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How good were Neanderthals at hunting?

A new study investigates our ancient cousins' hunting abilities.




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Alexander Julian Designs Green UNC Graduation Regalia

Fashion designer Alexander Julian has clearly had enough of the University of North Carolina's aqua graduation gowns, he's gone and given his alma




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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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Sprinklers save lives, and should be in every home

But the builders and the realtors are fighting sprinkler laws across the country.




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The rise of biking and protected bike lanes in the United States (video)

Another phase of the wonderful Green Lane Project has just been announced, and PeopleForBikes has taken the opportunity to highlight biking and protected bike lane growth in the US through a new video.




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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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Finally! Tiny home subdivisions and developments are becoming a reality.

Another good reason to move to Colorado.




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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.




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2012: The Year in Pee and Poop

Another year down the drain: From pee-powered generators to pigeons that shit soap, it's been quite a year for toilet-related stories. Here are some of our favorites.




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Nature Loo composting toilet puts some distance between the person and the poop

This simple Australian design has some interesting features and benefits.




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Blue Diversion develops a toilet that's a lot more than flush and forget

A toilet is just the working end of a much larger system that can have a huge impact on society.




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Off-grid classroom blends into the last of Long Island’s prairie

The new interpretive center has earned certification from the Sustainable Sites Initiative, and features a green roof planted with native prairie grasses.




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You (and your poop) will be transported by this French composting toilet

Here's the hot poop on a toilet with a conveyor belt to move the stuff out of sight, out of mind.




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Whatever, Tigers and Pandas: Lesser-Known Endangered Species Need Help Too (Slideshow)

With thousands of species listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature -- and some 110,000




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Billboard Houses Bats and Translates Their Speech, Tells Us What's Up

If you've ever seen a colony of bats on the move and wondered what they're up to, this is the billboard for you. The "Bat Billboard," a collaboration of designer Chris Woebken and artist Natalie Jeremijenko, is a




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The Week in Animal News: Epically Lost Sea Turtle to be Released, Sylvester Stallone Movie Harms Bats, and More

A young sea turtle found in the Netherlands will be released after a three-year recovery. We also have the search for the "extinct" Javan tiger, Sylvester Stallone's bat cave incident, and more.




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Why Bats Need a 'Happy Hour' and Swedes Try to Comply

Wind power is not just a Danish success story - Swedish wind is growing leaps and bounds. But the bats may suffer, so the Swedes are trying to impose 'bat happy hour'




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The Week in Animal News: Powerful Sea Cucumber Poo, Giant Pythons Invade Florida and More

Sea cucumber poo may be the key to saving the world's great coral reefs from devastation. Invasive pythons are doing damage in the Everglades, eight sea lions were found shot to death in Washington and more.




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How to build and operate a bat-friendly wind turbine

When a bird charity installs a wind turbine, they're going to do it right.




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Do fossil fuel industries understand how unpopular they are?

As alternatives to Big Oil and Big Coal emerge, it would be a mistake for executives to rely on loyalty or love from the public.




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Reggie Watts and Greenpeace team up for a greener cloud

Internet sensation Reggie Watts takes aim at Twitter and Amazon for Greenpeace's #ClickClean campaign, urging them to step up their clean energy game.




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Public charging station powers mobile devices with footsteps and solar panels

The ENGO charging station uses kinetic tiles and solar panels to charge up to 14 smartphones at a time, and provides free WiFi access and an emergency phone.




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U.S. and India agree to “cooperate closely” on climate change

Yesterday, U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a deal to work together against climate change.




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The Heartland Institute is no longer fringe

It used to be so easy to make fun of this group we described as "hopelessly out of touch."




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Mealworms can eat an all-plastic diet and not die

Researchers at Stanford found a way to speed up the process of breaking down Styrofoam and other types of polystyrene, with help from mealworms.




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With Lolistraw, you can have your straw and eat it too

But even more exciting than its edibility is the Lolistraw's hyper-compostability.




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Corc Yoga mats are green and gorgeous, made from trees

Crafted from sustainably harvested cork in Portugal, these stunning mats will take your yoga practice to new eco-friendly heights.




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Your next shirt could be made from fruit and vegetable scraps

Circular Systems' innovative technology promises to transform food waste fibers into wearable fabric.




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Veja's new vegan sneaker is plant-based and biodegradable

No more pleather: The Parisian shoe brand proves that vegan style can be sustainable, not just ethical.




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Scandi design + Portuguese cork: Buy your next phone case from 15:21

It's so much nicer to feel a warm natural material in your pocket than cold slippery plastic.




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A Picture is Worth: Agenda 21 and The Green Movement as Marxist Plot

The cover of a new book by a leading Agender says it all: Sustainability is just the tip of the Marxist iceberg.




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Cobb County, Georgia sees Agenda 21 plot in bike lanes and sidewalks

Putting money into non-motorized transportation is just the thin edge of the Agenda 21 wedge.




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The farmer, poet and environmental legend Wendell Berry speaks with Bill Moyers about social change

Wendell Berry is a fount of wisdom and inspiration, so it was great to see that Bill Moyers spoke with the farmer, poet, eco-philosopher about the role of activism and spirit in creating positive change.




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House of Representatives tells Pentagon to ignore climate change and Agenda 21

Just when you think it can't get any crazier in US politics, it does.




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The green split between the city and the suburbs is real, as new study shows we are increasingly polarized.

A new study from Pew Research is totally depressing, showing how left and right are moving further apart.




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New studies measure the true cost of sprawl, and it's more than you think

It costs a lot more to run a suburb than it does to run a city.




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Canada, USA and Mexico promise butterfly highway

Is this the thin edge of a much bigger wedge?




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Scenic America, and now Scenic Toronto, fight billboard blight

The new digital billboards taking over our cities bring a whole new set of problems. That's why we need these orgs.




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New ad reignites war between clean energy provider and big utilities

Ecotricity's collapsing cooling towers return. This time, they're tapping into popular anger over utility profits.




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How to market an electric car in America: Bash urbanism, walking, and the French.

Americans don't walk and stop and cafés or take vacations. That's why they get to drive $75,000 plug-in hybrids.




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This bus shelter will keep you warm, but only if you hold hands with your fellow passengers

During this year's extremely cold winter full of ice storms and the effects of a polar vortex, moments of warmth between strangers are created in a bus shelter.




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Detroit Dirt and Ford do brilliant parody of Cadillac's ELR ad

If this is what advertisers do to promote electric and hybrid cars, I may just go buy a TV.




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Billboard ads "replaced" with old master paintings in Paris and Milan

What if advertisements on billboards were replaced with old masters--it almost happened in Paris.




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How to reduce your energy consumption: Buy a glass monster home and fill it with green gizmos

Sometimes it is hard to know what these companies are really telling us.




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Clever campaign encourages texting and driving

But when you think about it, it is a bit disingenuous to put this message on a digital billboard.




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This Earth Hour, let's start turning out the useless and excessive lights

Celebrate Earth Hour Saturday night at 8:30 and start a movement to end this visual assault.




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New Zealand climate change campaign calls for less

Finally, talking about lifestyle changes and using less instead of buying more green stuff.




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No country is doing enough to protect children's health and wellbeing

A damning report says children face two main threats globally, and most nations are failing to address these.




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Behold the bare-handed bee whisperer who is saving the honeybees

Michael Thiele is 'rewilding' honeybees in California, returning them to more natural nest environments in order to help them survive.




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Bjarke Ingels Group and Toyota are building a wild, woven and wooden city of the future

It's actually rather elegant and understated for the Danish superstar.