mi 7 family activities for Earth Hour By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 17:57:30 +0000 7 great ways to spend the time and spread the message of Earth Hour with your kids. On Saturday, March 26, 2011, governments, businesses, residential homes, and Full Article Family Activities
mi Can 1 miracle plant solve the world's 3 greatest problems? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:24:35 +0000 Kenaf, the carbon-sequestering monster plant, provides food, shelter and carbon credits. Full Article Research & Innovations
mi Wall Street Journal to host ECO:nomics summit By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:44:26 +0000 World's leading CEOs and policy-makers 'creating environmental capital' in tough economic times. Full Article Research & Innovations
mi Carbon offsets don't ease airplane emissions By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:42:47 +0000 Travel company cancels offset program citing its inability to reduce global emissions. Full Article Transportation
mi Hackers steal $4 million in carbon credits By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:04:01 +0000 European carbon market comes to a screeching halt after hackers use a phishing scheme to steal $4 million in emissions credits. Full Article Computers
mi Family tips for living car-lessly By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:00:46 +0000 An interview with author Alan Durning on his family's year of living car-lessly. Full Article Family Activities
mi Zipcar IPO may bring $75 million By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:02:36 +0000 Car-sharing service Zipcar is betting that name recognition will boost sales of its common stock in an upcoming initial public offering. Full Article Transportation
mi Millennials like hybrids, women like SUVs and self-driving cars get a collective 'meh' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:20:44 +0000 Two new studies decipher who prefers which kind of car, revealing unexpected attitudes that challenge many assumptions. Full Article Transportation
mi Why ride-sharing makes sense for millennials and baby boomers By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 16:05:51 +0000 A new report from KPMG sees 500 billion annual miles from people who might have otherwise stayed home. Full Article Transportation
mi Gogoro's Smartscooter might scoot into North America sooner By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jan 2016 12:15:23 +0000 You can now get a charge out of its new go-anywhere GoCharger. Full Article Transportation
mi Coming soon: A gyroscopically balanced electric commuter car By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:52:44 +0000 The Lit Motors C-1 can cruise 200 miles on a charge, and even a truck can't pull it over. Full Article Transportation
mi Tesla offers a 400-mile upgrade to Roadster owners By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:42:31 +0000 Is this the start of a trend in which automakers make money retrofitting older cars? Full Article Transportation
mi Not for soccer moms: Mercedes V-ision is an executive minivan that plugs in By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2015 13:44:12 +0000 Seen at the Geneva Motor Show, this green family hauler doubles as an office. Full Article Transportation
mi When will EVs get sounds to warn pedestrians? It's coming, but expect delays By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:49:50 +0000 And no, we won't be able to use ringtones. (There will likely be standardized noises.) Full Article Transportation
mi A badly injured leopard beats the odds to make a miracle recovery By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:26:01 +0000 Rescuers spent months nursing a paralyzed leopard until the day he stood on his own paws. Full Article Animals
mi Harvard startup offers for-hire tiny houses in the middle of nowhere By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:17:52 +0000 Getaway provides a woodsy, off-grid respite from the concrete jungle. Full Article Remodeling & Design
mi Plant-clad Hawaiian micro-home is perched atop a hollow 'trunk' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:01:06 +0000 Don't want to live in it anymore? Just covert it into a drive-through shaved ice stand. Full Article Remodeling & Design
mi Dumpster-dwelling professor upsizes (just a bit) to portable urban micro-homes By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:35:08 +0000 At 208-square-feet, Kasita smart apartments are roughly the size of 6 garbage receptacles. Full Article Remodeling & Design
mi The nicest camper cabins in all of Minnesota win architecture award By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Apr 2016 18:28:20 +0000 The treehouse-esque bunkhouses of Whitetail Woods Regional Park score big at the AIA Housing Awards. Full Article Remodeling & Design
mi Seattle commits to $12 million in modular housing for the homeless By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 12:23:56 +0000 Assembled as a local factory, the prefab housing units will house over 200 people at 3 different sites. Full Article Remodeling & Design
mi Bosco Verticale: An urban forest grows in Milan By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:38:14 +0000 Bosco Verticale, Milan's literal vertical forest, boasts the equivalent of 2.4 acres of richly green land. Full Article Remodeling & Design
mi Milan will counter climate change with help from 3 million new trees By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 15:22:43 +0000 Milan, Italy's smoggy second largest city, envisions a future that's cooler, cleaner and swathed in green. Full Article Climate & Weather
mi Extinct-in-the-wild bird hatches at Smithsonian By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 18:53:21 +0000 This Guam kingfisher chick is one of the rarest birds in the world. Full Article Animals
mi Missouri files suit against California egg law By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2014 19:16:05 +0000 New requirements for happier hens infringes on the interstate commerce protections of the U.S. Constitution, says Missouri attorney general. Full Article Animals
mi 7 last minute handmade gift ideas By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:01:13 +0000 Need a gift in a hurry? Here are some fun and festive ideas sure to please anyone on your holiday gift list. Full Article Family Activities
mi 5 more affordable, last minute gifts for foodies By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:42:17 +0000 These gifts that food lovers will appreciate can be bought at local stores or ordered online up to the very last minute before Christmas. Full Article Healthy Eating
