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Talking to a Famous Person: Roy Choi

Talking to a Famous Person: Roy Choi

Once a rebellious scholar, Roy Choi is now known as the father of Los Angeles's taco truck revolution—though the Tupac-quoting, sometimes...

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Talking to a Famous Person: Adam Gardner

Talking to a Famous Person: Adam Gardner

As the lead singer and guitarist for Guster, Adam Gardner witnessed firsthand the damaging effects of a concert tour. Stick around after the...

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Shared Earth Re-imagines Share Cropping for the Modern World

Shared Earth Re-imagines Share Cropping for the Modern World

So you want to be a gardener but lack any hint of a green thumb? Have excess available land in need of a nurturing gardener to till the area?...

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Talking with Emily Deschanel

Talking with Emily Deschanel

Best known for her role as the forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan on the hit TV show Bones, actress Emily Deschanel's focus...

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Wiped Off the Hypothetical Map

Wiped Off the Hypothetical Map

Imagine the cobblestone streets of New York City’s SoHo neighborhood uprooted and replaced by a six-lane elevated highway; not a pretty sight....

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Talking with Daryl Hannah

Talking with Daryl Hannah

As an actress, Daryl Hannah has played the violent replicant Pris in the sci-fi classic Blade Runner, charmed Tom Hanks as a mermaid in Splash,...

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What's in a Name?

What's in a Name?

Nowadays, neighborhood sobriquets are designed by marketing gurus to make an area more appealing. In 100 years, that story will be forgotten,...

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The Incredible Disappearing Barcode

The Incredible Disappearing Barcode

It's happened to most of us (some more often than others): You bite into an apple/pear/cucumber only to find that the perfectly ripe fruit or...

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Chinese Carmaker Changes Focus from Electric Back to Gas

Chinese Carmaker Changes Focus from Electric Back to Gas

What was once a promising electric vehicle venture might be losing some steam, according to a recent article on Treehugger, which measures the...

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Talking with Chris Crocker

Welcome to our series Talking to a Famous Person. In this series we publish our conversations with high-profile nonprofit founders, actors,...

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In Britain, Climate Change Will Scare Your Children

In Britain, Climate Change Will Scare Your Children

"Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. There was none, as extreme weather due to climate change had caused a drought." Clever...

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Argentina's Tree Regenerator

A new initiative in Argentina is proving that you can have your cake and eat it too-or I guess in this case it's more like have your trees and sit...

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The 15 Most Infamous Assassinations in History

Yesterday was March 15, historically known as the Ides of March, on which, according to the dramatic the likes of Plutarch and Shakespeare, Julius...

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Sustainable Architecture Comes to Life in Bangkok

This is sustainable home design at its most chic. After creating an impressive container home for the Bangkok home show last year, the designer...

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BBC Brings London's E-waste Dumping Issue to the Air

Illegal dumping of E-waste in London steps into the spotlight in an upcoming episode of the BBC show Inside Out. Treehugger reports: BBC's Inside...

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