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The Week in Pictures: Toxic Industrial Sludge Covers Hungarian Villages, Solar Panels on the White House, and More (Slideshow)

A state of emergency has been declared in Hungary where four people are dead, 120 injured and six missing as torrents of red toxic sludge, the byproduct of bauxite refining for aluminum, burst from a containment pond and poured through six villages in




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Hungary Destroys All GM Maize Fields - Farmers Claim Ignorance Over Banned Seeds

Hungary already has a ban on genetically modified crops, so this is a bit more complicated than it may seem at first. As PlanetSave reports Hungary has destroyed approximately 1000 acres of maize fields found to




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Wretched Excess Dept: Electric Bike For The 1/10th of 1% Costs $ 36,000

They call it green. I call it too much.




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London's Embassies Celebrate Their Countries' Design as Part of London's Design Festival

London's international embassies are showing off their countries' design as part of the London Design Festival.




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The latest in multi-modal transportation: The Belt Scooter

Hold on to your pants as we show you how to solve the last mile problem.




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Small 323 sq. ft. apartment is stylishly redesigned for travelers

A tiny apartment in a new tourist hotspot is remade with clever modern elements to maximize space.




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Couple's minimalist cargo van conversion is an incognito home on wheels

A roaming freelance photographer and writer go on the road in this self-built live-work space on wheels.




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How to clean smelly gym clothes

Green cleaning methods are the most effective way to get rid of stench.




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New clothing care label wants you to stop overwashing

The Care Label Project will add a label to thousands of clothes in hopes that people will adopt laundry habits that are better for both fabric and the Earth.




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How to read laundry care labels

Help your clothes last longer by learning how to decode the mysterious hieroglyphics of care labels.




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How to get soft, fluffy towels without fabric softener

Because sometimes it's the little things...




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EPA surprise: Agency seeks to cancel approval of toxic pesticide

And the company that makes the chemical, Bayer CropScience, refuses to agree.




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Car makers are fighting back against proposed fuel efficiency standards

People want big SUVs and pickups, not little fuelsippers. What's a car maker to do?




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EPA to revisit and probably roll back fuel economy standards

Because America needs more SUVs and pickup trucks to be great again




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Derelict church transformed into psychedelic Sistine Chapel for skateboarders (Video)

In this eye-popping example of adaptive reuse, a crumbling church is remade into a public skatepark, complete with incredible murals.




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Here is a lovely design for a home office in a box. But has technology made it superfluous?

I used to think that this kind of furniture would become a very big deal. I was wrong.




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Guastavian vaults are still being built, and are as thin and elegant as ever

They are so thin that it's hard to believe that they stand up.




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Germán Velázquez proves that tall Passivhaus can be beautiful

This Bilbao tower is like nothing the Passivhaus world has seen.




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Smart 'plug-and-play' houseboat made for marinas or traveling around

This modern houseboat can accommodate up to two people comfortably.




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Questions to ask yourself when buying clothes

Following these guidelines can help you to build a higher quality, longer-lasting wardrobe.




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Introducing Daniel Wallach of Greensburg, Kansas

My name is Daniel Wallach, and I am Executive Director of Greensburg GreenTown. My wife, Catherine Hart, is the Coordinator of




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Leonardo DiCaprio or Brad Pitt: Who's the More Timely Eco-Hunk? Plus Mickey Rourke Fights Again!

Leonardo DiCaprio lost the Golden Globe, but he's always a winner on the green activist front. The eco-champ has signed on to be the celebrity face of watchmaker TAG Heuer. Replacing fellow eco-hunk Brad Pitt. But, Leo isn't pocketing a cent of his




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How to Go Green: Like Celebrities

Celebrities, and their various efforts to go green, can be a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, it's great that high-profile, highly-visible folks are affecting positive change by both reducing their impact on




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Leonardo DiCaprio's Timely Campaign, Paul McCartney's Green Family Affair, and More

Eco-hunk Leonardo DiCaprio is the new face of TAG Heuer Carrera watch. A gig formely held by fellow greenie, Brad Pitt. But, so long Brad and hello Leo! Ecorazzi posted the first shot of his soon to be released ad campaign. The green




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7 Gorgeous Eco Celebrities We Can't Believe are Single

They're hot, they're celebrities, and they believe in saving the Earth. But what's better is that they all have one thing in common (besides the environment) -- they're single! We've listed some of our favorite eco-hotties below




