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America's mayors are the renewable energy champions we need right now

At the 85th Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors in Miami Beach, leaders pledge to make the switch to 100% renewable energy by 2035.




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This solar-powered Dutch poultry farm specializes in 'carbon-neutral' eggs

Eco-conscious Dutch poultry company Kipster wants to revolutionize the egg industry.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Apple now runs on 100% renewable energy

Apple suppliers have committed to clean up their act as well.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Seawater Greenhouse brings agriculture to world's harshest environments

British tech startup Seawater Greenhouse makes the impossible feat of growing crops in arid regions possible with the help of plenty of sunshine and saltwater.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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California becomes first state to require solar panels on new homes

California approved new rules that require new homes and low-rise apartment buildings to use solar panels starting in 2020.




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Washington, D.C., to run entirely on renewable energy by 2032

District of Columbia lawmakers approve legislation that fast-tracks the city's bold clean energy goals.




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What's the environmental cost of a loaf of bread?

If you thought the plastic bag waste from a loaf was a big problem, wait till you find out what's even more damaging.




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Paul Greenberg answers the trickiest questions about fish, our last wild food

Is responsible seafood the answer to our health and environmental crises? Author Paul Greenberg explores in a new PBS documentary, "The Fish on My Plate."




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Architects recognize Virginia's Brock Center for outstanding environmental performance

The Brock Environmental Center's 'regenerative' design is key to its AIA recognition — it generates 80 percent more energy than it uses.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Eating beans instead of beef will put a dent in greenhouse gas emissions

If you're not ready to go cold turkey with beef, we have some bean recipes to get you started in replacing just a meal or two.




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What's your plastic bag fee comfort zone?

In the 2 years since the U.K. imposed a 5-pence fee, about a third of shoppers still use plastic bags. What price would change your habits?




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The Flow beehive harvests honey without opening hive

The creators of the original Flow Hive are back with a new model.




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Study weighs environmental costs of proteins

Beef and farmed catfish aren't great on the environment, but wild-caught fish and farmed shellfish have low environmental impacts.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Canada's biggest national park is under siege

A new study suggests the UNESCO status of Canada's Wood Buffalo National Park is in danger.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Confusing food labels explained

There are lots of labels designed to make you think you're buying better food. Are they reliable?




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How does an oatmeal brand reinvent itself for a new generation?

Flahavan's Irish Oats courts millennials with stories and unconventional recipes.




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The Gulf needs a restoration economy

Was the Gulf oil spill actually good for the region's economy? Maybe in the short-term—but the Gulf needs a long-term restoration economy, says Conservancy sc



  • Wilderness & Resources

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BP creating documentary on Gulf oil spill

Feature-length film to serve as an archive of the disaster, will only be shown internally.



  • Arts & Culture

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Oil spill continues to haunt politicians

Hindsight is 20/20 and there will be a lot of 20/20 analysis as the oil spill commission continues to drop bombshells from the behind-the-scenes reports of what




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Your oil spill commission cheat sheet

President Obama’s oil spill commission has released its final report on the disaster, and those who put the analysis together certainly had a few interesting




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Hutchison's replacement will have big anti-environment shoes to fill

The retiring three-term Republican will leave behind many legacies, including a strong anti-environment record.




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Drilling in ANWR back on the map

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is back in focus thanks to Lisa Murkowski and the oil spill commission.




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Transocean the subject of tax loophole investigation

A '60 Minutes' investigation shows that the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon rig moved its headquarters to avoid paying taxes.




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Deepwater Horizon anniversary

On the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal tells TODAY that there's still work to be



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Company suspends fracking operations in Penn. after well explosion

Chesapeake Energy, which has one of the largest natural gas recovery operations in the country, halts all fracking in the state after a spill on the eve of the




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Kevin Costner promotes $50 million oil spill fleet

Actor says his oil separation technology coupled with special boats can effectively stop an oil slick from reaching shore.



