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How an 'Untouchable Day' can boost your productivity

Where distractions are weeded out, focus can take root.




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Canada's Conservative leader blasts food guide for 'bias' against dairy

"Chocolate milk saved my son's life," Andrew Scheer said. So he has promised to rewrite the dietary guidelines if elected this fall.




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Why don't people understand winter coats?

Humans and indoor heating didn't appear on Earth at the same time.




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Winter 'wild swimming' is a hot new trend

Swimmers plunge into frigid lakes and rivers year-round, just for the thrill of it.




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Brazil gripped by major political crisis in midst of Covid-19 pandemic

A major political crisis has broken out in Brazil. The Minister of Justice Moro resigned yesterday after president Bolsonaro removed the head of the Federal Police (FP) Valeixo, who had been nominated by Moro. The now former minister of justice has accused Bolsonaro of wanting to appoint a new FP head from whom he could get information in relation to cases involving Bolsonaro's sons, including the assassination of PSOL councillor Marielle Franco.




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FedEx to test Nissan's electric e-NV200 delivery van in Washington DC area

After pilot programs in international markets like Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Brazil, FedEx will deploy a fleet of electric delivery vans in Washington DC.




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There's not a lot of history in the White House, actually

It's mostly a fake, completely rebuilt in the early 1950s.




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Jacques Tati's film Playtime was released 50 years ago, but has lessons for us today

We are still befuddled by technology but bumble along.




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A tall tale of a telephone pole, or why pedestrians can't have a nice place to walk

On this National Walking Day, a look at the excuses cities use to make it difficult to do so.




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Party like it's 1799 in your Colonial Dumb Box

Boxy But Beautiful designs have been around for a long time, and there is a real logic to them.




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Tomorrow: 1945 movie shows the glorious future of prefab

We have seen this movie before.




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Why we have regulations: So people don't get buried in molasses

100 years ago the Great Molasses Flood started another flood, one of regulations to protect people's health and safety.




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Paris had a marvellous moving sidewalk in 1900

It's like a moving High Line, and is still a very good idea.




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UK carbon emissions down 38% since 1990

Even if you factor in offshoring of jobs and industry, emissions are way, way down.




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Why decluttering doesn't work on its own

You have to examine the reasons for why the clutter happened in the first place.




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Thrift stores are tired of getting people's useless junk

"Don't donate if you wouldn't give it to a mate."




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Tour Facebook's New Energy Efficient Data Center (Video)

Facebook just opened their newest data center, which they've pushed to make as energy efficient as possible. In fact, it even inspired the Open Compute project in which they open source every last detail about the data




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PG&E; Replacing 1,600 Smart Meters with a Rare Defect Affecting Customers' Billing

Pacific Gas & Electric, a California-based utility, has been plagued with issues during their major push to get smart meters installed in every household in their area, from complaints about possible health




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Caltech's Energy Retrofit: From Fuel Cells to a Daylighting Celeostat

On Caltech's campus, student engineers and scientists are busy in labs day and night working on hairy solar panels, termite




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NASA's James Hansen on Climate Change and Intergenerational Justice (Podcast)

One of the most venerated scientists of our time, James Hansen is the head of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, a position he's held for three decades. Long before climate change was a household term, Hansen was one of the first to talk about




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Former Duke Power CEO: I'd want to work in solar

When asked what he'd do if he was entering the industry today, Jim Rogers had some very revealing things to say.




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14 ways to go green this Valentine's day

A list of ways to share the love with everyone you adore without hating on the environment.




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6 beauty recipes that are pink and red for Valentine's Day

Get in the Valentine’s Day mood with these fun DIY beauty recipes for masks, moisturizers, and scrubs – all of which are suitably pink or red for the occasion!




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How to celebrate a green Valentine's Day

The size of one's carbon footprint is not usually a major concern on this romantic holiday, but it can be mitigated with advance planning.




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Don't rush out to buy a last-minute Valentine's Day gift

It's important to remember that every physical gift comes at a cost that's both financial and environmental.




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Sexy & sustainable: 9 lingerie brands for women

This Valentine's Day, treat yourself to high-quality undergarments that are kind to your body and the planet.




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Valentine's Day is losing its allure with young adults

Is Cupid's appeal fading as millennials find the holiday has become too commercialized?




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Wretched Excess Dept: Castor Design's Marble with Fluorescent Tube

"At first glance, Marble with Fluorescent Tube's monolithic 2,500 pound base appears to be at odds with the banality of the bulb which sits on top of it."




