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38 gourmet Thanksgiving recipes for vegans and vegetarians

Looking for amazing Thanksgiving recipes that cater to those of us skipping meat? We've got you covered! Check out these fantastic ideas for appetizers, sides, mains and dessert!




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10 most loved vegetarian and vegan recipes of 2013

These are the most popular recipes from The Cooking Project this year, and I have to say, you all sure love your avocados!




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Eating less meat is crucial to climate fight, but politically tricky

A new report finds reducing meat consumption is as important as tackling transportation emissions, but the politics are daunting.




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Veganuary, weekday vegetarians, Meatless Mondays and now reducetarians...

Gosh, there are a lot of ways to eat less meat. And a lot of ways to talk about it, too.




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The Reducetarian Solution: Reflections and strategies for eating less meat

Reducing meat consumption is one of the best ways to help the environment. A new book offers many ideas for how to make it happen.




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Sonic launches part-mushroom, part-beef burger

It's not a veggie burger. But there's a lot less beef in it than normal.




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Chao Slices: A vegan cheese that's actually quite good

A cheese lover dips his toe into the world of vegan cheese. (Not literally.)




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The half-beef/half-mushroom burger: Notes from the field

Veggie-burger skeptic? Why not meat us halfway?




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American Medical Association urges shift to plant-based hospital food

Between planetary and personal health, there's a lot to be said for eating a lot less meat.




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How big business can drive vegetable consumption

Forty companies just pledged to do their part to serve more veggies, helping the environment in the process.




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7 Recipes for Thanksgiving Leftovers!

Some of them taste better than the originals they were made from.




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Serving the Impossible Burger, a meat-centric restaurateur's perspective

It's a veggie burger that actually bleeds. But who's the target audience?




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How can male gym-goers be persuaded to eat less meat?

A new campaign aims to bust the "protein myth".




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Wing-it Wednesday: My family's simple weapon against food waste

It's become a very tasty ritual.




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Microbial Fuel Cell Treats Wastewater, Harvests Energy

A new microbial fuel cell can not only drastically reduce the amount of sludge from wastewater treatment plants, but can also produce clean energy at the same time.




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Researchers Use Rust and Water to Store Solar Energy as Hydrogen

Researchers have used abundant and inexpensive materials to create a tandem solar cell that can store solar energy as hydrogen for use at any time of day.




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Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell Produces Power from Plants

The fuel cell generates electricity from living plants and could turn green roofs and marshes into power plants.




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Researchers discover way to produce hydrogen fuel from any plant

Virginia Tech researchers figure out how to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant which could drive down fuel cell costs.




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Artificial leaf produces energy from dirty water

The groundbreaking technology has gotten even better with the ability to self-heal and produce hydrogen from dirty water.




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Toyota's new Fuel Cell Vehicle: What it is, how it works, and how it drives

Mark your calendars: Toyota is promising (well, hinting very strongly), their 2015 model year collection will include a full-production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.




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Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle: We test-drive the future!

Toyota has finally released its vision of the future, 20 years in the making!




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Fun facts about hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles

With several starts and stops over the last 20 years or so, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are finally hitting the roads.




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A late Xmas present? Toyota is open-sourcing 5,680 hydrogen fuel cell patents

The real competition for green tech is not other green tech, but the old, dirty incumbents.




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The philosopher's stone for a new era: quest for a cheap hydrogen economy

Hydrogen is abundant in water and full of energy. We just need a cheap way to get the hydrogen where we need it.




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Toyota plans 90% CO2 cuts from cars, 100% from factories by 2050

Just one more reason for Big Oil and Big Coal to worry.




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You've heard about French and Chinese parenting, but what about German?

"Achtung Baby" is an American mom's analysis of how German culture fosters resilience in children.




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German cities to offer free transit to cut air pollution

Other cities might consider it to reduce congestion too.




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Why is car-crazy Germany so much safer than the USA for pedestrians and cyclists?

