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How mushrooms might save the honey bee

In the fight against one of the honey bee’s nemesis, the varroa mite, scientists have found an ally in a widely-distributed mushroom.




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Urban beekeeper using bee sounds and honey to make experimental music (Video)

Did you know honey has its own sound? Using honey and other tools, this bee enthusiast wants to raise awareness about bee colony collapse disorder through music.




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Help us reach the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge!

Every little flower helps. Especially when there's a lot of us planting them.




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Yucatan Travel Journal, Day 1: Even all-inclusive resorts are hopping on the 'green' bandwagon

But regardless of what green initiatives they implement, tourists must be willing to change, too.




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Can tourism ever be sustainable? The Rainforest Alliance says, "Yes!"

This NGO is doing wonderful work to bring sustainable tourism into the mainstream. It's time to start planning your next vacation!




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Startup lets you swap unused vacation days for cash, flights or hotel

There's an "epidemic" of unused vacation days in the United States. This startup wants participating companies' employees to trade them in for plan contributions, or booking flights and hotel accommodations.




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Globalized Beef, Palm Oil & Timber Corporations Now Main Cause of Tropical Deforestation

Confirming what previous studies have shown, new research from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows that the main threats to tropical forests are no longer from




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McDonalds to begin buying "sustainable beef" in 2016

A new initiative from the fast food giant aims to rethink the global meat industry. But is that even possible?




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More of us need to become "weekday vegetarians"

A new study shows that if we want to stop climate change, meat and dairy are off the table -- at least in the quantities we currently consume.




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McDonald's promises transparency about its food, if only customers will come back

The company has launched a few efforts to reclaim marketshare, from promoting regional specialties to answering questions about food production. Too bad the promotional videos aren't convincing and fail to address the whole issue.




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How many showers would you skip to help the beef industry?

Would you go stinky for steak? By skipping 26 showers for every 4 oz hamburger you eat, you can offset the water used to produce it.




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Sonic's part-mushroom burger now available nationwide

Blending ground beef with mushrooms cuts both calories and carbon emissions. Oh, and lots of folks say it tastes better too.




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Almost half of American drivers don’t bother using their turn signals

And then they yell at cyclists for not following the rules.




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Is this the busiest bike lane in North America?

Ten years after Vancouver's Burrard Street Bridge bike lanes opened, it is no longer controversial.




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Famous motorcycle designer tries his hand at e-bikes with the FUELL Fluid

Buell motorcycles are fast, beautiful and expensive. How does Erik Buell's e-bike compare?




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Electric cars alone won't save us, says new UK parliamentary report; get a bike instead

It calls for more support of bikes, walking and transit, banning ICE-powered cars sooner.




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Yet another study shows that bike lanes boost business

A deeper look at Toronto's Bloor Street bike lanes finds more shoppers spending more money.




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What's in your dust bunnies?

Enough toxic stuff that you should get out your vacuum cleaner.




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What is castile soap? Uses and benefits

It's the most versatile household cleaning product you can buy.




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Don't let this pandemic ruin the fight against single-use plastics

Listen to scientists, not industry lobbyists, and just keep cleaning.




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Clutterfree app offers a customized plan for decluttering your home

Created by minimalism expert Joshua Becker, it relies on the user's description of their own home, not a general house.




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10 clever house cleaning hacks

Keep these tricks in your back pocket to make a tough job a tiny bit easier.




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12 Sets of Sumptuous Sustainable Sheets

Conventional cotton is the most pesticide-intensive crop out there, so slip into these sustainable options instead.




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Just What We Needed Dept: A Bed That Makes Itself

How to waste a whole lot of technology and energy to do a very simple thing




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16 simple nursery ideas for a tiny house

Babies are small. They can occupy a small space.




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Bed automatically retracts up high in this contemporary tiny house (Video)

This elegantly designed small space presents yet another solution for the bed: lifting it up to the ceiling and out of the way.




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Urban tiny house's versatile lounge comes with an elevator bed (Video)

This well-crafted tiny dwelling has its own space-saving elevator bed that can go up and down with the push of a button.




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Sleep sustainably with fair trade, organic cotton sheets

Homestead is a California-based company that sells high-end ethical bedding at reasonable prices.




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Surplus breakfast cereal is turned into delicious beer

UK brewer Seven Brothers has partnered with Kellogg's to use some of its less-than-perfect cereals.




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Dutch wind turbine crowdfunded in just 13 hours

Crowdfunding the latest gizmo is one way to be an early adopter, but all you get out of it is a gadget. Crowdfunding a renewable energy project, on the other hand, could deliver clean energy to your home.




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Silent rooftop wind turbines could generate half of a household's energy needs

The Nautilus shell-shaped turbines could fit on rooftops of houses or buildings in urban environments.




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New York City’s biggest industrial wind turbine is up and running

A recycling center’s turbine could pave the way for industrial-scale wind power in New York City.




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Wind turbine technology stores excess wind power for when gusts turn to breezes

When wind speeds are higher than a turbine can effectively use, the extra energy is stored for when the wind slows.




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How Lush is supporting cocoa butter farmers in the Congo

It's a mutually beneficial arrangement. Lush gets luxurious fair-trade cocoa butter, while farmers earn income in a low-risk way, not threatened by violence.




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East Africa doesn't want your used clothes

Used clothing donations are more of a hindrance than a help, in the eyes of the East African Community. We need to listen to what they're saying.




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Suspected poacher eaten by pack of lions in South Africa

The moral of the story is: Don't go out and try to shoot lions.




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Thousands of children in Malawi are learning how to grow food at school

The Malawi Schools Permaculture Clubs, a recipient of the 2018 Lush Spring Prize, provides basic gardening kits and lesson packs to teachers in order to teach valuable agricultural skills.




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It's primates versus palm oil in Africa

Since both require the same habitat, scientists are worried how primates will survive the expansion of industrial oil palm plantations.




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Scoring One for Clean Energy on College Campuses

College students make waves for clean energy at IU, UK basketball games.




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Taking a Close Look at America's Most Sustainable University

Sierra magazine released its 2012 Cool Schools list, and UC Davis took #1 - let's learn more about them.




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University and college campuses are working toward Zero Waste

The Post-Landfill Action Network, launched at the University of New Hampshire, challenges campuses across the continent to start tackling waste seriously.




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6 perfect houseplants for dorm rooms

From boosting focus and cleaning the air to improving wellness in general, these easy indoor plants are a great addition to dorm decor.




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Photo: River rushes through a mountain forest

Jake Wolf took this photo just outside of Grand Lake, Colorado.




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Verveine recycles humble aluminum cans into luscious jewelry

Recycled aluminum and silver get another shot at becoming beautiful with this handmade collection, created with Japanese origami papers.




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How to build a foam-free passive house (and why you want to)

Andrew Michler figures it out in his own home in Colorado.




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Salida, Colorado, will be the home of the largest tiny home community in the US

200 tiny homes, a community building, an exercise facility, a restaurant, and other amenities will be built along the Arkansas River in Salida.




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Refreshing tiny house is built using gooseneck trailer

This kind of trailer means you can eliminate the head-banging sleeping loft.




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Colorado startup rents out stylish van conversions for the curious (Video)

Ever wondered what it's like to live in a renovated van? Here is one company that rents DIY van conversions out.




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Professional bus homebuilder is at home -- on a converted bus (Video)

A tour inside a solar-powered bus conversion that makes you feel at ease.




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Exhaustive new study looks at kitchen exhaust and household air quality

Designing kitchen ventilation that works in really tight houses seems almost impossible.