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35 favorite vegan and vegetarian Thanksgiving recipes

Need some last-minute inspiration? We've gather together our favorite vegetarian and vegan recipes from which to choose.




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Our 10 most popular recipes of the year

The top how-to food stories can be summed up in one word: COMFORT.




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I spent New Year's Eve making doughnuts

Food has a way of making an occasion truly special and memorable.




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Canadian Conservative leader (and possible Prime Minister) promises the earth

Andrew Scheer is a climate arsonist.




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Canadian retailers want a 'harmonized approach to reducing single-use plastic'

Provincial regulation would make stores' waste-reduction efforts easier to manage.




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Humans are drying up the Amazon rainforest

NASA finds that over the last 20 years, the atmosphere above the Amazon rainforest has been drying out – here's why.




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How a 'Smart Supermarket' could do away with plastic packaging

A hopeful report by Greenpeace envisions a future where supermarkets have gotten rid of superfluous waste.




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What will the world look like in 30 years? ARUP explores four plausible futures

It's a mix of speculative fiction and informed prediction. Which do you think is most plausible?




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It's "Sleepy Monday" – Be careful out there

Even a full day later, a one-hour shift in the clock is hard to adjust to.




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Yes, Earth Day is still happening – here's how to celebrate at home

While in the midst of a global pandemic, we can't forget the ongoing climate crisis. Here's how you can participate in Earth Day 2020.




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No, green lifestyles aren't 'only for the rich'

A Tesla won't get a camel through the eye of a needle.




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Environmentalists call for Carbon Capture and Storage – with forests

Greta Thunberg, Margaret Atwood, Michael Mann, Naomi Klein, David Suzuki, Bill McKibben, George Monbiot and more make the case.




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How a 1% surcharge on restaurant bills can help fight climate change

It's a curious reversal of the farm-to-table movement.




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We don't have 11 years to save the planet, we have to start today.

Put down that burger and get out your bike. Things are getting serious.




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WSJ: Natural gas leaking, venting and flaring equivalent to driving 79 million miles

Evidently natural gas has a clean image that is being threatened by reality.




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British Labour Party Green Deal calls for zero carbon by 2030

Some question if it is even possible.




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Are people clueless when it comes to their carbon footprints?

Or are they just fooling themselves and being selfish?




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Are carbon offsets still a thing?

They have always been controversial, and they may well be counterproductive.




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It's time to consider carbon rationing, and all that that entails

With a carbon credit card, it doesn't have to be hard.




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What can you eat if you are living a 1.5 degree lifestyle?

A lotta lentils.




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The best movies and TV shows for every quarantine mood

Need a break from the news and bored of books? Here are some quality screen time suggestions of movies and TV shows that will (hopefully) take your mind off the pandemic.




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Architects have to deal with the "wicked problem of embodied carbon."

A British critic calls two green icons, rammed earth and Passivhaus, "architectural trickery at its most cynical."




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Cepezed's new offices are a demonstration of circular design

Design for deconstruction out of low-carbon materials is the way of the future.




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Smart Masonry proposes lighter concrete buildings, built by robots

Can digital fabrication and robotic construction techniques help reduce the carbon emissions of concrete?




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In praise of Brutalist architecture

The ones we have left should be preserved; they don't make them like they used to.




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NC concrete companies embrace carbon capturing technology

The carbon footprint of concrete can be a whole lot better, if you make it out of carbon dioxide.




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Trump's infrastructure plan: Red State roadbuilders can party like it's 1959

But for everyone else it is a big nothingburger.




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It's National Waffle Day, and this year we dine on wooden waffles

Twice a year we look at yummy waffle slabs, a really efficient way to do more with less.




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Cement industry gets onboard with Paris Climate Accord

A key industry association is working to keep warming to "well below" two degrees.




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Is concrete "the most destructive material on Earth"?

Concrete Week at the Guardian produces some hard truths.




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Eero Saarinen's TWA terminal is restored, repurposed and reborn as the TWA Hotel

Did we say we hate concrete? Just the new stuff. This kind of concrete should be buffed, polished and treasured.




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How Land Rights Are Turning the World's Rural Poor Into Unexpected Conservationists

It is as counterintuitive as it is true: Around the world, communities who have resided on the land the longest often have the most tenuous rights to that land.




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Solar-Powered Lamp Also Charges Your Phone, Acts as Sound Amplifier

A new solar-power kit from BRIGHT Products is like the Swiss Army Knife of solar gadgets.




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How the Rural Poor Are Becoming a Market for Solar Power

A new generation of succesful for-profit, mission-driven businesses are serving energy-hungry communities across the globe.




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Affordable ceramic purifier uses nanoparticles to clean water

Using ceramics and metal nanoparticles, a non-profit organization from University of Virginia is making these simple but effective purifiers that can eliminate up to 99.9% of waterborne pathogens.




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Clothing firms Joe Fresh and Primark to compensate victims of Bangladesh building collapse

Good for the Westons, owners of both, for doing the right thing by admitting their use of the factory and their willingness to help out.




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When government goes dark, who can we turn to for light?

Can these 200 people save the world?




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Panasonic introduces solar LED lantern and charger for developing regions

Many areas of the world have scarce access to electricity. This new solar lantern will provide light and charging power for cell phones.




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Solar 3D printers take manufacturing off the grid

Groups working in developing regions could use solar-powered 3D printers to make tools, lab supplies and more on the go.




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Wakati solar-powered food preserver keeps produce fresh longer in developing areas

The large solar-powered box will help farmers get more food to the market for selling.




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Smartphones can now detect diseases in minutes

A new plug-in diagnostic tool could mean better healthcare around the world.




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Naked Filter's Kickstarter campaign tests market for a revolutionary new filter concept

A fail-safe filter that delivers water easily with a sip or a squeeze could save lives in places where water-borne illnesses thrive, but look for it first as a trendy gym accessory.




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Researchers produce electricity with paper, tape and a pencil

The device made from household objects could replace AA batteries for powering small electronics.




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Solar-powered Sterile Box brings safer surgeries to developing countries

The technology could save countless lives.




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Batteries from old smartphones could light up rural areas

The batteries could provide back-up power for small solar power systems.




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New e-commerce site is a one-stop-shop for humanitarian aid products

The Level Market wants to make the procurement of humanitarian aid and development products as easy as shopping on Amazon.




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Responsible shopper marketing: Rewarding customers for doing the right thing

How do companies close the “green-gap” and turn consumer values into action?




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Canada celebrates 10 years making garbage great with TerraCycle

In Canada, we’ve collected over 150 million units of waste and engaged two million people to recycle.




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Brands are using social media to reach #consciousconsumers

When it comes to communicating an alignment with personal values, it doesn’t get more personal than social media.




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Creating a market for recycled materials in the new plastics economy

A major brand is putting out the first fully recyclable shampoo bottle made from recycled beach plastic