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San Francisco will host Greenbuild 2012

The U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference and expo will be held in San Francisco, California.




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Perkins+Will's Atlanta office earns 95 LEED-NC points

The office is the highest scoring LEED-NC version 2009 project in the Northern Hemisphere.



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Green certification increases home values in California

Study reveals that green certified homes are valued 9% higher than comparable properties.




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San Francisco's Orchard Hotel has small sustainable touches and impressive sustainable practices

This California hotel that our food blogger stayed goes beyond LEED certification in its sustainability initiatives.




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The Wyeth: A LEED luxury development with the right amount of crunch

In a refreshing departure from the norm, the developers of a LEED luxury development in Cambridge focus on amenities and sustainability with equal measure.



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LEED-aiming residence hall bans dorm room staple: The mini-fridge

To save energy, a newly opened LEED residence hall at Bridgewater State University outlaws the dorm room staple known as the mini-fridge.




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Levi's Stadium, new home of the San Francisco 49ers, scores LEED Gold

This isn't your grandfather's vegetation-topped, solar-powered, vegan pulled pork sandwich-selling football stadium.



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Even at 100, San Francisco City Hall couldn't be greener

The palatial Beaux-Arts beauty completed in 1915 is named the oldest LEED Platinum building.



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Finding the Fibonacci sequence in a hurricane

It's amazing how closely the powerful swirls of a hurricane match the Fibonacci sequence.



  • Climate & Weather

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Keystone Science School sends out SOS

The Colorado-based school wants to buy itself from a cash-strapped parent organization, but it may have to close if it can't raise $2.5 million by Jan. 31.



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Update: Keystone Science School lives on

The Colorado-based school raised $2.3 million over the past two months, allowing it to buy itself and its campus from a cash-strapped parent organization.



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Why environmental science matters

Meet Dr. Rob Sanford, department chair and professor of environmental science at the University of Southern Maine.



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How much do you know about science?

A survey of general scientific knowledge found that Americans aren't so science-savvy. How will you do?



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Ancient volcanic landslide triggered 800-foot 'monster' wave

Researchers say the giant tsunami occured in the Cape Verde Islands 73,000 years ago.



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The demise of the dinosaurs found recorded in ancient mollusks

Researchers studying fossilized bivalves discovered evidence of a one-two punch of cataclysmic climate change.



  • Climate & Weather

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Underwater drone spies 'incredible' shark nursery off the coast of Ireland

A drone has found a vast catshark nursery on the seafloor west of Ireland, say scientists with the SeaRover survey.




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Republicans continue to do the ethanol dance

Ethanol is emerging as one of the biggest wedge issues for Republicans as they focus on the Iowa caucus.




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Mother Nature's Pop Science Guide to Corn [Infographic]

MNN offers a graphical tribute to a gifted grain — corn — in all its many uses.




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Participate in Earth Lunch Hour

On October 6, Panasonic Corporation is hosting a worldwide Earth Lunch Hour event.



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Internet Explorer launches the virtual Carbon Grove

Get daily reminders about your carbon footprint and IE will plant a tree of your choice.




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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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New carbon offset project launches

COTAP will focus its carbon offsetting projects in impoverished countries.



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Video: Jane Lynch tries carpooling with Matthew Morrison

"Why do you have to sing everything like you just swallowed a pair of jazz hands?!"




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GM announces OnStar, RelayRides partnership

GM owners with an OnStar-equipped vehicle can earn some extra cash by renting out their autos.




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There's chaos in the streets of France as taxi drivers protest Uber

What is Uber anyway? Is it a taxi service or as it claims, a technology platform, or something else altogether?




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Coming soon: A gyroscopically balanced electric commuter car

The Lit Motors C-1 can cruise 200 miles on a charge, and even a truck can't pull it over.




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Introducing Rimac's Concept One electric supercar

These guys aren't shy about taking on Tesla, but first they need to ramp up the factory for this 1,088-horsepower, 200 mph electric from Croatia.




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$1 a gallon gas? Sure, but there are consequences

Effects include people traveling more, in bigger cars (EV sales are flat), and a dip in public transit.




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BMW's self-driving vision includes a virtual butler

BMW Vision Next 100




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Urban treehouse triplex in Atlanta offers shady sanctuary

Environmentalist Peter Bahouth shares the inspiration behind Atlanta's most leafy and lovely Airbnb listing.



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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.



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Fresh concerns raised over Leonardo DiCaprio's eco-resort

Developers behind the 104-acre sustainable project in Belize promise to consider all concerns ahead of construction in 2017.



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Tubular glass vacation home encases a full-grown tree

Despite inherent flaws, House in the Tree is a fanciful fir-based escape.



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This Brooklyn townhome has it all: Treehouse, turtle sanctuary and even a stream on the roof

This biophilic home owned by Gennaro Brooks-Church, founder of Eco Brooklyn Living Walls, is so green it boasts a turtle sanctuary.



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'Popular' animals face higher risk of extinction

When people see animals everywhere in pop culture, they assume they're everywhere in real life.




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1 in 8 bird species are facing extinction, including some beloved ones

Many well-known bird species are in danger of going extinct, according to the State of the World’s Birds 2018 report.




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Extinct-in-the-wild bird hatches at Smithsonian

This Guam kingfisher chick is one of the rarest birds in the world.




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7% of Australia's reptiles face extinction

International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated its Red List, and the news isn't good for Australia's reptiles.




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Bird thought extinct discovered in the Bahamas

The elusive Bahama nuthatch was found in limited numbers on the island Grand Bahama amid concerns it had been wiped out in 2016.




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A Brazilian rainforest is now being called an 'extinction vortex'

Brazil's once-expansive Atlantic Forest has now almost completely disappeared.



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Conservationists record a 'surreal' encounter with a rare forest rhino taking a mud bath

Only 68 critically endangered Javan rhinos are left on Earth.




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Conservationists plant a 'super grove' of redwood trees cloned from ancient stumps

The clones come from trees that were larger than any alive today.



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The North Atlantic right whale could be extinct in 20 years

19 of the 450 remaining whales died from 2017-2018, pushing the species even closer to the edge of extinction.




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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.



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Green tax incentives for businesses

Business and property owners can decrease their tax liability by taking advantage of one of the many green tax incentives available to businesses.




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Union of Concerned Scientists questions true value of hybrid cars

Option packages and other 'forced' features increase the base price of many vehicles, balancing out the environmental value, group says.




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KBB announces top green cars for 2010

Despite the recall woes plaguing Toyota, Kelley Blue Book has named the Toyota Prius as the top green car for 2010.




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UPS launches new composite vehicle

In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, UPS is working with Utilimaster and Isuzu to test a new prototype delivery vehicle.




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Coolio transformed into breakdancing polar bear

Student filmmakers win Environment Agency film competition by casting Coolio as a water-wasting polar bear.




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Emergency surgery

A botched message on health insurance reform offers lessons in the effort to sell climate change legislation.