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Ecollywood: Greg Grunberg & Wendy Davis

Video: Greg Grunberg & Wendy Davis offer their eco-tips.



  • Arts & Culture

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Chuck Leavell and Widespread Panic's John Bell - Part 1

Watch Part I of Chuck's exclusive interview and take the quiz below to win tickets to the 10,000 Lakes Festival.




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Chuck Leavell and Widespread Panic's John Bell - Part 2

Watch part 2 of Chuck's interview with Widespread Panic's John Bell.



  • Arts & Culture

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10 Halloween costumes made of cardboard

Whip up some cool Halloween costume ideas, starting with simple cardboard.




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10 easy craft projects inspired by nature

Spruce up your holiday décor by bringing nature in with these beautiful and easy DIY projects.




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10 cool things made from cardboard

Who know you could build a functional car or virtual reality goggles from cardboard?



  • Arts & Culture

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10 DIY projects that reuse your old glass bottles

Some cities don't recycle glass, but that doesn't mean you can't reuse glass bottles for candles, hummingbird feeders or even chandeliers.



  • Arts & Culture

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How to make a bird feeder with citrus peels

This DIY bird feeder uses hollow citrus rinds to create a colorful cup for birds to feast on seeds.




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How to make seed bombs

Enhance your neighborhood's flora with a little guerrilla gardening.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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10 creative ways to upcycle your plastic bottles

These DIY projects will have you see plastic bottles in completely new ways.



  • Arts & Culture

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A star (factory) is born!

California inaugurates the world's largest nuclear fusion reactor proving there's nothing 192 lasers and $3.5 billion can't do.



  • Research & Innovations

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Government labyrinth designed to trap heat

NREL’s new Research Support Facilities basement maze will help cut energy use by two-thirds.



  • Research & Innovations

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Jon Stewart bores himself to sleep over climate change bill

Before interviewing Energy Secretary Steven Chu, <i>The Daily Show</i> host Jon Stewart fell asleep talking about the Markey-Waxman energy bill.



  • Climate & Weather

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No green building codes for Wyoming

Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal feels that his state doesn’t need green building codes.




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Cool roofs: Basking in reflected glory

The U.S. Energy Department wants you to save green by painting your roof white -- as long as it doesn't make your neighbors see red.



  • Remodeling & Design

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DOE announces $80 million for biofuels research

Two groups have received $80 million in funding from the ARRA for advanced biofuels research.




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Obama asks taxpayers to shoulder nuclear risk

Banks won't touch them they are so financially risky. So why does Obama want U.S. taxpayers to fund nuclear plants when there is a 50% chance they will fail?



  • Research & Innovations

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DOE announces $60 million in block grants

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the 20 communities that will receive $60 million in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants.




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DOE awards $24 million to algal biofuel projects

The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded $24 million to three algal biofuels research projects.




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Obama on the offensive to claim credit for electric vehicles

Administration stimulus spending has jump-started an unstoppable EV revolution, says President Obama. Because of the Recovery Act, the cars will plummet in cost




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DOE awards $188 million to small businesses

The Department of Energy has awarded $188 million to small businesses in 34 states to spur clean energy innovation, job creation and more.




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Feds spent $25 billion on energy in 2009

A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts reveals that the federal government spent about $25 billion in the energy sector in 2009.




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DOE awards $57 million to small businesses

The U.S. Department of Energy awards $57 million to 33 small business projects.




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DOE: Fridges must have smaller carbon footprints

Although refrigerators continue to grow in size and become more tricked out, new standards will also require them to be drastically more energy efficient.




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Massive solar plant receives $1.45 billion guarantee

The U.S. Department of Energy will guarantee a $1.45 billion loan for the Abengoa Solar Solana project in the Arizona desert.




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DOE funding for an eco-friendly accessible car

The U.S. Department of Energy is providing a $50 million loan to Vehicle Production Group for the creation of an eco-friendly accessible car.




