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Media Mayhem: Dubai's fable in the desert

It's tempting to see a moral tale in the emirate's financial struggles -- but that's a bit too simple.




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Media Mayhem: 5 more tall tales by climate change deniers in 2009

Last week’s readers help me come up with five more juicy ones to chew on.



  • Climate & Weather

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Doctors often wrong about who will lose weight

In a new study, physicians predicted about 55 percent of patients would be "likely" or "very likely" to follow their recommendations for losing weight, eating h



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Watch: What girls really think about body image and the media

Want to know what young girls really think about the media, girls' fashions, and teen idols like Nicki Minaj? Watch this video to find out.



  • Protection & Safety

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Playboy is no longer a nudie mag. (Now you can actually read it!)

For readers, it's great news that Playboy is getting rid of the naked photos.



  • Arts & Culture

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Calling in from Copenhagen: MNN blogger Karl Burkart

Video: MNN blogger Karl Burkart chats with Current TV about the politics of blogging at the Copenhagen climate summit.



  • Climate & Weather

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Jon Stewart tackles global warming deniers

Video: As the Copenhagen summit continues, global warming deniers are popping up all over. Perhaps they're right, says Jon Stewart, it's all a conspiracy of tho



  • Climate & Weather

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Betting on Copenhagen

A 'prediction market' is betting on the outcome of Copenhagen. Here are 4 experts making their own predictions for COP15.



  • Research & Innovations

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Copenhagen Day 11: Hillary thwacks ball into China's court

The U.S. secretary of state makes the ACES climate bill targets official and pledges to build a $100 billion fund.



  • Research & Innovations

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Obama speaks at climate-change summit

Video: President Obama addresses the leaders of nations attending the climate change conference in Copenhagen, urging countries to step up before it's too late.



  • Climate & Weather

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Obamahagen (Day 12): ALBA lambasts 'friendly nations' meeting

The Bolivian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) led an impromptu press conference denouncing the closed meeting of 18 'friendly nations' led by Obama. Hugo Chavez



  • Research & Innovations

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Pay your legal fees with carbon credits

Clients of the Cueto Law Group in Miami, Florida can now pay up to 20% of their legal fees with carbon credits.




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The bright side of 'Flopenhagen'

Both environmentalists and U.N. officials agree ... COP15 was a 'failure.' But the 'Copenhagen Accord,' though flawed could mark the messy beginnings of a post-



  • Research & Innovations

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December news from the USGBC

The USGBC has been busy this month including live blogging from Copenhagen, a deal with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and finalizing video from Green




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Banksy's new eco-themed mural

Famous graffiti artist Banksy creates a mural that sinks in global warming denial.



  • Arts & Culture

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Monbiot takes on the climate denial industry

A hilarious accounting of 'Climategate' and why universities need to professional PR help.



  • Research & Innovations

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Boating through a wind farm

Video footage from our tour of an off-shore wind farm in Denmark.. will wind replace an aging fleet of coal plants?



  • Research & Innovations

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Fighting climate change is a business model

As governments struggle to solve the climate change crisis, who's stepping up?




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Andy Samberg moderates climate insanity

Lexus-sponsored 'debate' between climate denier Phelim McAleer and green girl Simran Sethi yields important lessons for an ailing climate movement... especially



  • Research & Innovations

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It's time to move past George W. Bush

If Democrats want to make this election about issues, they should make it a mandate on Rand Paul's ideas not George Bush's failures.




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Polar bear does tai chi for the climate

At the UN climate talks this week in Tianjin, polar bear leads a class in Tai Chi to teach negotiators about what "balance" really means.



  • Research & Innovations

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Revenge of the climate scientists, but is it too late?

Climate scientists are beginning to unite to against the misinformation campaigns of right-wingers, but it comes after they've been dealt several blows.




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Was Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. behind Climategate?

Some are wondering if the embattled media tycoon was behind the scandal that derailed the Copenhagen climate negotiations.




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Half of greenhouse gases 'emitted by 5 nations'

The first 10 countries on the list, made available during UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, account for two-thirds of global emissions.



