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This isn't your father's rental furniture

Millennials are intrigued by furniture rental companies because it's less trouble and good for the planet.




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3 questions to ask before you buy anything

Before you buy something new, consider whether you need it and where the old one will end up.




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Narcissists fall out of love with themselves as they get older

A new study tracks more than 200 narcissists from the age of 18 to 41.




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Buying 'green' won't make you any happier, but buying less will

A new study looks at happiness among millenials who buy 'green' or buy less.




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Those hotel mini soaps and shampoo bottles will soon be history

California joins some hotel chains in banning tiny toiletries.




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Having this mentality about time is probably stressing you out

In today's busy world of unending errands and tasks, the feeling of time scarcity affects us all.




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Social connections, especially over food, are good for the body and soul

A new study from social scientists explores how our relationships with people can affect our longevity and physical health.




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When you give cash to those in need, you're giving the whole community a boost

Study finds that giving funds to poor families also helps others in the community.




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At Bon Jovi's Soul Kitchen, you can pay it forward or pay with your time

Donations and dishwashing help fund meals at the rocker's New Jersey restaurants.




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How you can help people and animals impacted by Australia's devastating wildfires

Here's how you can donate or otherwise help the animals, residents and first responders affected by wildfires in Australia.




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There's a right way to say you're sorry

From companies to celebrities, bad apologies are only making things worse.




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Why we're happier when we're older

It's the paradox of aging when we should be feeling worse as we get older, but we actually have a better sense of well-being.




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Is your Netflix habit bad for the environment?

Netflix and other streaming video services have a climate footprint, but it's not as bad as the headlines say.




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This restaurant takes its Nicest Place in America honor seriously

Yassin's Falafel House, a refugee-owned business in Tennessee, keeps that honor top of mind by always giving back to the community.




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Why is everyone so obsessed with toilet paper?

There is no shortage of toilet paper. But human dignity may be in short supply.




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The sharing economy is taking on a whole new meaning these days

Companies like Airbnb and Uber are feeling the pandemic pinch, but neighborly sharing is on its way up, and that's a good thing.




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January 1

National park established, green folk music created, ozone protocol pondered and carbon tax enacted.



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January 2

The U.S. lowers the speed limit, an Interior Secretary pleads guilty and climate scientists mull a Plan B to fight global warming.



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January 3

A tragic nuclear accident, signing a nuclear arms treaty and saving turtles the world over.



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January 4

Two Presidents make the case for a green future and an environmental symbol dies.



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January 5

A ship spills oil, a president creates an environmental monument and there are high prices for tuna.



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January 6

A President dies and the U.S. highway system is proposed.



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January 7

Secondhand smoke is labeled a carcinogen and scientists call for the protection of mountaintops.



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January 8

American seashores are preserved and the Calypso sinks in Singapore.



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January 9

An earthquake shakes California and BP decides against Arctic drilling.



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January 10

Big oil begins to form, the oil rush starts and a Wild West entertainer dies.



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January 11

The co-founder of the Wilderness Society is born and two U.S. Presidents push conservation.



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January 12

An earthquake strikes Haiti and protesters buy land to block an airport's development.



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January 13

Earthquakes and tsunamis strike and Europe approves food products from cloned animals.



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January 14

Nixon protects the Everglades and a diplomat questions the UN on global warming.



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January 15

Molasses overruns Boston and President Ford outlines a plan to reduce oil imports.



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January 16

Dian Fossey is born and Toyota makes a commitment to being green.



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January 17

Eisenhower warns of the military-industrial complex and a volcano explodes.



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January 18

The Ohio River Valley floods and oil leaks near the Galapagos Islands.



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January 19

A conservationist dies and oil spills in different parts of the world.



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January 20

Two teams reach the South Pole and a song about the environment is released.



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January 21

A U.S. president outlines goals for American rivers and the Concorde takes off.



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January 22

A bottlenose whale visits London and a clean coal showdown begins.



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January 23

The U.S. reduces its oil consumption and oil fields burn in Kuwait.



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January 24

President makes a push for clean coal and an oil spill threatens the Great Barrier Reef.



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January 25

Reagan calls conservation 'common sense' and a national forest is opened for logging.



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January 26

The 'Cascadia quake' rocks the U.S. and Rocky Mountain National Park is established.



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January 27

A nature painter and illustrator dies and snows buries Washington, D.C.



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January 28

An oil spill in the Antarctic and two U.S. presidents talk about the environment.



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January 29

A nuclear satire is released in theaters, and mountaintop removal is approved.



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January 30

A cyanide spill poisons waters in Europe and U.S. climate scientists are under pressure.



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January 31

The U.S. is addicted to oil and the Yucca Mountain Project loses funding.



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February 11

Scientists begin studying temperature changes and an extinct bird may not be extinct.



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Get ready to Can-It-Forward this weekend

Aug. 1 will be a day of live online canning demonstrations. We have a sneak preview of a recipe from Food in Jars' Marisa McLellan.




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Cherry Sweet and Sour Fizz Cocktail

Vodka, limoncello, lime juice and cherry simple syrup come together with just a little bitter flavor, too.