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Super Sensitive About Localism
A recent New York Times piece, "The Pride and Prejudice of ‘Local,'" got me thinking about my own locavorism—or as it is increasingly being...
Read & DiscussBMW's Megacity Electric Vehicle Coming in 2013
BMW joined the ranks of automakers with a planned electric car release when it announced that the Megacity Vehicle (MCV) would be available in...
Read & DiscussTrack Your Local Smart Grid Projects
If you’ve heard the term "smart grid" but aren’t sure what it means or how it pertains to you, a new website will help bring you up to speed on...
Read & DiscussWhat Can I Do to Prevent Power Outages During a Heat Wave?
Here's how to keep cool even when the weather outside isn't.
Read & DiscussNew York's Trashy New Textile Initiative
After major closet clean-out sessions, I usually haul my sartorial castaways to a local Housing Works thrift store where the sale of my donated...
Read & DiscussGeoengineering with Space Particles, Artificial Volcanoes, and Special K
I ran into author and Rolling Stone contributing editor Jeff Goodell at Arizona State in Phoenix, where he was a speaker at the Covering the...
Read & DiscussWhite House Honors Environmental High School in Los Angeles
During this June graduation season, the Environmental Charter High School festivities featured a particularly potent commencement speaker:...
Read & DiscussTop 10 Cities for New Grads Seeking Jobs
Eighty percent of young professionals are interested in securing a green-collar job or working in an industry that has a positive impact on the...
Read & DiscussOceans Pay the Price for Costco's Seafood
Now that Trader Joe’s has agreed to sustainable seafood policies, Greenpeace has bigger fish to fry. Costco is the new baddie singled out by...
Read & DiscussElectrolux to Make Vacuums from Plastic Ocean Trash
While images of brown streaks of drifting crude oil, beached tar balls, and petroleum-stained pelicans are now conjured with any mention of ocean...
Read & DiscussArsenic Poisoning Kills 20 Percent of People in Bangladesh
A new study published in the medical journal The Lancet reveals that one in five deaths in the Asian nation of Bangladesh,...
Read & DiscussA Tour of Volkswagen's Super Green Car Plant in Chattanooga
The German car-maker is halfway through building one of the world's cleanest car plants—and we got a first look. "Save Our Planet!" That's...
Read & DiscussHonda's New CR-Z Hybrid to be Less Than $20K
The super sporty Honda CR-Z hybrid, which will debut at Honda dealerships across the nation on Aug. 24, comes with a price tag less than $20K....
Read & DiscussMysterious Epidemic Threatens to Wipe Out the Last Siberian Tigers
Siberian tigers in eastern Russia have long been on the verge of extinction, largely due to poachers. But a new threat is menacing the big...
Read & DiscussFormer KKK Member Plays Key Role in Gulf Restoration
There’s nothing positive about the Gulf oil disaster, which has spilled 102 million gallons and counting into the Gulf of Mexico. But a recent...
Read & DiscussSix Strange New Planets Discovered
Since 1995, astronomers have discovered about 450 exoplanets that exist outside our solar system. Recently, they found more than they bargained...
Read & DiscussBend It Like R2D2: Welcome to the RoboCup
Soccer fans nationwide might lament the U.S. men’s performance at the FIFA World Cup, but patriotic football lovers can still root for an...
Read & DiscussLife's First Energy Source Discovered
Life on Earth requires an energy-transporting molecule called ATP to survive. And as experts point out, you need enzymes to make ATP and ATP to...
Read & DiscussWhat Would Al Do?
The numbnuts who voted for Ralph Nader in 2000 used to say there was no difference between Al Gore and George Bush. Then came 9/11, and they...
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