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Toyota Prius c and the game of LIFE

Toyota partnered with Saatchi & Saatchi LA for its fun Prius c marketing campaign.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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65% of hybrid owners don't buy another hybrid

New data from R.L. Polk reveals that only 35% of hybrid owners bought another hybrid last year.




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Ferrari and Porsche offer $850,000 hybrid green machines

The Porsche 918 Spyder and Ferrari F70 offer split personalities: voracious performance on tap, but eco-driving if you tread lightly. Is it a new era of Dr. Gre




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Battle of the brands: Ford takes on Toyota in new hybrid ads

The Detroit automaker gets a touch of campaign fever with new marketing aimed to take down the competition.




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Route 66: St. Louis to Tulsa on a tank of gas

This blogger and her sister were tasked with driving a stretch of historic Route 66 on a single tank of gas in the new Ford Fusion Energi plugin hybrid.




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Despite $2 gas, Kia shows off 3 new hybrids at Chicago Auto Show

The all-new Niro is joined by revamped versions of the Optima.




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The care and maintenance of a cast iron skillet

There are tricks to properly cleaning a cast iron skillet without ruining its seasoning. This infographic offers several.




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11 surprising artisanal careers that are taking off

Today’s artisanal movement is more than a fad. From specialty foods to hand-forged earrings, the rise of 21st century artisans is the start of a new economy.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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How to get rid of crabgrass

There aren't many ways to get rid of crabgrass, but here are some ways you can naturally keep it from overtaking your yard.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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How to get rid of rats the right way

Here are tips on how to prevent and get rid of rats in and around your home.




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'The Coffin Club' faces death with a song

New Zealand filmmaker showcases free-spirited seniors embracing death by building and decorating their own coffins.



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NASA's 'Mars Helicopter' aces tests ahead of historic flight

The autonomous aircraft Mars Helicopter heralds the beginning of a new era in our exploration of the red planet.




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Mediterranean diet named best diet of 2020

U.S. News & World Report gives top honor to the diet rich in vegetables, whole grains and other healthy foods.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Photos of theater-loving service dogs go viral

These photos of service dogs went viral after part of their training took place at a play at the Stratford Festival in Canada.




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5 extraordinary works of CoolClimate art

More than 1,000 visual art submissions are narrowed down to 5 winners in a unique contest to find compelling images that can be persuasive voices for the enviro




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The greenest shirt of them all?

Artist Dave Rittinger's shirts are beautifully leafy to wear and easily compostable at end of use -- and scratchily impractical to wear.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Mosaic technology reveals the many faces of a growing movement

TckTckTck's mosaic:EARTH combines 'deep zoom' technology with social action to encourage people around the world to join in the growing sustainability movement.




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The power of an image: The story behind 'HOPE?'

At the Cancun climate talks, one art installation dominated the headlines at a turning point in history.



  • Research & Innovations

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Alien Weeds: Weed eradication of the artistic variety

Artist Patterson Clark naturally 'harvests' areas plagued by weeds and uses the leaves, roots and stems of much-loathed plants to produce handcrafted art suppli



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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18 of the world's most stunning treehouses

Here’s a look at 18 of the world’s most stunning treehouses and the unique stories behind them.



  • Remodeling & Design

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MNN week in review: Best green commercials and a not-so-nutty professor

Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Aug. 14-20, 2011, including the not-so-nutty professor behind the The Periodic Table of the Elements an




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6 examples of pricey, trash-based art

One man's trash is another man's art. Take a look at six artists who have taken discarded items and turned them into upscale, high-dollar artwork.



  • Arts & Culture

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10 images of alcohol as art

BevShots are alcoholic beverages photographed under a microscope, creating artistic colors and patterns.




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Keri Rosebraugh's eco-art tackles themes of destruction, reuse

This talented illustrator used recycled materials to draw attention to what is thrown away.