mi 10 easy, last-minute digital gifts for Christmas By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 17:50:09 +0000 We've rounded up the best last-minute gifts: presents you can send your loved ones digitally that will arrive in email immediately. Full Article Gadgets & Electronics
mi Last-minute gifts you can find at the grocery store By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:47:31 +0000 Combine food shopping and gift shopping this year by taking advantage of a well-stocked grocery store. Full Article Healthy Eating
mi The debt commission and the gas tax By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:56:15 +0000 What increasing the federal gas tax could mean for highways, green cars and the nation's bottom line. Full Article Politics
mi AT&T reaches another clean fleet milestone By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:41:19 +0000 AT&T's growing clean fleet allowed the company to avoid purchasing one million gallons of petroleum-based fuel in 2010. Full Article Transportation
mi Two amigos: Toyota and Ford By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:30:49 +0000 The two big automakers will work together on creating hybrid versions of gas-guzzling SUVs and trucks. If they don't, fuel costs will price Americans out of the Full Article Transportation
mi Chinese company to buy Smithfield Foods; Business boon or disaster? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 31 May 2013 11:45:40 +0000 To meet China's insatiable demand for pork, Shuanghui International is turning to an American company to help 'bring home the bacon.' Full Article Sustainable Business Practices
mi Obama administration reverses 'wild lands' plan By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:08:59 +0000 A plan to protect more than 11 million acres of land in the American West has been scrapped after months of talks inside the Beltway. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
mi U.S. approves huge wind farm in Wyoming By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:36:42 +0000 The Chokecherry and Sierra Madre project could include up to 1,000 wind turbines, which would make it the largest wind farm in North America. Full Article Energy
mi Media Mayhem: Cap-and-trade panic a familiar media tactic By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:02:54 +0000 As history has shown us, environmental regulations often help the economy, not hurt it. Why can't corporations -- and Congress -- learn from the past? Full Article Climate & Weather
mi Media Mayhem: High noon for 'SuperFreakonomics' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:08:23 +0000 The bestseller’s flawed climate arguments show that maverick heroes aren’t right about everything. Full Article Climate & Weather
mi More young and middle-aged adults having strokes By www.livescience.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:08:46 +0000 In 1994, 12.9 percent of strokes occurred in adults between ages 20 and 55, whereas in 2005, 18.6 percent of strokes occurred in this age group, according to th Full Article Fitness & Well-Being
mi Jon Stewart tackles global warming deniers By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:18:17 +0000 Video: As the Copenhagen summit continues, global warming deniers are popping up all over. Perhaps they're right, says Jon Stewart, it's all a conspiracy of tho Full Article Climate & Weather
mi Obama speaks at climate-change summit By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:12:26 +0000 Video: President Obama addresses the leaders of nations attending the climate change conference in Copenhagen, urging countries to step up before it's too late. Full Article Climate & Weather
mi Half of greenhouse gases 'emitted by 5 nations' By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:31:30 +0000 The first 10 countries on the list, made available during UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa, account for two-thirds of global emissions. Full Article Climate & Weather
mi Top photos: Tiptoeing through mistletoe and 1 really smart car By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:14:58 +0000 The best photos of the week as presented by the Mother Nature Network, including a landfill worker in Cambodia and a mistletoe farm. Full Article Gadgets & Electronics
mi Senate committee may take EPA's wallet By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:55:08 +0000 Each time the EPA is attacked Democrats struggle more to defend it Full Article Politics
mi Swedish family moves into new home, begins strict carbon diet By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:15:31 +0000 An experiment in low-impact living called One Tonne Life finds a Swedish family moving into a 'climate-smart' home to drastically reduce their carbon footprints Full Article At Home
mi How can I take an ecologically sensitive cruise vacation with my family? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:37:16 +0000 A few ocean liners have been working to cut back on their pollution. But you're still free to be a glutton at the buffet. Full Article Travel
mi U.S. CO2 emissions to stay below 2005 levels as coal use shrinks By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:23:46 +0000 Energy-related CO2 emissions will be 7 percent lower than their 2005 level of nearly 6 billion metric tons in 2020, according to new government data. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
mi Ocean acidification may be fastest in 300 million years By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:28:17 +0000 The world's oceans are turning acidic even more rapidly than during a monster emission of planet-warming carbon 56 million years ago. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
mi IBM energy conservation projects save $43 million By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:30:00 +0000 Energy efficiency efforts are a highlight of the company’s 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report. Full Article Green Workplace
mi Tree planters hit milestone at Louisiana wildlife refuge By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:24:43 +0000 Two million trees have been planted in the Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge as part of a carbon offset program. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
mi Startling statistic: Wasted food is world's third-biggest carbon dioxide emitter By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 19:33:07 +0000 Wasted food accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than any country except China and the United States, according to a new report. Full Article Responsible Living
mi Using legos to explain carbon emissions By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:22:04 +0000 Need climate change data defined in simpler terms? It doesn't get any easier to understand than this. Full Article Energy