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A future brain/cloud interface could give us all a collective super-consciousness

Researchers propose developing nanobots that connect our brains with the cloud.



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Businesses maintain green giving goals

Donations to environmental organizations from many businesses to remain consistent in 2009.




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Obama's Pacific trip brings climate agreements and challenges

As the president leapfrogs from India to Indonesia to Seoul, he's making deals on green energy in the hopes of curbing climate change.



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China continues to walk fine line in green innovation

China is the world's largest polluter and the largest green innovator. It is a country full of environmental contradictions, but so is the United States.




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How birth order may determine your financial personality

Conservative saver? Risky investor? Results of a new study suggest that your position in the family line-up may drive your financial decisions.




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Jimmy Fallon sings Fair Trade's praises

Jimmy Fallon is joined by Ladysmith Black Mambazo as they sing an ode to Fair Trade and Ben & Jerry's.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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All Honest Teas to be fair trade certified

All 28 types of Honest Tea will sport the fair trade certification label by the end of March 2011.




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Sweet discounts on Halloween treats

Still don't have organic, fair trade sweets for the trick and treaters in your neighborhood? These discounts make eco-ethical candy more affordable.




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Buttery chocolate cups for the nut allergic

MNN's lifestyle blogger raves about a fair trade, organic alternative to Reese's peanut butter cups. Sunflower seed butter fans will love these treats.




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National Chocolate Cake Day

In honor of this delicious holiday, we’ve got recipes for organic and vegan chocolate cakes to satisfy everyone’s cravings.




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Top 5 sustainable picks for Valentine's Day

Traditional, sustainable Valentine’s gifts your sweetheart will love.




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Tropical cocktails made healthy

Zhena's Gypsy Tea is out with a new line of organic and fair trade green teas -- in enticing flavors like Coconut Rum and Berry Bellini.




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Ben & Jerry's 'Schweddy Balls' ice cream is no joke

The ice cream company names its newest flavor after Alec Baldwin's classic 'Saturday Night Live' character Pete Schweddy. Yes, they're really going there.




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Natural and organic chocolate Halloween candy

One of our food blogger's choices for responsibly made treats for your trick-or-treaters this Halloween that won’t break your budget.




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Why ethical fashion matters (Hint: It's about people)

Here's a list of reasons this blogger thinks fair fashion is anything but frivolous.



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The H&M conundrum: Does it make sense to support more ethical fast fashion?

H&M is the most ethically minded of the cheap clothing stores, but it still promotes virtually throwaway retail. What's a conscious shopper to do?



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On International Women's Day, a big cheer for a young woman

For International Women's Day, check out 10-year-old blogger Hannah who writes about the environment and social issues.




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Mother's Day cookies: Alfajores with fair trade ingredients

This recipe for traditional Peruvian Alfajores gets a non-traditional twist with the addition of quinoa. It's a great recipe to make with kids for Mother's Day.




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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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The power of unusual animal friendships

Studying odd couple animal friendships can help researchers learn what goes into normal human relationships.




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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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Quick-thinking staff save zoo animals from wildfire in Australia

Animals at Australia's Mogo Zoo were saved from wildfires by savvy staff.




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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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Restaurant: Baltimore’s The Black Olive

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




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6 tips for making healthy choices when you're eating out on a budget

6 tips for making healthy choices when you're eating out on a budget. It can be a challenge to find decent food for a decent price when eating out. This is how




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Weekend reads: Restaurant food photos get controversial

Instagramming your restaurant could get you a slap on the wrist from the chef. Should it?




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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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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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PBS' 'A Chef's Life' takes a realistic look at farm-to-fork

The new show follows the personal and culinary journey of farm-to-fork Chef Vivian Howard, one ingredient at a time.




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Why healthy fast-food restaurants are thriving

Restaurants that focus on healthy food served quickly are growing, showing that consumers are ready to eat better.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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'Human cloud' of workers already taking shape

Virtualization makes cloud computing possible, productive and profitable. Many businesses large and small think it can do the same thing for work by creating a




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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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For wind turbines, bigger is generally greener

Wind energy is often viewed as environmentally friendly. Still, even if wind turbines are situated so as to not inadvertently kill birds and bats, they may carr




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Apple defends decision to leave environmental program

Apple is defending its decision to have its products removed from the EPEAT environmental standards certification program. Speaking to The Loop, Apple spokesper




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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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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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Turf wars: Natural grass is greener than synthetic turf

As clicheé as it sounds, the grass isn't always greener on the other side when you're debating between grass and artificial turf on playing fields.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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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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Does a green roof on a bus really make sense?

Greening the urban environment is important. Sticking a roof garden on a moving bus is an odd way to do it.




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DARPA publishes massive online catalog of open source code

The agency hopes that public access to the information will encourage collaboration and innovation across the computer science community.




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You're ending your emails all wrong

From 'Best' to 'Peace out,' your email good-bye may be an unnecessary evil.




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Just when you thought they couldn't re-invent the pillow, along comes NASA ...

How exactly does turning a pillow into a big fluffy gadget help us disconnect from the world?




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7 haunting songs sung by whales

Listen to eerie audio of humpbacks, bowheads and other whales singing in their natural habitats.




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Proposal to mine near Okefenokee Swamp raises old fears

Environmental advocates worry that proposed titanium mining could permanently impact the Okefenokee Swamp.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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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.



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Hurricane Michele Bachmann? Viral video endorses name change

The tongue-in-cheek campaign, courtesy of 350.org, proposes naming storms after climate change deniers.




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Global warming? Some say Arctic is actually cooling

An article based upon a leaked report says that Arctic sea ice is up 60%. But is it true?



  • Climate & Weather

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How to reduce household allergens

Reducing indoor allergens is simpler and cheaper than you think!




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Mold allergy symptoms

Does it seem like every time the weather is wet, you're sneezing up a storm? You might be experiencing mold allergy symptoms.