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Dubious Dubai: World's largest air conditioned city to be built, covering 48 million square feet

It's got everything, from hotels to hospitals to theaters to the world's largest mall, and a severe case of cognitive dissonance.




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This doesn't look like a Passive House to me

Serenity may not be a spaceship but it is still out of this world.




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Rotate this: Spiral spinning tower will turn real estate developers' cranks

The sharing economy comes to architecture as the rich and the very rich share views and height.




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You can't be too skinny or too rich In New York City

A new record for skinny towers: only 47 feet wide.




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Wretched Excess: Private yachts are so yesterday, now it's private floating islands.

But, we ask, are they green and sustainable?




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Why the Filthy Rich Aren't Green: 7 Habits of Highly Inefficient People

Photo Courtesy of Millionaire-Maker PackageOh how we love to hate the filthy rich--even more so in these tough economic times. While the rest of us mere mortals are struggling to make ends meet, the hyper-rich live by the motto "if you've got it,




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Cadbury's Dairy Milk Goes Fairtrade, Next Billion Go To TED, Huff Post on Coal, and More

Cadbury Dairy Milk Fairtrade: Is the future of Fairtrade with big switches by big companies or increasing access to the pioneer brands? "Cadburys says in the FT today that it's not trying to undermine the pioneering 100% Fairtrade companies such as




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It's Gonna Take a Lotta Love to Reforest Indonesia

Love is often said to blossom, but a new government initiative in the Indonesian district of Garut aims to make that metaphor literal by requiring newly married couples to plant 10 tree saplings.Two years ago, Indonesia




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Planet Green's Ultimate Green Wedding Guide

Whether you're the romantic, three-tiered cake type—or the "let's hitched at a civil court and call it a day" sort of guy or gal there's something for everyone in Planet Green's fresh off-the-blog Ultimate Green




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Rare Swan 'Divorce' Puzzles Researchers

Once thought of as pillars of monogamy in the animal kingdom, it appears the flame of love can burn out for swans as well. For the first time in 40 years, after following some 4 thousand swans at a reserve in the UK, researchers discovered one formerly




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McDonald's To Offer Fast-Food "McWeddings" in Hong Kong

If soaring wedding costs have you wondering how you can afford it all (and yet, you couldn't be bothered with the effort to put on a more eco-conscious wedding) then McDonald's may have the answer for you.




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Will and Kate's Royal Wedding: The Green Lowdown in 8 Juicy Details

It's been 30 years since Charles and Diana's wedding, which means royal watchers all over the world have been working themselves into a tizzy over every last, secret detail of the Friday, April 29th nuptials




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A gift registry for people who don't want stuff

More love, less waste. That's the idea behind a new gift registry. And it's an idea that might just take off.




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Europe bans two cosmetic ingredients you didn't know are hazardous

The chemicals that make your personal products silky smooth are banned from all cosmetics that are washed off after use.




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Are environmental laws to blame for California's wildfires?

A certain Commander in Chief says that wildfires are being made 'so much worse by the bad environmental laws.' Here's what's really happening.




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Eco Wine Review: Unti Vineyard's 2007 Benchland Syrah

UNTI 2007 Syrah Benchland is dark, somewhat brooding like a radio-friendly Cure song. Within your glass you'll find flavors of grilled plum, anise and cocoa. The wine is unfined which means it is vegan.




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Eco Wine Review: Unti Vineyard's 2008 Dry Creek Valley Grenache

Unti Vineyard's 2008 Grenache is smoky and spicy with cranberry and anise on the nose. Marionberry and a minty finish play well with the wine's acidity and refined tannins. And it's vegan!




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Eco Wine Review: Hahn SLH Estate 2010 Chef's Table Viognier

Hahn SLH Estate's 2010 Chef's Table Viognier is one of the most interesting whites you'll ever smell. It's completely intoxicating with notes of white peach, banana, honeydew and jasmine. Only 100 cases were made, so get this one quickly!




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Eco Wine Review: Frei Brothers Reserve 2009 Russian River Valley Chardonnay

Frei's 2009 Chardonnay touches your nose with hints of rose water, jasmine and other floral delights. But on the palette, it is swimming with honey and sweet butter and just enough acidity to make it all work.




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Artist's jewel-like recycled glass mosaics reveal nature's consciousness

Fusing her own blends of recycled glass to create jewels of light and color, this artist's gorgeous mosaics remind us of the spirit of nature.




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What's in your wine?

In another case for consumer right-to-know, a new study demonstrates big differences between wines depending on the production method




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Why don't more people (especially environmentalists) drink bag-in-box wine?

Perhaps our perceptions are predicated on the packaging.