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In the Green Room: Willie Nelson at Farm Aid

Video: Chuck interviews the legendary Willie Nelson at Farm Aid 2009.



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In the Green Room: Jason Mraz on farming

Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, talks to pop star Jason Mraz about his avocado farm and what it felt to be named the



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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In the Green Room: Country star Gretchen Wilson on the next generation of farmers

Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, sits down with country music star Gretchen Wilson at Farm Aid 2009 to talk about fig



  • Arts & Culture

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In the Green Room: Ray Anderson of Interface Inc., part 1

Video: Chuck interviews Ray Anderson of Interface Inc., author of 'Confessions of a Radical Industrialist'.



  • Remodeling & Design

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In the Green Room: Musician Will Dailey on eating healthy while touring

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and cofounder of MNN, sits down with singer-songwriter Will Dailey to chat about Farm Aid and eating go



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In the Green Room: Indigo Girls help Native Americans

Video: Chuck interviews the Indigo Girls about their nonprofit, Honor the Earth.



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In the Green Room: Touring the Okefenokee Swamp

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, takes a tour of the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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In the Green Room: Bryan Adams chats about Canadian forests

Video: Rock star Bryan Adams chats about his Canadian homeland and what they're doing to stave off deforestation.



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In the Green Room: The national wildlife refuge system

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, explores the national wildlife refuge system.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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In the Green Room: Noreen Clough talks about the wildlife refuge service

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, finds out about the importance of having a single national wildlife refuge se



  • Wilderness & Resources

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In the Green Room: Will Dailey on Farm-Aid and his music career

Video: Will Dailey talks about the importance of Farm-Aid, his music career, and how social media is helping him release his new album 'Torrent'.



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In the Green Room: Indigo Girls on eco-friendly touring habits

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and cofounder of MNN, sits down with the Indigo Girls to chat about the complexities of touring with bi



  • Arts & Culture

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Why moon bears need a moment in the sun

The official mascot for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games is a moon bear. It may not sound like a big deal, but the species really needs this.




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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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Scientists can see cells moving inside live animals for the first time

Stunning 3-D videos capture the drama of life on a subcellular level.



  • Research & Innovations

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Dentists can smell your fear — and that could hurt your teeth

It may be subliminal, but you transmit your fear to your dentist.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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First-ever insect vaccine could help save bees

Developed at the University of Helsinki, PrimeBEE allows immunological signals to be passed from a queen bee to her offspring.




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How chicken soup makes you feel better, according to science

The secret to chicken soup's medicinal properties have been revealed by dietician Sandy Allonen.




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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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8 pioneering black women in science, technology and medicine

Black women's contributions to society have often been overlooked, yet these pioneers in science, technology and medicine have changed history.



  • Research & Innovations

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Who really needs a daily dose of aspirin?

Researchers find that more than 10 percent of patients may be taking aspirin unnecessarily, and the risks may outweigh the benefits.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Airbnb gives cancer patients one less thing to worry about: A safe place to sleep

Airbnb is offering free housing for cancer patients and the people who care for them.




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How to identify a tree by its bark

In addition to studying leaves and flowers to recognize trees, you can also look at tree bark characteristics.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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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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Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in one day

To fight climate change and deforestation, Ethiopia is turning to trees in a big way.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Inspired by Bob Ross, Michigan is planting thousands of 'happy little trees'

Michigan state parks are teaming up with Bob Ross Inc. to plant lots of 'happy little trees.'



  • Wilderness & Resources

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One of these stunning trees will be crowned Britain's Tree of the Year

These storied specimens have been shortlisted for Britain's Tree of the Year contest.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Tennessee Valley Authority police arrest activist

Matt Jones was arrested by TVA police after driving home elderly residents from a community meeting discussing the coal ash spill.




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Even the smallest urban green spaces can have a big impact on mental health

A study in Philadelphia finds that transforming vacant lots into green spaces has a beneficial impact on mood and wellbeing, particularly in low-income areas.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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'Poop Patrol' to hit the streets of San Francisco

Complaints of sidewalk excrement have become so frequent that the city has established a team dedicated to clearing away number twos.




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Why was a creepy nursery rhyme playing on repeat in this English town?

The town of Ipswich has been haunted by a nursery rhyme playing over a loudspeaker for more than a year.



  • Arts & Culture

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The global cities with the most — and the least — public green space

The World Cities Culture Forums' ranking of member cities with the highest and lowest percentages of urban parkland doesn't come without surprises.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Why did so many Detroit residents turn down free trees?

It has to do with civic involvement and not an issue with nature.



  • Arts & Culture

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'Green inequity' plagues U.S. cities, study finds

New research shows that urban green space largely benefits the wealthy and educated, not the underserved communities that need it most.




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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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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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This self-sustaining, floating city could be just what the world needs

A concept unveiled at a UN roundtable outlines a fully autonomous floating city.



  • Research & Innovations

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20 minutes in nature a day is your ticket to feeling better

Two recent studies show that visiting an urban park for as little as 20 minutes will reduce stress and boost emotional well-being.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Harvard University receives 50th LEED certification

The Ivy League campus is now home to 50 LEED certified green building projects.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Green building advancements seen nationwide

A USGBC report highlights green building advancements made in all 50 states.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Watch: Comparing LEED to Shakespeare

Find out what the LEED Green Building Rating System has in common with Shakespeare.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Top green building products of 2012 announced

The BuildingGreen Top 10 Green Building Products were announced at Greenbuild 2011.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Watch: Greenbuild 2011 opening address

The Greenbuild 2011 keynote address is sure to get you fired up about green building.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Green building for hotels

Go green or get left behind. That's the message many hotel owners are hearing as they watch their competitors slash operating costs, gain respect in the communi




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Watch: Plans for a LEED Platinum orphanage

Project Haiti Orphanage and Children's Center will provide a safe and healthy home for Haitian children.



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The house that LEED built: Gottfried Green Home for sale

USGBC founder David Gottfried is selling his Oakland bungalow which, at the time of its completion, was the highest scoring LEED-certified home in the country.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Best of Green Schools 2011

The Center for Green Schools, an initiative of the U.S. Green Building Council, has published the first Best of Green Schools list.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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LEED retrofits outpace new construction in 2011

Environmentally-friendly practices aren't just for new buildings anymore. Their existing – and, in some cases, elderly – counterparts are catching on, too.




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Billions for defense, not a penny for LEED certification

Buried in the 500-plus pages of the defense budget signed by President Obama on Dec. 31 is a curious provision that prohibits the Department of Defense from spe




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Washington, D.C., is the LEED capital of the U.S.

The District of Columbia had the most LEED-certified square footage per capita in 2011.



  • Sustainable Business Practices