with Catalog Choice

The company will do the work for you.




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Orangutans use iPads to communicate

Orangutans are great communicators, whether through sign language, gestures or sounds. Now, trainers at Jungle Island in Miami are using technology to help the




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Which tablet makes the best gift?

Having a hard time deciding on a tablet to give that special someone? A roundtable of tech experts can help you make an informed decision.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Dim Sum Warriors: The food that fights in comics

This is one fun way to learn a language and play with your food.




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Candy Crush Saga: Addiction is worth millions

An addictive game and millions of micro-transactions equal success for King.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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10 worst tech predictions of all time

The technology industry is spurred by those who think ahead and think big — but these predictions were all wrong.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Apple iOS 7 causing motion sickness for many

Complaints of illness and vertigo are zooming in to Apple.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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7 signs your child is an iPad addict

Psychologists are noticing withdrawals and cravings in people who use devices ranging from smartphones to tablets.




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Microsoft Office coming to the iPad on March 27

Microsoft is expected to unveil its flagship software suite for its competitor's tablet at the end of the month.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Can you be allergic to technology?

A study suggests some toxic substances may irritate skin and organs.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Want to waste less food? Handpick is here to help

Somewhere on the Internet there’s the perfect recipe for the pound of ground turkey in your freezer, plus other ingredients you already have in your kitchen.




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Tech gives autistic teen a voice

Apple releases 2 videos showing how new iPad apps have transformed the life of 16-year-old Dillan Barmache.




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Obama to pick top scientist to run DOE

President Elect Obama could pick an actual scientist to head the Department of Energy.




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Thursday food 'nooooo:' Organic bottled water

Is organic bottled water "eco-chic?" I don't think so!




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ForestEthics releases Green Grades for paper industry

The 3rd annual Green Grades report card by ForestEthics holds big office supply companies accountable for their sometimes questionable paper sourcing.



  • Research & Innovations

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Do bananas need plastic wrap?

Del Monte says their individually wrapped bananas are environmentally friendly. Others think Del Monte is bananas.




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Practical sustainability takes on greenwashing

John Brown, founder of the Slow Home movement, discusses the fundamentals of building and living in a greener house.




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Waze: Crowdsourced traffic control

A new iPhone app lets drivers report traffic conditions to each other in real time.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Six American cars that wave the flag

Detroit is back from the brink with some cars worth a second look. It's not just about bankruptcy anymore.




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Danish bicycle activists win $200 million upgrade

Day 1 in Copenhagen: despite massive jet lag, we had a fun bike tour of the city that proved a revelation in bike-centered city planning. 37% of all commuters u



  • Research & Innovations

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Traffic congestion dipping as economy falters

Here's a status report on the nation's commuters.




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5 reasons your next car will be electric

At the end of 2009, electric cars connected to smart grids have become inevitable. Get used to the idea of plugging in before hitting the road. It won't be so b




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Step into my backyard office pod

One part garden shed, one part eco-clubhouse and one part home office, the Archipod gives work-at-homers a chance to step out of the house



  • Remodeling & Design

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Home (office) on the road

Don't try to pin down Don Vardo, a petite workspace/guest studio with several green features ... it's capable of leaving when the open road beckons.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Five myths about electric cars

Electric cars are not slow, they're not dangerous, and they're not dirty just because they recharge from coal plants.




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Charging electric cars at the Cracker Barrel

It's style may be old-timey and traditional, but Cracker Barrel is leapfrogging into the 21st century with EV charging at 24 locations. Do you want a plug-in wi




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What Carmageddon taught us about behavioral economics

It was supposed to be Carmageddon in L.A., but instead the two-day closure of the busiest freeway in Los Angeles reiterated a timeless lesson about cars: We los




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Police cars revamped for better high-speed handling

Say goodbye to the lumbering old Crown Vic, the new generation of Ford police cars can go from a stop to 100 mph in 14.5 seconds.




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The top 10 hardest-working towns in America

The country may be filled with hardworking employees, but a new poll shows no one is working harder than the residents of Columbia, Mo.




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How bikes can save us [Infographic]

What could be better than losing weight and gaining money? Here's what can happen when you take a bike for a spin.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Can the electric car change the world? [Infographic]

Buyers have been slow to purchase electric cars, and cities slower still to support them. What can be done?




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Why crash test dummies prefer electric vehicles

You may not be aware, however, that you can now add another important feature to the list of electric vehicle benefits: safety.




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How Ubernomics are changing the way we work

Ratings have become the new human resources department.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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2015: A year in (and out of) the office

The way we work and the jobs we do are changing fast. Are you keeping up?




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Is Amazon really opening up to 400 brick-and-mortar bookstores?

If the whispers about Amazon are true, the few independents still left should be afraid, very afraid.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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The real reason so many of us go to work when we're sick

About 50 million Americans don't have paid sick leave, but there are numerous benefits when employers offer it.




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Here's a practical way to close the gender wage gap: Flex time

Judging workers' value by time spent at a desk hurts working moms — and companies' bottom lines. Flex time could fix it.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Learning how to fix bicycles is opening new career paths for teens

Project Bike Tech offers students diverse skills and options when they leave high school.




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New Cousteau series looks to kids for solutions to aquatic 'dead zones'

This EarthEcho Expedition takes an in-depth look at dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay — and hopes to get kids involved in finding the answer.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Kids can help parents get healthy [Infographic]

A new survey finds that the vast majority of kids would be willing to make changes in their own lifestyle if it meant their parents' health would benefit.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Lego listens, responds to critics with new female scientists set

Lego's new set features a paleontologist, an astronomer and a chemist — all of them female.




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13-year-old Masai boy invents device to help his community live in peace with the lions

Richard Turere's solar-powered invention safely scares lions away from his family's cattle.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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It's official: Girl Scouts can sell their cookies online

The new Digital Cookie platform can teach the girls useful entrepreneurial skills, if their parents can step aside and let the girls be in charge.




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Program harnesses the magic of music to teach kids about living green

Team Green World creates catchy tunes with an eco-savvy theme.




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These 2 Kickstarter campaigns will get kids excited about science

From atoms to stardust, these books get kids familiar with some of science's most fascinating terms and concepts.




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11-year-old invents better lead-detecting device

Gitanjali Rao saw that the current options for testing lead were slow and unreliable, and decided to do something about it.




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This 10-year-old is speaking up for America's national parks

Robbie Bond wants to inspire kids and their families to protect our national lands.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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One day without plastic. Can you do it?

Take the pledge to go plastic-free on Feb. 21, which has been dubbed Plastic-Free Day.




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Obama courts 7 Republicans to hash out energy bill

Only one of the Republicans is running in the 2010 midterm elections, but each is being courted for a number of reasons.




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Justice Stevens leaves behind environmental legacy; Kagan may get chance to follow

As Justice John Paul Stevens steps down from the bench, environmentalists remember a "green justice." Though little is known about her environmental positions,