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This otherworldly light show tracks galactic garbage drifting across the night sky

Dutch designer Dan Roosegaarde's Space Waste Lab visualizes 'the smog of our universe.'



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Emily Deschanel brings vegan fashion to the 2013 Emmy Awards

'Bones' actress walked the red carpet in a custom Houghton one-sleeved gown and custom vegan Aldo pumps.



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Beautiful vegan winter hats, scarves, and gloves

Animal-free ways to keep warm and cozy as the temperature dips.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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We tested it: Vinegar as a carpet cleaner

It turns out that the technique is just as important as the cleaning agent.




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Leon Godwin: Long-distance hiker, musician, photographer, compost-addicted gardener

Godwin feels just as comfortable rock climbing a couple hundred feet off the deck as he does in a video editing suite. Meet this digital-friendly adventurer and



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Heartfelt horticulture: Q&A with Margaret Roach

Margaret Roach, high-powered Manhattan media player turned solitude-seeking garden blogger, releases a memoir, 'And I Shall Have Some Peace There.'



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Gary Hirshberg, CEO of Stonyfield Farm, adds 'rapper' to his resume

Find out how Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirshberg made a rap video about organic food that inspired a battle rap response from Honest Tea's Seth Goldman.



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Troy Dayton is on the forefront of the legal medical cannabis market

The medical cannabis market is rapidly expanding as more and more states rewrite their laws to give sick people access to the controversial medicine. Meet Troy



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Christian Wisecarver: Organic rap producer

Meet the guy who turned Stonyfield CEO Gary Hirshberg into a rap star.



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David and Morgan Surkin are masters of the art of play

David and Morgan Surkin run the PortSports Social Club, a recreational sports and events club that puts as much emphasis on helping nonprofit organizations as i



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A view of the galaxy, free from light pollution

Light pollution steals from us the view of the universe in which we live. Check out this beautiful photograph taken high in the Sierra Nevada of an unblemished



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The first dark sky reserve in the U.S. is a stargazer's paradise

A 1,400-square-mile stretch of unspoiled wilderness in central Idaho has been designated as the nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve.



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Book Collections app organizes Kindle cookbooks

After amassing a collection of cookbooks and other book on her Kindle, our food blogger tries out the Book Collections app to organize them.



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How do you track all your habit trackers? Aggregator tools can help

New meta-trackers integrate data for an overall view of users' activity and aim to find hidden connections that might help users improve their lives.



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Download this game to rescue cats in outer space, and save real-life cats at the same time

The student-designed mobile game Galactickitties lets you save space-flying felines and benefit the ASPCA too.




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Rebate apps that focus on organic food

If you use apps like SavingStar or ibotta, you'll want to know about these apps, too.




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Honest Cooking Magazine for the iPad is for reading, not for cooking

This all-article, no-recipe magazine about food and cooking packs a lot into its first free issue.




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Candy Crush Saga: Addiction is worth millions

An addictive game and millions of micro-transactions equal success for King.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Are educational iPad games really educational?

There's no such thing as too much education, right? What if there's not enough education?



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iPad Mini tops list of most breakable gadgets

In addition to its ease of breaking, the iPad Mini is also the most difficult gadget to repair according to a new study.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Don't go green gadget, don't go

Not all so-called green home gadgets are as green as you think. What to do? Play a game of Inspector Green Gadget.




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Thursday food 'nooooo:' Organic bottled water

Is organic bottled water "eco-chic?" I don't think so!




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New Google Maps for mobile features Zagat reviews and new offers

Android and iOS users alike will benefit from a redesigned Google Maps app that will include ratings, deals and an incident reporting feature.



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As baby boomers retire, millennials fill the gap

And in case you haven’t noticed, it’s changing everything about the workplace.




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How emotional work adds to the gender gap

By default, women take on the role of rememberer and organizer, and all that mental labor adds up, even if the rest of the family can't see it.




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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.



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Bill Gates thinks robots should be taxed. Is he right?

Robots are taking jobs from tax-paying, product-consuming human beings and a lot of people are talking about it. How will these people live?



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Girl wins prestigious fellowship to build robots, all to make the streets of Paris 'happy again'

Her application inspires Paris Summer Innovation Fellowship selection officials to look beyond age and take a chance on a kid with passion.




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Kimbal Musk's garden dream is growing

Kimbal Musk, an investor, philanthropist and chef, has taken his nonprofit Kitchen Community national and renamed it Big Green.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Justice Stevens leaves behind environmental legacy; Kagan may get chance to follow

As Justice John Paul Stevens steps down from the bench, environmentalists remember a "green justice." Though little is known about her environmental positions,




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Cap-and-trade may never to be heard from again

Nobody likes a loser - and that's just what this energy policy looks like after the midterm elections.




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Conservative says Obama on 'jihad' against greenhouse gases

One climate change skeptic says derailing the EPA's plans to regulate carbon emissions should be a priority for Congress.




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Inhofe tactician now natural gas man

Tom Hassenboehler is joining the natural gas industry after years of working with the Senate's most vocal climate change denier.




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Sen. Bingaman's departure means more uncertainty for the environment

New Mexico senator's plan to retire creates questions for Democrats and environmentalists in 2012.




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Indoor gardening kits: Hiber-Nation '13

The next time a massive winter storm rolls around, keep dormant green thumbs busy with an indoor veggie or herb garden.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Weaver's Organic Blend makes a really great cup of coffee

This artisan, certified organic, Fair Trade coffee is one of the best our food blogger has had in her home.




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Are vegan shoes eco-friendly?

We often assume vegan means eco-friendly. Get the facts on vegan shoes and put your greenest foot forward.




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Costner wants oil spill tech to be his legacy

Speaking on 'Larry King Live', actor says he hopes his tombstone reads 'And he made movies, too.'



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Organic farmers to get piece of Farm Bill pie

Money from the 2008 Farm Bill has been set aside specifically for organic farmers.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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The interview bonanza: Joel Makower, Gary Hirshberg, Seth Godin, and more

Check out this full listing of the interviews I've conducted here on MNN over the years.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How Virgin Galactic's new spaceship honors Stephen Hawking

Virgin Spaceship Unity, set to begin test flights next month, includes a very special nod to the theoretical physicist.




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Captain Planet Foundation celebrates 25 years with star-studded gala, new initiatives

Nonprofit, cofounded by media mogul Ted Turner, has been an instrumental force in supporting global environmental education since 1991.



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Leonardo DiCaprio backs vegan meat company

Leonardo DiCaprio backs Beyond Meat, saying the development of plant-based meats will help advance action on climate change.



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Morgan Freeman turns ranch into a sanctuary for bees

Actor doesn't even wear a veil to protect himself because, clearly, all living things love Morgan Freeman.



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Grasshoppers have invaded Las Vegas

A swarm of grasshoppers in Las Vegas is so big it shows up on weather radar.



  • Climate & Weather

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Earth Day games

Taking care of the Earth is frequently on our minds, but in honor of Earth Day on April 22, people often look to take that observance more seriously.




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Earth Day: The game

Take a journey through decades of U.S. environmental history with MNN's Earth Day board game.




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Our toxic relationship with our gadgets [Infographic]

The more we hooked we get on gadgets, the more often obsolete technology ends up in landfills.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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#HugATree: 10 animals show humans how it's done

Did you know that 80 percent of the known terrestrial plant and animal species are found in forests?




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Playing the expectation game at the Cancun summit

Success at COP16 is all about how you measure it. The lower the expectations, the higher the chances this conference will be a success.



  • Climate & Weather