A study comparing the two countries shows vast differences in how cars are used.




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In Munich, putting people before cars makes transit work so much better

It seems that most transit decisions in North America are made with the goal of making life easier for people in cars.




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Dockless bike-shares: Why can't we have nice things?

It is exhilarating to have a bike anywhere you want it. It is depressing to see the state of the bikes.




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Architect Elrond Burrell on the subjective pleasures of PassiveHouse

It's not all about numbers, really there's more.




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On World Wood Day, a look at Germany's tallest timber tower

Kaden + Lager architects are building SKAIO, ten storeys of hybrid timber construction.




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Cabin Spacey offers 'pay-as-you-live, location-independent' prefab homes

This company is working to build a network of urban prefabs under a 'pay-as-you-go' model of home ownership.




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Why you should serve a German vesper board for dinner

Think antipasto spread, but with so much more than meat and cheese.




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Stealthy, modern van conversion is one designer's mobile home & office (Video)

This furniture designer's stealth van conversion has been created as a "test lab" for mobile, "democratic" small space design.




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Germany agrees to end coal burning by 2038 (maybe)

The goal is a good one. The timeline is not.




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Are Antiques Green? Not a Simple Answer

Image credit: Jenni Grover What's the Carbon Footprint of the Antique Industry? I've been told I think too much. (Though I've also been told the opposite is true!) From musing over whether carrots are vegan to wondering about the true cost of my rural




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Bioneers 2009 - Annie Leonard Bringing Out More Stories of More Stuff

Annie Leonard is having an incredible run with her short documentary The Story of Stuff. The film still gets 10,000 views per day and has already reached 7.3 million people over the 22 months since it was released. The film




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Care to Air Design Challenge by Levi's

Air-drying clothing is definitely the cheapest, and especially the most eco-friendly way of drying your clothes; no energy or machinery is needed. However, if you live in a small space, a rainy country or simply are a busy (or forgetful) person,




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Designing Out Waste in Industry Becomes a Priority for Big UK Businesses

This week a new report has been published by UK environmental think tank Green Alliance which unites top UK businesses on a mission to design out waste in industry. The report is called A Pathway To Greener Products and calls on the new coalition




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Ask Pablo: What is the Best Environmental Choice for Yoga Mats?

Each year thousands of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) yoga mats are sold




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When Is It OK to Knock Down Old Houses?

The largest collection of prefab houses in the UK is about to be demolished. Built by German and Italian prisoners of war in 1945, these small bungalows are a remnant of war-time years when housing was at a premium.




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Life Cycle Analysis Compares Footprint of Gas and Electric Passenger Cars

Electric cars are the darlings of the green technology futurists. But wait, cries a receding voice, "what about the environmental impact of all those batteries?" Until recently, that lurking uncertainty shadowed the




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Are Plastic Bags the Greenest Option After All?

I must admit I have never really understood the environmentalist obsession with plastic bags. As I noted in my post on a ban plastic bags rap that went viral, I've always felt there are




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Europeans To Ban Fire Retardants and Phthalates Critical To American Building Industry

Comments to the post What is the Best Way To Build A Wall? Not A Simple Answer wondered why we wanted to reinvent the wall. The consensus was "Having XPS on the exterior is, I think, the easiest and best solution." I will be




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Maine passes second GMO label law in the U.S.

The road to mandatory labels is still long, with a 5-state trigger before the requirement goes into effect.




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"GMO OMG" documentary explores one of the biggest issues of our generation

"Has the global food system been irrevocably hijacked?" One filmmaker asks and begins to answer this frightening question.




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Scientific American goes totally pro-GMO

The magazine rallies against GMO-labeling and denounces opponents of genetically modified crops as "unscientific."




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General Mills now makes GMO-free Cheerios

An anti-GMO campaign declares victory.




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General Mills agrees to drop “100% natural” labeling in face of lawsuit

In a lawsuit settlement today, General Mills agreed to remove the “100% Natural” from more than 20 of its products.