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Britain will soon have the toughest trophy hunting laws in the world

England is poised to introduce a sweeping ban on the import of endangered animal parts, including those from "trophy" kills.




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It's a record season for sea turtles in Georgia, even with a hurricane

2019 has been a record year for the threatened species, even after Hurricane Dorian destroyed sea turtle nests in the state.




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American Humane Association fires back at Hollywood Reporter cruelty claims

Nonprofit, which monitors the health and safety of animals in the entertainment industry, calls the expose a distortion of the truth.



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$1.7 billion in gift cards will go unspent this year

Although they are getting better at it, many consumers still do not spend every last penny that is credited to their gift cards.




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Rodale's: A new online shop for tested green products

From the venerable, eco-conscious publisher comes a new place to find great gifts, fairly made jewelry and sustainable fashion.




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The best times to buy gifts this holiday season [Infographic]

Black Friday and Cyber Monday aren't the only days when you can get good deals on a range of gifts.




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'The Cow in Patrick O'Shanahan’s Kitchen' is a gentle introduction to food origins

After you read the last page of this new book for kids, you can start a discussion about food, farmers and eating.




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Green Monday: 2013 holiday gift guide

If sexy smoke alarms and food-growing fish tanks fail to help you check that difficult to shop for person off your holiday gift list, than I quit.




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2013 Cyber Monday gift deals for the home cook

Here today, gone tomorrow deals to buy online for the home cook on your holiday shopping list.




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5 wine gifts wine lovers don't need

If you buy me one of these as a holiday gift, I may never clink glasses with you again.




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The super-useful Common Cook’s How-Many Guide to Kitchen Conversion is now a wall cling

You’ll refer to this guide that’s printed on biodegradable fabric with non-toxic ink almost every time you need to convert a recipe.




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7 Cyber Monday deals for cooks and food lovers

Shop for great deals on small kitchen appliances, dinnerware, cookbooks and more from the comfort of your home with these Cyber Monday offers.




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19 environmental charities you should know

From animal welfare to marine protection to climate change, these environmental charities are sure to put your money to good use.




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5 'Buy One Give One' gifts to double your holiday giving

When you buy one of these gifts for someone on your list, a donation is made to someone in need.




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8 highly gift-able design books for the holiday season

'Tis the season for Cabin Porn and 200-page treatises on Norwegian wood chopping technique.



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Why we don't all see gift-giving the same way

How can men and women get on the same page about gifts?



  • Arts & Culture

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8 ideas for gifts made by monks or nuns

Try a triple pale ale, some mint julep fudge, or an amaretto cheesecake made by nuns and monks.




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Do good while you shop with DoneGood

DoneGood's browser extension and app let you shop for socially responsible alternatives to whatever you're looking for.




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It's time to revive the Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving

In 1911, the Society for the Prevention Useless Giving (SPUG) began a movement against useless Christmas gifts. It's time for a comeback.




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Be a force for good on Shop For Good Sunday

Shop for Good Sunday lets you put your holiday spending where your values are.



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9 gifts for the person who has everything

Some people are just impossible to buy for around the holidays and birthdays. But we have some ideas on gifts for people who already have everything.



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A 'raft' of volcanic stone may be a lifesaver for the Great Barrier Reef

A floating sheet of pumice could bring an infusion of life to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.



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What if everyone drove a hybrid?

The answer to this depends on the definition of hybrid, and how long it would take to "convert" each car on the road to a hybrid. One thing's for sure -- emissi




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Two Billion Cars

Are two billion cars a nightmare we can avoid? MNN's auto blogger reviews a new book on the subject.



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Union of Concerned Scientists questions true value of hybrid cars

Option packages and other 'forced' features increase the base price of many vehicles, balancing out the environmental value, group says.




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4 questions to ask about the proposed eco-grades for cars

Your next car purchase may be based on a letter grade issued by Beltway bureaucrats.




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The debt commission and the gas tax

What increasing the federal gas tax could mean for highways, green cars and the nation's bottom line.




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My trip to the monster truck show

You haven't lived until you've seen one of these babies clear 14 cars and leap 130 feet in the air. An hour of action uses up half Kuwait's daily oil output, bu




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AT&T reaches another clean fleet milestone

AT&T's growing clean fleet allowed the company to avoid purchasing one million gallons of petroleum-based fuel in 2010.




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'I was wrong' says former vegan diet advocate

Climate change journalist George Monbiot says he was wrong when he claimed 'the only ethical response is to stop eating meat.'




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Pink slime and other animal goop we commonly eat: Gross or green?

Pink slime is said to recover 10 to 12 pounds of edible lean beef from every animal and save another 1.5 million animals from slaughter, but does that diminish




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Nearly 70% of turkey burgers contain fecal bacteria, says Consumer Reports

Overall, 90 percent of the ground turkey that the magazine examined had one or more of the five bacteria they tested for.



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Chinese company to buy Smithfield Foods; Business boon or disaster?

To meet China's insatiable demand for pork, Shuanghui International is turning to an American company to help 'bring home the bacon.'



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Is ethical foie gras a contradiction in terms?

This Spanish farmer's free-range geese fatten up naturally for migration season.




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Norwegian army put on vegetarian diet

Combating climate change now on the menu for Norway’s armed forces.




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Solar Decathlon: One more shot at National Mall?

A dozen senators are asking the Departments of Interior and Energy to get the event back on the mall.




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Salazar shares his energy priorities with Congress

During an Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, the secretary of the Interior outlines the Obama administration's energy wish list.




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Obama administration reverses 'wild lands' plan

A plan to protect more than 11 million acres of land in the American West has been scrapped after months of talks inside the Beltway.



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U.S. creates first 'National Blueway'

Unlike the current patchwork of river protections, the National Blueway System will cover entire rivers 'from source to sea,' including their watersheds.



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Media Mayhem: Running low on green ink

Newspapers across the country are slashing their staffs (especially the science reporters,) and some are folding altogether.




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Media Mayhem: Don't trust this man

Marc Morano, a Republican operative, has taken denying climate change to a whole new level. Don't say we didn't warn you.



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Mother Nature's greatest hits: 20 songs with an environmental side

Peter Dykstra counts down his top 20 eco-songs. Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, and a few other strange bands make the cut.



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Media Matters: If a tree falls on Fox News...

In a case of 'Do as I do, not as I say,' Rupert Murdoch is taking bold steps to help solve a problem while telling the world it doesn’t exist.



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Environmentalists are bringing solutions right to your desktop via Google Earth

Environmental activists are bringing problems (and solutions) right to your desktop via Google Earth.




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Media Mayhem: Bad news, and news done badly

After the recent swine flu outbreak, it's worth looking at the difference between reporting the news and scaring the audience. The former head of CNN's science



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Media Mayhem: 7 environmental stories that are free of doom and gloom

From an eco-city in China to a coffee producer in Uganda to 'towers of power' in Spain and California, some good news from the green frontier.



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Media Mayhem: A tongue-in-cheek civics lesson

Let's apply the great American traditions of propaganda and intimidation to the climate change debate.




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Why Cash for Clunkers was like a methadone clinic

Cash for Clunkers tore through our nation like a drag racer, long before anybody could figure out if it made sense. But its image is already locked in the popul




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Media Mayhem: Newspapers put a happy spin on their decline

While industry apologists peddle the idea that newspapers are doing just fine, the new media world is leaving them behind.



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Media Mayhem: High noon for 'SuperFreakonomics'

The bestseller’s flawed climate arguments show that maverick heroes aren’t right about everything.



  • Climate & Weather