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Motley mess of scarecrows invade historic Westchester estate

Sure, they do a better job at posing for photos than discouraging birds, but this army of eclectic scarecrows installed at one of the Hudson's grandest historic




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Salvage-happy builder jailed after failing to pay for demolition of own work

A folk hero/renegade builder is sentenced to 539 days in jail after failing to pay for the demolition of hi folk private residence/art installation.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Online boutique offers handmade tableware -- and a soulful respite

A showcase for American artisans, the virtual shop Catherine's Table is a warm and cozy ode to beautiful things.




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Litterbugs get profiled

A new art project uses DNA to get an idea of who's tossing butts and other litter.



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Portrait of a coffee farmer, created with recycled grounds

Filipino artist and environmentalist Vincent Francisco Navarro paid homage to coffee farmers by painting portraits of them with used grounds.



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Harvest Dome 2.0 to be moored along the fetid banks of the Gowanus

A giant floating sphere built from discarded umbrellas will next set sail on one of the country's most notorious Superfund sites: The Gowanus Canal.



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11 beautiful examples of art inspired by science

For centuries, art and science have informed one another, and the result has been some spectacular creativity.



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Snow art showcases beauty of winter

Wearing snowshoes, artist Simon Beck carved intricate geometric designs into snowy landscapes.



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How one man built an island of plastic bottles

British artist Richart Sowa has taken more than 100,000 plastic bottles and built an eco-friendly Mexican getaway powered by energy from the waves and the sun.




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Predicting sales of alternative fuel vehicles

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, alternative fuel vehicles could have a nearly 50% market share by 2035.




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Higgs boson: 5 implications of the elusive particle's possible discovery

Physicists at the world's largest atom smasher announced on July 4 that they are more than 99 percent sure they've found a new, and heavy, boson particle, that



  • Research & Innovations

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6 implications of finding Higgs boson

Confirming a Higgs boson, physicists say, will have wide-reaching implications.



  • Research & Innovations

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8 health benefits of sweet potatoes

From taming inflammation to battling PMS blues, it's time to celebrate these salubrious wonder roots.




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Happiness 101: The mechanics of laughter

In honor of the International Day of Happiness, here's everything you need to know about laughter.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Every single minute of physical activity helps health, study shows

Forget the idea that only 10-minute bursts of activity are important. New research finds that even small moments of activity can help you meet your goal.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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The surprising signs of drowning

Forget what you thought you knew about drowning; it looks nothing like most of us think. Here’s what to watch out for.



  • Protection & Safety

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What a glass of wine a day does to your body

We explore the risks and benefits of drinking a glass of wine a day.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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11 wanderlust-inducing works of mobile architecture

'Mobitecture' features portable works of architecture including campers, floating cabins and trampoline tents.



  • Remodeling & Design

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In 'Drawdown,' Paul Hawken ditches the rhetoric to offer 100 practical climate solutions

Paul Hawken's latest book, 'Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming,' focuses on fixes rather than fighting.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Why you like the smell of old books

A new study says historic smells are part of our 'cultural heritage' and should be saved to bring the past to life.



  • Arts & Culture

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World's oldest 'comic book' boasts an all-woman cast, plenty of good vs. evil

"Psychomachia," a medieval epic poem, may be the first, and certainly most brutal, comic book.



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Are libraries still relevant? Of course they are

The digital age isn't making libraries obsolete; it's making them more important than ever.




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Scott Kelly's new memoir takes the romance out of living in space

In his book, "Endurance," astronaut Scott Kelly lays bare the highs and lows of living through NASA's longest single spaceflight.




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Are baby boomers 'a generation of sociopaths'?

Should baby boomers be blamed for stealing our kids' futures? Author Bruce Gibney thinks so — and he has a point.




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Why an all-girl remake of 'Lord of the Flies' make sense

A new, all-girl 'Lord of the Flies' movie is in the works, making this the right time to ditch some of the gendered assumptions we have about kids.



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20 of the most beautiful libraries in the world

From centuries-old temples to sleek modern masterpieces, libraries are some of humanity's most beautiful architectural accomplishments.



  • Arts & Culture