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What you need to know about the new program for green home loans

The federal government and private lenders team up on a new green home improvement program, but it comes with a few strings attached.




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Behind the wheel at the EcoCAR college engineer competition

Sixteen teams from colleges across the country spent three years building hybrids, plug-in hybrids and even hydrogen cars. This week in Washington, they met in




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SolarCity is dealing with Solyndra backlash

Solyndra's public and highly controversial bankruptcy filing is affecting other solar projects.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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House GOP subpoenas White House on Solyndra

In a rare move, Republicans on a House panel vote to subpoena White House documents related to the failed solar power company.




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&#39;Monster&#39; jump in global warming gases reported

A new analysis reveals that greenhouse gas emissions in 2010 surpassed even the worst-case scenario envisioned by scientists four years ago.



  • Climate & Weather

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Chu: Solyndra &#39;regrettable,&#39; but not political

The U.S. energy secretary spent five hours Thursday rejecting accusations that politics influenced a 2009 loan to the California solar company.




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GOP wins battle of the bulb

Republicans in Congress have delayed part of a 2007 law that would require U.S. light bulbs to be more energy-efficient, scoring a symbolic victory.




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Obama budget and the environment

President Obama's proposed budget may be a longshot in Congress, but it still offers a preview of what he hopes to accomplish if re-elected this fall.




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The Solyndra debacle: One year later

Solyndra's 2011 bankruptcy cast a shadow over the U.S. solar power sector, but ongoing growth in the past year may indicate it was only a partial eclipse.




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Farm powered by walnuts

A walnut farmer in California uses walnut shells and husk waste to create fuel to power his farm.




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Obama picks Ernest Moniz to lead DOE

The MIT physicist is already steeped in Beltway politics, but his enthusiasm for nuclear power and natural gas worries some environmental advocates.




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Fisker misses $10M payment, is bankruptcy imminent?

Luxury automaker Fisker has officially missed a $10 million payment to the Department of Energy. Is a bankruptcy filing next?




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New DOE chief: Climate change &#39;not debatable&#39;

In his first week on the job, new U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz makes it clear he sees 'no ambiguity' about the scientific consensus on global warming.




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Stevens Institute of Technology takes 2015 Solar Decathlon by storm

The third time's a charm for the resiliency-minded contender from New Jersey.



  • Remodeling & Design

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A little boy spends his birthday savings on victims of Hurricane Dorian

6-year-old Jermaine Bell cashes in his Disney World Fund to buy hot dogs and water for hurricane evacuees.




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Why North Carolina&#39;s wild horses ride out hurricanes &#39;butts to the wind&#39;

The wild horses of the Outer Banks in North Carolina have been riding out storms for centuries.




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Miracle puppy rescued from rubble in Bahamas

Trapped, starving dog is rescued weeks after Hurricane Dorian barreled through the Bahamas.




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Bee Saving Paper gives bees an energy boost

Bee Saving Paper is like an energy drink for these oh-so-important pollinators.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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How one man&#39;s simple hobby evolved into a topiary wonderland

Pearl Fryar has no horticultural training but his talent is apparent in the 300 sculptures at Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden in Bishopville, S.C.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Tiny vignettes of garden beauty come to life in these macro photos

The International Garden Photographer of the Year honors 16 photographers for their macro images of plants and animals.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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10 remarkable caterpillars and what they become

Ever wondered what different types of caterpillars look like before they transform into butterflies? Here are 10 instagram-worthy before-and-after photos



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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When this smelly corpse flower bloomed, did it make gardening history?

A hybrid that would be cold-hardy and suitable for outdoor planting may be available for home landscapes in a few years.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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How to invite amphibians to your garden

You can help save amphibians in your neighborhood by creating an appealing backyard oasis for them.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Easy homemade suet cakes for backyard birds

Suet is a high-calorie source of easily digestible food for birds, and making it couldn't be easier.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening