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Lawn care giant announces plan to phase out bee-harming pesticides

Ortho's decision to nix neonicotinoids is an important one.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Mark Ruffalo speaks out against fracking

Mark Ruffalo, actor and environmental activist whose family lives in an area of upstate New York directly where "fracking" is a common practice, explains the da



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10 great escapes

In honor of the Chilean miners being rescued, we've put together a selection of miraculous rescue efforts.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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After mountaintops are stripped bare, only graves remain

Coal helped create communities throughout Boone County, West Virginia, years ago but now mountaintop removal mining may be demolishing more than just mountains



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Photos: Aussie activists speak for the planet at May Day rally

A crowd of farmers, environmentalists and community members gather at a May Day rally in Sydney to call for tougher mining restrictions to protect sensitive lan



  • Arts & Culture

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Asteroid property rights? Space mining ventures raise legal questions

Private groups are shaping business plans to tap into the resource-rich environs of outer space. Early celestial targets with commercial cross hairs on them are




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Antonio Banderas to star as Chilean miner, 'Super Mario'

Chilean mine accident survivor, Mario Sepulveda, is said to be thrilled with the casting decision.



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Why does this volcano appear to spew blue lava?

Photographer explains the story behind Indonesia's majestic Kawah Ijen volcano, which appears to spew eerie blue lava.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Former salt mine transformed into spectacular underground theme park

Basketball, mini-golf, a Ferris wheel, an underground lake and a spa are just some of the attractions found in this majestic 13th-century Romanian salt mine.




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EPA: Proposed Pebble Mine could destroy Alaskan salmon fishery

The mining project, one of the largest ever conceived, could hold $500 billion in gold and copper.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Mysterious Pennsylvania ice mine only produces ice in the summer

Coudersport Ice Mine is located in the Appalachian Mountains.




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Appalachia flattened by as much as 40 percent by mining practices

Mountaintop removal mining is one of the most destructive forms of resource extraction, and it's taking its toll.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Students transform leaky bungalow into super-efficient off-campus roost

Who said old houses can't learn new energy-saving tricks?



  • Remodeling & Design

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Why demand response will shape the future of energy

Matching supply to demand is crucial when it comes to energy. And a concept called demand response can help us do it.




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Straw bale spec homes now for sale in the UK

It would take an extraordinary force of nature to blow one of these straw-stuffed brick abodes down.



  • Remodeling & Design

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By law, all new roofs in France must be topped with plants (or solar panels)

Months ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference, French Parliament approves aggressive new commercial building rules.




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Hyperventilation about kitchen ventilation

Kitchen exhaust turns out to be a very complicated issue where there is no real consensus.



  • Remodeling & Design

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10 summer slow cooker recipes

Sandwich filling, side dish, and main dish recipes for the slow cooker that will keep you and your home cool this summer.




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Inefficient vacuum cleaners to be swept from European stores

The era of 900-watt-and-higher vacuum cleaners comes to an end in the European Union due to new efficiency standards.




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Super-absorbent Sponge Park to soak up pollutants along Brooklyn canal

In a place where the streets flood with sewage after it rains, salvation may come in the form of a park.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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People who live in this desert have evolved the ability to drink arsenic

Those who live in the Quebrada Camarones region of South America's Atacama Desert have a remarkable resistance to arsenic, which is in the water.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Filter 99 percent of the BPA out of your water in just 30 minutes

Simple chemical process is cheap and safe, and could soon eliminate BPA as a pollutant.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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This simple paper water filter zaps contaminants like nobody's business

Direct-to-consumer water filter company Mesopaper removes a variety of contaminants without the mess, waste or high price tag.



  • Research & Innovations

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NASA's prototype space shuttle heads to NYC

Residents of the Big Apple may catch sight of an unusual sight over their famous skyline this week: a NASA space shuttle riding atop a jumbo jet.




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Kennedy Space Center unveils shrink-wrapped shuttle Atlantis

How do you un-shrink-wrap a space shuttle?




