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11th Hour: How one film saved an ancient forest

On the heels of a failed COP15, one story reminds me of the importance of media in the fight to save our planet.



  • Research & Innovations

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TH!NK:Climate Change contest can send you to Cancun

The EJC is sending someone to Cancun for the next climate summit. Budding bloggers, this is your chance to get noticed.




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It's crunch time for Kyoto

The fate of the 14-year-old climate treaty will likely be determined in Durban, South Africa, where the latest round of U.N. climate talks begin this week.



  • Climate & Weather

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News & social media hub launched to 'dewonkify' Doha climate talks

TckTckTck has a news and social media hub to help people who don't speak 'acronymese' understand what is going on at the Doha COP 18 climate talks.



  • Climate & Weather

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Green conferencing: Reducing a meeting's carbon footprint

How do you convene a large group of people to share and learn important information and interact socially without causing a negative impact on the environment?



  • Research & Innovations

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MNN Nest Pledge: 'Once a week, I will walk one place instead of driving'

For your health and the environment's, take at least one weekly stroll.




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French man using only things made in France

The journalist is conducting a 9-month 'economic patriotism' experiment by eating nothing but French food and using only French-made products.




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Could burying CO2 enhance energy production?

We don't want greenhouse gas emissions, but we do want energy. What if we could bury one to get more of the other?




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All our gains in energy efficiency have been wiped out by increases in house size

There are a number of reasons our houses are getting bigger, and it's a real problem.




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With Philips latest LED release, color and convenience comes at a cost

Philips, a company known for its L Prize-winning, checking account-busting incandescent replacements, enters the web-enabled LED market with a spendy, smart and




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First LED replacement for 100-watt incandescent bulb hits the market

Although several manufacturers have plans to release long-lasting, energy-sipping LED A-Line bulbs that replace the near-obsolete 100-watt incandescent, Osram S




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NanoLight LED boasts unconventional appearance, peerless efficiency

The NanoLight, a new Kickstarter-funded 12-watt LED bulb, eschews fancy-schmancy smart capabilities and instead focuses on groundbreaking energy savings.




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'Nostalgia is dumb': Cree launches LED-promoting TV spots

Realizing that some folks may need further convincing to ditch incandescents, LED pioneer Cree releases a series of TV spots starring Lance Reddick.




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As incandescent bulbs make final exit, Philips unveils eye-catching LED

Get the skinny on SlimStyle, Philips' latest LED bulb release that boasts a svelte profile and a price tag that's anticipated to be highly competitive.




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Ignorance is bliss: 4 in 10 Americans aware of incandescent phase-out

According to Osram Sylvania's 6th annual Socket Survey, not too many folks realize that 40W and 60W incandescent bulbs will go bye-bye come Jan 1.




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War on light bulb efficiency rages on with GOP-backed rider

Just when you thought energy-efficient light bulb uprisings were a thing of the past, the DOE is now powerless when it comes to enforcing efficiency standards.




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New Philips LED bulb offers transparency, throwback appeal

Breaking up (with incandescents) can be hard to do. To help ease the pain, Philips unveils an LED that "lets people hold onto the light they love ..."



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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U.N. wants to help countries banish incandescent bulbs once and for all

Model guidelines from the U.N. for energy-efficient light bulbs aid developing nations in smoothly transitioning from incandescents to LEDs.



  • Research & Innovations

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How one bride's disappointment launched a fair trade wedding dress company

A fair trade wedding dress maker discusses how her business was born.




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San Francisco eyes last season's fashions with new recycling initiative

Feel free to leave your heart in San Francisco, but don't forget to drop those old boxer shorts and blouses in one of the city's new textile recycling bins.




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Pharrell Williams announces denim line made from recycled ocean plastic

Singer-songwriter, in collaboration with G-Star Raw, will create jeans made from plastic-based 'bionic yarn'.