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Kate Sheppard: Political journalist with an eye on the environment

Journalist Kate Sheppard covers the world of climate change, politics and energy for Mother Jones magazine.




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Scientists study oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster

Using a sample from the very riser pipe that the plume escaped from, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution chemist Christopher Reddy and his team ascertained tha



  • Research & Innovations

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One year later: More than 5,000 spills in the Gulf of Mexico

There have been thousands of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico in the year since BP's massive oil spill. We shouldn't be surprised.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Green book roundup: A half-wild planet, sloppy new environmentalism and more

Five rousing books that sound a rallying cry to think about and work toward environmental solutions in fresh, new ways.



  • Arts & Culture

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Alec Baldwin slams Sen. Inhofe on Twitter

Actor takes to social media to call out the Oklahoma Republican and his close ties to the oil industry.



  • Arts & Culture

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Deepwater Horizon tar balls laden with deadly bacteria

Nearly two years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster gushed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, tar balls from the spill still turn up on Alaba



  • Wilderness & Resources

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MNN's week in review: Discovering remote places, oil spill solutions and more

While 'America Revealed' with Yul Kwon explores how typical systems work, we also explain new oil cleanup technology and Titanic history.




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How big will the Gulf Dead Zone get this year?

The predicted size of this year's dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico depends on whom you ask. One forecast model predicts an unusually small area of oxygen-deplete



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How the wind saved Florida from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

At the time of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the spring of 2010, computer models predicted that the 200 million gallons of crude oil pouring out of the gus



  • Climate & Weather

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Hurricane Isaac deposits oil, possibly from Deepwater Horizon, on Louisiana beaches

More than 12 miles of Louisiana coast have been closed to fishing following the discovery of tar balls and other toxins.



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In wake of Gulf oil spill, bacteria sucked up 200,000 tons of oil

Naturally occurring bacteria gobbled up at least 200,000 tons of oil and natural gas that spewed into the Gulf following the BP Deepwater Horizon spill, a new s



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BP ends Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi

But environmental groups say oil is still coming ashore and more work needs to be done.




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What's causing oil sheens near Deepwater Horizon spill site?

Recurrent sheens of oil in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of 2010's Deepwater Horizon oil spill have baffled researchers.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Halliburton admits erasing files after oil spill

The energy-services giant will plead guilty to destroying evidence after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to the U.S. Justice Department.




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Dolphin deathtoll: Feds declare 'unusual mortality event' on East Coast

The NOAA suspects the infectious morbillivirus is responsible for the unusually high number of dolphin strandings and deaths this month.




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'The Great Invisible' explores the environmental and psychological aftermath of the Gulf oil spill

Margaret Brown shares her insights about the Deepwater Horizon spill with MNN.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Oil spill 'footprint' found on Gulf of Mexico floor

Five years later, scientists may have finally found up to 10 million gallons of missing oil from the 2010 BP spill.



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Silver lining of a disaster: Deepwater Horizon spill inspires beautiful bird art

Jason Alexander Byers uses an unusual material to make an environmental point.



  • Arts & Culture

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Green job of the week: Technical writing and design consultant

Chipotle, one of MNN's top 10 organic fast-food restaurants, is searching for a technical writing and design consultant at its Denver office.




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Green job of the week: Rock star user interaction engineer

GoodGuide, home of the world's largest healthy and green product database, is searching for a Rock Star User Interaction Engineer.




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Why you should celebrate International Day of Yoga every day

From increasing flexibility to easing stress, yoga has so many health benefits.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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The Farallon Islands have a mouse problem. The solution is raising eyebrows.

Scientists propose dropping poison to kill mice on the Farallon Islands, but there's concern that wildlife and water quality will suffer.




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White rhinos team up to save northern relatives from extinction

Researchers hope these rhinos could serve as surrogate mothers, saving the northern white rhino subspecies.




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Living near green spaces can help you live longer

Being surrounded by trees, grass and shrubs can add years to your life.



  • Fitness & Well-Being