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Sun propelled solar sail to launch in fall 2014

NASA will send off the "Sunjammer," a 128-ft solar sail, to record space weather and study the Sun.




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3 super-Earth planets found that could support alien life

The massive, potentially rocky planets orbit in the "habitable zone" of a star 22 light-years away.




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NASA shuts down galaxy-hunting telescope

NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has been decommissioned after 10 years of data collecting on other galaxies and black holes.




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Europe swelters under devastating heat wave

Temperature records across the continent continue to fall as Europe buckles under heat wave. At least seven deaths have been attributed to the heat.



  • Climate & Weather

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Will Tesla solar roofing be cheaper than normal roofing?

It will indeed, claims newly minted PV shingle magnate Elon Musk.




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Thinking about going solar? Google adds peer pressure into the mix

A new feature added to Project Sunroof, a free solar mapping tool from Google, makes keeping up with Joneses even easier.




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This solar-powered Dutch poultry farm specializes in 'carbon-neutral' eggs

Eco-conscious Dutch poultry company Kipster wants to revolutionize the egg industry.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Architects recognize Virginia's Brock Center for outstanding environmental performance

The Brock Environmental Center's 'regenerative' design is key to its AIA recognition — it generates 80 percent more energy than it uses.



  • Remodeling & Design

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The case for cork bottle stoppers

Cork advocates make a good argument to use the traditional wine closure.




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More than 55 percent of Earth's ocean surface is occupied by industrial fishing vessels

Using satellite data and machine learning, researchers have mapped the movements of over 70,000 industrial fishing vessels.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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The Flow beehive harvests honey without opening hive

The creators of the original Flow Hive are back with a new model.




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How to break your paper towel and plastic bag habits

These 3 changes in your paper towel, zipper bag and plastic bag habits will get you started on your way to using fewer of these products.




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Pickens: 'I know what the people want'

T. Boone Pickens, the founder of BP Capital Management, joins the Morning Joe gang to discuss the town hall meetings he's been holding across the country on the




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HBO to premiere 'Saving Pelican 895'

Documentary will offer a bird’s-eye view of conservationists’ efforts to save wildlife affected by the disaster.



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Company suspends fracking operations in Penn. after well explosion

Chesapeake Energy, which has one of the largest natural gas recovery operations in the country, halts all fracking in the state after a spill on the eve of the




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Gulf pelicans: Rescue to recovery

It's been a little more than a year since the Gulf oil spill. Jeff Corwin visits the Breton Wildlife Center in Louisiana to see how some of the pelicans affecte




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BP to pay historic penalty for 2010 oil spill

The oil giant has pleaded guilty to 12 felony counts and will pay a record $4.5 billion fine. Three of its employees have also been charged with manslaughter.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Green job of the week: YouthBuild green building specialist

The Eagle Ridge Institute is searching for a green building specialist as part of the AmeriCorps VISTA YouthBuild USA program.




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Orbit map of the solar system reveals gorgeous planetary perspective

Beautiful solar system map by Eleanor Lutz shows the orbits of more than 18,000 celestial objects.




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Mother's Day meals: Appetizers

Mother's Day meals. Three choices: One for the omnivore, one for the vegetarian and one for the vegan — all mouthwatering.




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12 animals with the longest gestation period

Human mothers have a relatively long gestation period compared to the rest of the animal kingdom, but a few animal mothers go even further. Here's our list of t




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Inexpensive Mother's Day gifts

Green guru Elizabeth Rogers offers tips for saving money on Mother's Day.




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These shelter pup moms are all dressed up, waiting for that special visitor

Mother's Day may be the perfect time for Duchess and Buttercup to find a family.




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TVA to spend $43 million on projects in coal waste spill area

Tennessee Valley Authority announces plans for economic development projects in Roane County, the site of last December’s coal ash spill.




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PE teachers are thinking outside the gym

Schools are phasing out dodgeball and other sports in favor of exercises that get kids moving for a lifetime.