  • Arts & Culture

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Incensed Utah mom buys all 'indecent' T-shirts in mall

Upset about the racy tees, Judy Cox put some citizen-enacted censorship into place.




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To dress for success, nonconformity is best

A new study suggests that people who dress differently appear more successful than their coworkers.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Zimmer launches zTailor, the Uber of alterations

With new app, ousted founder of the Men's Wearhouse brings the tailor to your door.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Cash for appliances stimulus

The government’s new cash for appliances rebate program is run state by state. Is your state participating yet?




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A no-sweat home appliance rebate resource

Designed to take the guesswork out of buying energy-efficient home appliances, EcoRebates.com includes a state-by-state rebate database of available incentives.




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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



  • Wilderness & Resources

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A not-so-nutty professor brings science to the masses on YouTube

Martyn Poliakoff, a professor of chemistry at the University of Nottingham, may first appear like a mad scientist in his popular series of YouTube videos in whi



  • Arts & Culture

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Satellite dishes dance with the stars in ethereal time-lapse film

In this gorgeous short film, satellite dish arrays from around North America join the sky in a celestial waltz.




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Baby sea turtles walk on treadmills for science

Researchers are trying to better understand how light pollution affects the endangered animals.




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Chinese city plans to launch an 'artificial moon' to replace streetlights

Chengdu's wild plan involves a reflective satellite or "moon" that would beam down a "dusk-like glow" within city limits.




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Is the extinction of print cookbooks inevitable?

Cookbook sales are still strong, but as more cooks embrace websites and apps, cookbooks could be in danger of going the way of other print mediums.




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Unholy alliance: green NGO's buddy up with big corporations

Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, WWF, Sierra Club -- are the biggest environmental NGO's losing credibility by receiving funds from major corpora



  • Research & Innovations

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Close encounters of the automotive kind

The nine lives of an auto journalist. I was nearly a goner on several continents. Believe me, these stories weren't as amusing then as they are now.




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Are we really turning into Freelance Nation?

Everybody says we are, but an economist claims that the data show otherwise.




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9 professions that should be extinct but aren't

9 dying professions being kept alive by dedicated diehards



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Teen wows science fair with body-heat powered flashlight

Watch as 15-year-old Ann Makosinski explains how she figured out the voltage and circuitry necessary to facilitate her design.




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2nd-grader creates 'Buddy Bench' to cure loneliness at recess

The Buddy Bench is designed to foster friendships and prevent the blues at playtime.




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Marine artist Wyland encourages kids to connect with the environment through art

Wyland Foundation's National Art Contest helps kids think about how they can protect the oceans.



  • Arts & Culture

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Obama announces free national park admission to all 4th graders and their families

The Every Kid in a Park initiative aims to get kids active and outdoors, but it may also turn them into environmental stewards.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Free-range parenting: Confidence builder or bad idea?

Free-range parents argue that allowing kids to make their own choices helps build self-confidence and happiness.




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Boyan Slat's Ocean Cleanup Project to launch in 2016

The project will utilize a 2,000-meter barrier, making it the largest floating structure ever deployed in the ocean.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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These 2 Kickstarter campaigns will get kids excited about science

From atoms to stardust, these books get kids familiar with some of science's most fascinating terms and concepts.




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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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Energy remains an uncertain election issue for Democrats

National surveys show the public supports having more green energy. But in local elections energy is likely to take a backseat to the economy.




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Another global warming denier inches closer to Washington

Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee is about to experience change.




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Manchin's assault on the EPA is working

Just a week after the West Virginia Governor shot a bullet through the cap and trade bill he has pulled way ahead in the polls.




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Manchin's gunslinging comes with some kickback

The newly elected senator is having a tough time getting on committees after taking 'dead aim' at the cap-and-trade bill during the campaign season.




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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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All 'Merican: Independence Day entertaining gear from the AMDC

Aadd a dash of homegrown design to your Fourth of July blowout with items designed and/or sold by members of the American Design Club.



  • Remodeling & Design