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Here's a practical way to close the gender wage gap: Flex time

Judging workers' value by time spent at a desk hurts working moms — and companies' bottom lines. Flex time could fix it.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Old white men are clogging up the upper ranks of business, so what should we do about it?

Much of the generation and gender gap is due to simple demographics rather than evil intent.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Learning how to fix bicycles is opening new career paths for teens

Project Bike Tech offers students diverse skills and options when they leave high school.




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U.K. teen creates app to get people 'jazzed' about recycling

Celebrate Ada Lovelace Day with this story about a young teen shining in her STEM field.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Student invents self-cleaning T-shirt

Shirts made from Silic use nano-technology to prevent water-based liquids from soaking in.



  • Research & Innovations

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Hillary Clinton to Millennials: We need you to act on climate change

According to a new poll, the majority of millennials believe that the Earth is getting warmer and that humans are to blame.




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Boyan Slat's Ocean Cleanup Project to launch in 2016

The project will utilize a 2,000-meter barrier, making it the largest floating structure ever deployed in the ocean.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Meet the teen who's cleaning up space junk

Amber Yang is on a mission to create a better way to track space debris and prevent collisions in the Earth's atmosphere.




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Leaked EPA document will end the climate debate

The U.S. is set to label carbon as a pollutant, the first step in regulating CO2 emissions.



  • Research & Innovations

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How big is the anti-climate war chest?

Environmental Defense launches 'spendometer' to track anti-climate campaigning.



  • Research & Innovations

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Will climate bill be lost in time?

With time ticking away, a climate bill could be in serious danger.




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Another global warming denier inches closer to Washington

Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee is about to experience change.




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Will 2011 be the year for climate legislation?

A recent interview with President Obama reveals he hasn't given up of the climate issue.




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Article shows what really happened to the 2010 climate bill

A New Yorker article gives a behind-the-scenes look at what led to the demise of the climate bill this summer. Here are five observations.




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Palin and Clinton battle in WV, where shots are fired at cap-and-trade

West Virginia U.S. Senate race brings out the guns, not to mention a former president and a former vice presidential candidate.




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Former Obama climate guru looks to the future

Despite defeats in the past, Michael Greenstone is remaining positive about the future of American energy policy.




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Cap and trade is facing obstacles across the country

Cap and trade may finally be finished in Washington, but it's been dying elsewhere for a while.




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Review: Life Without Plastic Freezycup steel popsicle mold

The Freezycup popsicle mold makes it easy to make your own frozen treats without using a bit of plastic. It's a great product, if a bit pricey.




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Recycled glass Coke bottles treated to high-design afterlife in Japan

Coca-Cola teams up with Tokyo-based design studio Nendo to release a collection of gorgeous recycled glass tableware dubbed, most fittingly, Bottleware.




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Summertime cleanup: 10 tools for an end-of-season sparkle

We're not quite through with summer yet but it's never too early to start conquering that filthy grill and remedying those BBQ sauce-stained tablecloths.




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Diapers made from jellyfish? Researchers say it's a cleaner, more efficient option

Diapers made from jellyfish biodegrade in less than 30 days and soak up twice the mess.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Why you shouldn't freak out about the dairy cliff (unless you're a dairy farmer)

Dairy prices could rise if the farm bill isn't passed by Dec. 31, 2012. It's being called the dairy cliff.




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Weekend reads: How averting the fiscal cliff affected food policy

Effects of the fiscal cliff deal on food policy




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Why the 'dairy cliff' probably isn't a crisis

Despite the high stakes, this political precipice looks more like a buttery bluff.




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5 fast facts about the farm bill, including why you may be eating more sushi

Congress finally passed the farm bill. Here are 5 facts to start you on your way to knowing what's actually in it.




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Support Josh Dorfman's Climate Ride

Next week hundreds of bicyclists will set out on a 300 mile bike trip to bring awareness of global warming and MNN's own Josh Dorfman will be there for the ride



  • Climate & Weather

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Crippled rescue dog finds forever home with Clooney family

The troubled life of Nate the terrier gets a Hollywood ending thanks to George and Amal Clooney.




