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How do I properly insulate my windows for the cold weather?

Chanie Kirschner's house looks like one of those plastic-wrapped gifts. (Well, on the inside windows, anyway.)




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How a third-grader sowed a food movement

Katie's Krops is helping kids fight hunger one garden at a time.




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Kids in need choose between two gifts and surprise everyone with their answer

Get ready to break out the tissues with this video featuring children from the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta.




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Low-powered community radio is proving to be a powerful voice

People are using low-power FM radio stations (LPFMs) to inform, educate and spark change in their communities.



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Power of Purpose: How Companies Can Spark Real Social Change

Learn how Aflac and other companies are using the power of their brands to speak out on major public policy issues and social missions.




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That huge helium deposit under Tanzania is even bigger than we thought

Scientists have found a 'world-class' helium gas field in East Africa. That's a big deal, and not just because squeaky voices are funny.



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Natural ways to lower blood pressure

High blood pressure is known as the silent killer — many people don't realize they have it until it’s too late.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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'Injectable bandage' stops the bleeding with an assist from seaweed

The bandage uses a thickening agent known as kappa-carrageenan, obtained from seaweed, to create injectable hydrogels.



  • Research & Innovations

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There's a possible link between this vaccine and a decline in Type 1 diabetes

The rotavirus vaccine may also have the unexpected advantage of reducing rates of Type 1 diabetes.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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If we want more people in the U.S. to donate organs, we might have to change how we ask

To solve organ shortages, some places are making it the norm to have people opt out of organ donation.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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15 weird medical treatments that we used to think worked

Mercury, bloodletting, corpses, radioactive water and even heroin are just some of the treatments doctors used to prescribe patients.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Joshua trees face extinction by 2070 unless we address climate change

The quirky Joshua tree may be nearly gone in 50 years if we don't battle climate change.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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U.S. Capitol Power Plant to stop burning coal

After nearly 100 years of burning coal to heat and cool Congress, the U.S. Capitol Power Plant will switch over to less harmful natural gas.




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Power plants = fish choppers

Lend your voice to calls for power plants to upgrade their water systems to prevent millions of fish from being chopped to bits.




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These 8 sinking cities are most at risk of being swallowed by rising seas

London, Houston and Bangkok are among the cities most vulnerable to sea level identified in a new report by London-based charity Christian Aid.



  • Climate & Weather

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Manhattan's newest green space straddles an active train yard

Dubbed 'the smartest park ever built,' the Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards is now open for visitors.



  • Arts & Culture

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How making lower Manhattan larger will protect it from future flooding

Mayor Bill de Blasio's $10B climate resiliency plan would extend the Manhattan shoreline by as much as 500 feet into the East River.



  • Climate & Weather

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Trees are the not-so-secret weapon in keeping cities cool

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison find that city blocks with 40% or more tree coverage are naturally cooler than blocks with fewer trees.



  • Climate & Weather

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Weekend reads: Green jobs and green buildings

Recession proof green jobs, $7 million in energy efficiency savings and more.




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World Green Building Week 2012

'Green Buildings for Great Communities' is the theme for World Green Building Week 2012.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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BIG-designed tower aims to liven up white collar downtown Calgary

Calgary will be getting yet another show-stopping skyscraper, this one a LEED Platinum-exceeding mixed-use development designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Meet the 'blue whirl,' the newest form of fire

Researchers say the beautiful new flame, inspired by fire tornadoes, may provide an eco-friendly way to clean up oil spills.



  • Research & Innovations

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U.S. ethanol production drops, snaps 4-week rise

The Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday that U.S. ethanol production was down about 1 percent.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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End o' the week links

Carbon offsets could work in Indonesia, "clean coal" is a fantasy, beer companies are going greener, and can car factories really be local?




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Buy this book: Power Trip by Amanda Little

Power Trip is a fascinating journey through our incredibly complex relationship with oil, energy and everything in between.




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What's the difference between carbon offsets and renewable energy credits? Is one better?

Matt Hickman unravels the mysteries behind offsetting CO2 and buying RECs. (Hint: One of them can fund tree-planting efforts.)




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This is why senior citizens get into accidents — and here's what we can do about it

Studies show that drivers older than 85 get into fatal accidents almost 4 times as often as teens do, and intersections are a problem.




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Goodbye to cars: Why we should take a good look at Finland's phone-based mobility system

Helsinki is experimenting with a plan to match people with rides, making cars unnecessary.




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Cold weather kills electric car range

When the weather outside is frightful, battery performance suffers.




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China loves to make really weird cars

Cars with 10 horsepower, fish tanks and Home Depot hardware are just part of the fun. Some even plug in.




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San Fran's new EV chargers are solar-powered, and free!

Charge Across Town is cutting carbon emissions with mobile charging. Just respect the two-hour limit.




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4 insanely powerful and expensive electric cars

These plug-in supercars are big on sex appeal and horsepower — but you've never heard of the companies that make them.




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Forget horsepower, Americans buy cars for the technology

As CES proves, the gadgets are more important than the color and the trim package.




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Super-fast and electric are words of the week at Geneva Motor Show

Electric cars are really shooting off into the stratosphere, and it’s all Elon Musk can do to keep up.




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Are abandoned gas stations the wellness hubs of the future?

Reebook partners with architecture firm Gensler for 'Get Pumped,' a conceptual scheme in which health-conscious drivers rule the roads.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Don't feel weird about saying 'Hi' to strangers

Greeting people you pass on the street with a smile and "Hello" is good for you and them.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Why are we so reliant on air conditioning? (It's not just climate change, it's bad design)

Air conditioners have made architects lazy, and we've forgotten how to design houses that might work without it.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Dainty prefab dwelling from Down Under produces more energy than it consumes

With its edible veggie walls and lack of traditional HVAC systems, Carbon Positive House aims to "free us of modern day lifelines."



  • Remodeling & Design

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China's 57-story prefab tower should have been taller

Sky City was supposed to be 220 stories and this building was supposed to be 97 stories; but there's more to building than just technical innovation.



  • Research & Innovations

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Oakland neighborhood showcases the power of good, green design

In a once iffy stretch of East Oakland, Tassafaronga Village stands as a model of affordable green housing done right.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Texas weekend retreat eschews one big house for 4 little ones

Co-owned by a quartet of couples, Llano Exit Strategy blends communal living and rural solitude.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Swedish students build law-skirting tiny house

Friggatto cleverly evades the exhausting, expensive process of securing a housing permit in Sweden.



  • Remodeling & Design

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British cancer center spotlights the healing power of good design

Heatherwick Studio's mighty pretty design for Maggie's Centre Yorkshire resembles a cluster of massive potted plants.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Dumpster-dwelling professor upsizes (just a bit) to portable urban micro-homes

At 208-square-feet, Kasita smart apartments are roughly the size of 6 garbage receptacles.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Manhattan is getting an office tower wrapped in spiraling sky gardens

From the man who brought you the giant tetrahedron on 57th Street...



  • Remodeling & Design

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5 solar-powered buildings that will forever change architecture

From Apple's Spaceship HQ to GE's Boston campus, these solar-integrated designs are raising the bar.




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Twisty Taipei apartment tower sucks up CO2

New high-rise called Tao Zhu Yin Yuan (“ The Retreat of Tao Zhu”) by Vincent Callebaut provides luxury housing and 'hope for a better tomorrow' in Taiwan.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Do we love classic cars (and guns) too much?

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Drone reveals 'extinct' Hawaiian flower growing on remote cliff

The rediscovery of this hibiscus relative in Hawaii illustrates the growing importance of drones in wildlife conservation.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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The Dodge Dart Registry: It's not just for weddings anymore

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