  • Climate & Weather

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U.S. climate negotiators confront growing opposition in Durban

The U.S. has become the pre-eminent blocker to this year's UN climate negotiations, but new scientific analysis and a growing civil society movement could force



  • Climate & Weather

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Still no Pearl Harbor in the climate battle

The world is on course for climate catastrophe. Until the calamity is upon us, however, the "war footing" argument for dramatic action won't find much support.



  • Climate & Weather

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44 gigatons: The most important number in the world

A new U.N. report challenges the world with a daunting task — reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 44 GT by 2020 or hit the tipping point for catastrophic clima



  • Climate & Weather

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News & social media hub launched to 'dewonkify' Doha climate talks

TckTckTck has a news and social media hub to help people who don't speak 'acronymese' understand what is going on at the Doha COP 18 climate talks.



  • Climate & Weather

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What's the scoop on green web hosting?

We're no IT geniuses, but we can help you figure out how to go green in your Internet ventures.




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Reduce the carbon footprint of your yard and garden

A lawn can be both kinds of green: eco-friendly and lush.




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The carbon footprint of your e-mail

MNN's lifestyle blogger calculates out the daily carbon footprint of her email inbox.




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Progress made on carbon capture and storage

Little by little the Obama administration is clearing the way for CCS.




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Lame duck session brings a small victory for environmentalists

For political purposes, a West Virginia senator is giving the EPA a little breathing room -- for now.




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Swedish family moves into new home, begins strict carbon diet

An experiment in low-impact living called One Tonne Life finds a Swedish family moving into a 'climate-smart' home to drastically reduce their carbon footprints




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Every three years, you eat your weight in bread

A National Geographic Kids book teaches all about the “Human Footprint.”




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'Deadliest Catch' vessel slices carbon footprint

Crew of the F/V Kodiak partners with EcoEmissions to burn fuel more efficiently and reduce pollution.



  • Arts & Culture

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Green conferencing: Reducing a meeting's carbon footprint

How do you convene a large group of people to share and learn important information and interact socially without causing a negative impact on the environment?



  • Research & Innovations

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NRDC: Cable boxes guzzle more energy than new refrigerators

A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council details the staggering environmental cost of DVRing 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' every week.




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What is carbon capture?

What is carbon capture and storage? Often touted as a viable solution to the growing problem of irreversible climate change, carbon capture - also known as CCS




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WorldShares pledge: 'I will reduce my business-related carbon footprint by telecommuting'

Roughly 20 million Americans work from home on at least a semi-regular basis. Here's how telecommuting is impressive dent in carbon emissions — and what you



  • Research & Innovations

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Romney: 'I don't think carbon is a pollutant'

As the GOP frontrunner tries to hold on to support in New Hampshire, he continues to walk a fine line when it comes to what he really believes about environment




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Romney flip-flops his way out of climate debate

The former governor is stuck with a history of being on all sides of the climate issue.




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Style and sustainability at Ford is serious business

Mustang, Escape, Focus now come in more colors, with more renewable parts, than ever before.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Is Santa's carbon footprint as big as his generous spirit?

Quick, somebody get Rudolph some Rolaids. Along with the methane emissions generated by a fleet of airborne tundra reindeer, take a gander at other contributor




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U.S. CO2 emissions to stay below 2005 levels as coal use shrinks

Energy-related CO2 emissions will be 7 percent lower than their 2005 level of nearly 6 billion metric tons in 2020, according to new government data.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Corporate carbon disclosure can boost share prices

A new study shows that share prices increase slightly after a carbon disclosure is made.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Ocean acidification may be fastest in 300 million years

The world's oceans are turning acidic even more rapidly than during a monster emission of planet-warming carbon 56 million years ago.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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IBM energy conservation projects save $43 million

Energy efficiency efforts are a highlight of the company’s 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report.




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5 ways to reduce your kids' carbon footprint

Help reduce your child's carbon footprint by teaching them eco-friendly habits. Teach your kids to turn off the lights and water when not in use, try to walk mo




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Your virtual carbon footprint may be bigger than you think

Your virtual carbon footprint may be bigger than you think. You telecommute, while your friends idle in stop-and-go traffic on the way to work, but don’t feel