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Leonardo DiCaprio's Oscar speech moved the needle on climate change

Researchers analyzing social media after the speech discovered the actor's words started the largest engagement on climate change ever.



  • Climate & Weather

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David Attenborough concludes 'Planet Earth II' with heartfelt appeal

Legendary naturalist and broadcaster urges humanity not to 'lose its connection with the natural world.'



  • Wilderness & Resources

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In memory of species declared extinct in 2018 — plus one we've already lost in 2019

Extinctions are a wake-up call to protect the dwindling species that still exist.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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This self-cloning tick is invading several states

The longhorned tick, native to Asia, is first new invasive tick to be found in U.S. in 50 years.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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How to kill mosquitoes naturally and reclaim your backyard

Mosquitoes are annoying, relentless and can pose a health risk for your family. Here are some effective ways to kill them and keep them away, the natural way.




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California's monarch butterfly population has declined by 99% since the 1980s

The western monarch population may be on the verge of collapsing.




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Office Depot recycles your pens and pencils

Take your old writing instruments to Office Depot this week and earn Sanford coupons.




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River cleanups: Channel your love of nature

As Earth Day nears, MNN follows a 48-mile sweep of Atlanta's Chattahoochee River to shed light on the rising relevance of crowd-sourced conservation.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Cambia tu viejo: President Calderon's new take on climate action

Mexican president proves himself a visionary with a sense of humor at the Cancun Climate summit.



  • Research & Innovations

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Speaking the language of climate negotiations

Leaders during the Cancun climate meetings are walking a fine line of keeping expectations in perspective, but also wanting to get something done as deadlines l



  • Climate & Weather

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New report: 5 million climate deaths predicted by 2020

First comprehensive study on climate mortality released today at COP16 projects rapidly increasing death toll especially among children due to the impacts of cl



  • Research & Innovations

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U.N. official calls potential climate agreement 'pathetically insufficient'

Christiana Figueres says any agreement will be a step in the right direction, but it's clear she's not convinced Cancun will be a huge step.



  • Climate & Weather

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Focusing on spending is easy way for Republicans to attack climate deals

Taking the easy way out is nothing new for politicians, but this time they're taking the easy way out on climate policy.




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Bangladesh minister responds to climate deniers

Minister says natural disasters in his home country are evidence of climate change.




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7 clever behaviors of octopuses

Octopuses are weird, fascinating and for the most part, entirely unknown. Yet these behaviors are reminders we shouldn't put anything past them.




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Rachel Maddow calls out Glenn Beck on climate change

TV personality and radio host dedicates an entire segment of her MSNBC show to examining the nest of lies Glenn Beck used in recent statements about weather and



  • Climate & Weather

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4 things you've heard about electric vehicles that simply aren't true

"Are electric vehicles fast?" "Do they work in winter?" "Can I really give up visiting the gas station?" Get the facts on EVs.



  • Research & Innovations

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Toyota Prius V: Best in class fuel-efficiency

The 2012 Toyota Prius V is capable of 44mpg in the city.




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Detroit Auto Show: BMW's hybrids combine muscle and mileage

BMW is fielding an all-new 3-Series, and with it an ActiveHybrid 3 that offers both zero to 60 in 5.6 seconds and about 37 mpg. Up a notch, there's the ActiveHy




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AT&T deploys 5,000th alternative fuel vehicle

AT&T is now one-third of the way through its 15,000 alternative fuel vehicle goal.




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Has Hollywood abandoned the Prius and other green vehicles?

Few hybrids or electric vehicles brought celebs to this year's Academy Awards.



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Ford C-MAX Energi delivers best in class driving range

Ford's upcoming plug-in hybrid can deliver 550 miles of driving pleasure on a single tank of gas.




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Despite the red-meat rhetoric, Texas benefits mightily from clean energy projects

Austin's 'Chevy Volt Village' makes a handy political target, but in fact clean energy — and especially wind power — has been very, very good for Texas' ec