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Walmart Announces New Commitment to a Sustainable Food System

Company will focus on four pillars to advance the sustainability of its biggest product category, food




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Seeking Sustainable Beauty Products: Are Consumers Being Heard?

The Beauty and Personal Care Products Sustainability Summit gathered industry leaders to collaborate for the benefit of all




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'Nature Is Speaking' by Conservation International

Walmart partner Conservation International has launched the "Nature is Speaking" campaign to provoke a conversation about nature's essential role in our lives.




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When the neighbors are grizzlies, live WildSmart

Program in Alberta helps humans peacefully coexist with often dangerous wildlife.




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From Bird Brain to 'Urban Birder'

David Lindo turns his awe for winged creatures into a passion for teaching Britain's urbanites to open their eyes to all the birds around them.




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The Barefoot Farmer grows more than food

Jeff Poppen champions the small family farm and a sense of community at his Long Hungry Creek Farm in Tennessee.




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Could lights be the future of pesticides?

A U.S. company is developing a 'photonic fence' to fend off mosquitoes, part of a broader effort to control pests with lights instead of chemicals.




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Scientist enlists forest fungi to save their own habitat

Instead of synthetic insecticides, entomologist Rich Hofstetter is recruiting native fungi to protect forests from bark beetles.




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10 companies started by college students

Silicon Valley may be the celebrated hub of innovation, but it's getting a run for the money these days on hundreds of college campuses across the country.




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Be an explorer, wherever you are

Doctor and adventurer Ken Kamler sees a world full of medical miracles and sacred places, and he talks to MNN about the value of staying true to one’s self.




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'I Will Always Write Back': A life-changing promise

How a pen-pal relationship between altered two lives, inspired a book and continues to help others around the world.




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Merchant's Garden: Bringing the farm to the city

Young entrepreneur wants to bring fresh food to inner city residents through aquaponics.




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More play makes a city better

Cynthia Gentry believes playgrounds for all ages are the way to a more creative community.




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Guitars crafted from recycled Detroit rubble

Curt Novara uses salvaged wood from the Motor City’s abandoned homes to build one-of-a-kind guitars.




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Shane Burcaw transcends hardship through humor (and he thinks you can do the same)

Wheelchair-bound author Shane Burcaw started writing funny stories about living with a neuromuscular disease and inspired a movement.




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Yes, girls can be passionate about coding, too

Vidcode is challenging stereotypes and turning more girls into techies.




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This is why male black widow spiders prefer younger women

When black widow spiders mate, the females often kill and eat the males. But the male spiders have found a way around this terrible fate.




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Being nice at work may be killing your career

Want to get paid more at work? Stop being so nice. A new study found that agreeable women get paid less than everyone else at the office – even other women.




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How a tribe of hunter-gatherers helped me put death into perspective

Death has always been hidden away, but after spending time with an isolated tribe, this writer is ready to face death head-on.



  • Arts & Culture

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These are the faces of the Rainbow Gathering

You'll see all kinds the Rainbow Gathering, a temporary utopian village in the forest of Oregon.




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How one volunteer built one of Facebook's biggest environmental pages

A woman decided to volunteer at The Wildcat Sanctuary, a small animal refuge in rural Minnesota, and the results have been pretty amazing.




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The most surprising question you can ask on a tribal hunt in the Amazon jungle

I briefly lived with hunter-gatherers in the rainforest, where a couple visiting tourists did something very unexpected.




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14 breathtaking photos of one of the most amazing migrations in the world

Hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes gather every year at this one spot in central Nebraska.




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What's wrong with eating hot dogs, lunch meat and bacon?

Packed full of unhealthy nitrates, processed meats like hot dogs and bacon harbor health risks you should know about.




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The benefits of napping

There is well-documented research that shows that napping can be beneficial well into adulthood.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Transforming global health supply chains through data visibility

Health systems in emerging markets have not realized the benefits of data visibility to global health supply-chain operations. To do so, health-system leaders will need to take four critical actions.



  • Public Sector Insights

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How the Bio Revolution could transform the competitive landscape

The disruption ahead extends well beyond healthcare. Are you prepared?




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Aerospace and defense spending: What will be the next normal?

Defense budgets might be stable now, but governments may reduce spending in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.



  • Aerospace & Defense Insights

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Dwight Eisenhower: Lessons from the ‘balancer in chief’

William I. Hitchcock, author of The Age of Eisenhower, explains how Dwight D. Eisenhower inspired his country and led Americans through times of uncertainty and radical change.




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I tried 5 food-based face masks, and here's how they worked for me

Ditch pricey, over-the-counter face creams for DIY masks that use ingredients you already have in your pantry.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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A mother-daughter conversation about the environment, MNN

Vanessa Vadim and her mother, Jane Fonda, talk about Vanessa's childhood in California and the people and experiences that sparked her passion for the environme




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How can I find mold in my home and what do I do about it?

This is how you can detect mold in your home and what to do about it.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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What environmental issues should President Obama focus on?

Vanessa offers the new president some unsolicited advice.




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How can I get my boss to waste less paper? 1/20/2009

Want to help your employer print less without pushing his buttons? Vanessa tells you how.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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How can I cut back on the cost and impact of my commute?

Vanessa explains how to cut back on the waste of commuting.




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Should I avoid all anti-microbial products?

Products containing antimicrobials are almost always more hazardous than their traditional counterparts and tend to be loosely regulated.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Why can't I recycle pizza boxes?

Turns out that food is one of the worst contaminants in the paper recycling process.




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How is eating meat bad for the environment?

Eating meat harms the environment as a result of large-scale, factory-style meat production, the modern practice of cramming huge numbers of animals together an



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Can I recycle plastic bottle caps? How about motor oil?

Vanessa answers questions on recycling, including plastic bottle caps, plastic overwrap, motor oil, glass and taped cardboard boxes.




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How can back-to-school be less wasteful?

Just because it's a new school year doesn't mean that you have to buy all new products.




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The gross truth about your pool water

Let's put it this way — it's not the chlorine that's making you queasy.




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How a hospice in Wales is memorializing children with birdsong

A Wales hospice honors children by memorializing their names in birdsong.




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Why we're stuck on a particular side of the bed

When it comes to picking a side of the bed, resistance is futile.




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Grab a free ticket to a museum this Saturday

Sept. 21 is Museum Day, and it's your chance to get free admission to hundreds of museums across the country.




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Volunteer for National Public Lands Day

Support your favorite national park, forest or preserve by volunteering or visiting on National Public Lands Day.




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10 ways babies are really weird

They don't shed tears and won't remember having mustaches!



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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5 recipes for homemade baby food (and why you should make your own)

Making baby food at home is easier & more important than you think. Here are 5 homemade baby food recipes.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Itty-bitty NICU babies dress up for Halloween

Hospitalized infants in Kansas City are photographed wearing sweet costumes for Halloween.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Energizer bunny tweets

Energizer bunny tweets



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Our Corporate Responsibility Commitment

Our Corporate Responsibility Commitment



  • Organic Farming & Gardening