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Best of Green: Culture & Celebrity

The beauty of culture is it's more a part of your life than you know. Artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers can use their fame and star power to get the green message out in their favorite medium, whether its on a Web site, Twitter feed, book page,




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Best of Green: Culture & Celebrity (Slideshow)

We love seeing celebrities use their influence for good--especially when it's for the green good. With their fame and star power, they can encourage fans to eat less meat, cut their consumption, and pay attention to what's




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The Year in Celebrities: The Biggest Green Hits and Misses

From sexy Leo's mega donation to tigers to Kevin Costner's surprise knowledge of oil clean-up technology, celebrities were on fire this year. There were a few mistakes, however....such as NBC's "Tonight Show" debacle, which sent a barely used set to landf




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Leonardo DiCaprio wants to find the world's loneliest whale, donates $50k for search

Good Guy Leo strikes again!




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Etsy's Handmade Halloween Costume Contest: Pass the Envelope, Please

We laughed, we cried, but more important, we picked the recycling-loving winners of Etsy's Handmade Halloween Costume Contest.




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Jewelry with an Old School Twist

Vinyl records are still admired by many music lovers, but when they break or get scratched, they're pretty much junk—unless you get creative. Designers have come up with lots of




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Wearable Planters Turn Live Plants into Jewelry

Portable tiny gardens set in gem-like planters give new life to the concept of jewelry.




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Modern classic jewelry made with recycled domino & Scrabble pieces

'Slow' games make a comeback, as stylish jewelry with a twist.




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Petit Beast: Hanging air plant sculptures look like graceful jellyfish

Combining low-maintenance air plants with reused sea urchin shells, these unique creations look very much like mysterious jellyfish.




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Natural treasures preserved in gorgeous hand-cast resin jewelry

Feathers, shells, leaves, flowers and even bark are encased in resin to create this lovely collection of handmade, resin-based jewelry.




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Ethical shoe company TOMS moves beyond the buy one/give one model

Shoppers can now choose to support a broader range of social issues.




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The Boomer is an elegant, steel-framed, open-plan tiny home

Made in New Zealand, this modern little house looks clean and bright inside and out.




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Celebration, Florida may be destroyed in order to save it

The fire department demands trees and on-street parking be removed so that they can have 20' clear speedways




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Florida's official culture of driving blames pedestrians (and cellphones) for "vast majority" of deaths

A Today Show bit today is perhaps the grossest example yet.




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Photo: Pelican flyby demonstrates perfect form

Our photo of the day comes from Florida's John D MacArthur Beach State Park.




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Italian designer reinvents the classic Vespa for the electric age

So what if it doesn't have pedals and isn't as practical as an e-bike, it's so elegant and minimal.




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What the Italians can teach us about living well

After visiting friends in Bologna, I came away with a sense that the Italians have embraced many things that we North Americans would do well to adopt.




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Bubble cars are back with the electric Microlino

The tiny Italian car is now available in Europe.




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Beautiful, historic town in Sicily is selling homes for $1

Sambuca, the "City of Splendor" is hoping to save its historic structures and revive a waning community.




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Reformation offers eco-chic with celebrity appeal

Eco-conscious clothier Reformation has gained popularity with a number of celebrities.




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Apparel brands need to be more transparent about where clothes come from

A new report called 'Follow the Thread' assesses the willingness of 72 companies to publish important supply chain information.




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Oil pipeline regulation is broken, admits US top oil pipeline regulator

In a shocking exclusive report, Marcus Stern and Sebastian Jones at InsideClimate News write that the top official of the agency that regulates oil and gas pipelines recently admitted that he's essentially powerless as a regulator.




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Native Americans protest tar sands pipeline with horseback ride along proposed route

This week, Anishinaabe tribal members began riding horseback along the proposed route of a what could possibly become the largest tar sands pipeline in the United States.




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Will Alberta's tar sands create a Canadian "cancer alley"? Study finds high levels of carcinogens in air.

A new study has found that the air pollution from Alberta's massive tar sands operations is putting the health of downwind residents at risk by releasing unsafe levels of carcinogenic and toxic chemicals into the air.




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U.S. House approves Keystone XL pipeline

House of Representatives voted in favor of the XL Keystone pipeline project, in an attempt to bypass executive authority.