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• News

  

  California Might Give Pollution Permit Cash Back to the People

  California is pushing ahead with a new system to regulate carbon emissions. Come 2012, utilities, refineries, and other industrial polluters won't...

  by Andrew Price +

• News

  

  Wanna Give Back? Get the Inside Track on Mentoring in L.A.

  A new event series sponsored by The People's Fleet invites nonprofits to share their work with the community. First up, Stoked Mentoring.

  by Alissa Walker +

• Environment

  

  Should We Follow the Dutch and Give Land Back to the Flooding Mississippi River?

  Rather than battle rivers with expensive dikes and levees and canals, the Dutch give them more room to flow freely. Maybe we could learn from them.

  by Ben Jervey +

• Design

  

  GOOD Design Daily: Give a Minute Lets You Talk Back to Your City

  A new application by Local Projects helps citizens to give their communities specific feedback.

  by Alissa Walker +

• News

  

  Landmine Flowers

  Scientists in Denmark have developed a plant that turns red when it comes into contact with trace amounts of TNT. If sowed over an area...

  by MacKenzie Fegan, Iris Ichishita, Erik Winkowski, Michael Schaubach, Lindsay Utz, Audio Dregs Recordings, Morgan Currie 3

• Cities

  

  The Back Garden Project: The Knotweed Strikes Back

  This is the 12th post in The Back Garden Project, one GOOD community member's effort to turn a neglected corner of the city into a thriving...

  by Gordon Douglas +

• Lifestyle

  

  Now We Have Flower Grenades

  These flower grenades take seed bombs to a new, more literal level. It would be cool if the shrapnel were somehow made of fertilizer. I think...

  by Andrew Price 2

• GOOD Blog

  

  Intermission: "The Flower," a Pot Parable

  This elegantly animated parable of pot and prohibition comes from the folks at Black Mustache. With Proposition 19 on the November ballot in...

  by Andrew Price +

• Culture

  

  Image of the Day: 1,000 Seeds and Flowers

  Capture, by artist Christian Kerrigan: a frozen ecology of 1,000 seeds and flowers from Kingley Vale, England's last remaining ancient yew forest.

  by Nicola Twilley +

• Environment

  

  Climate Change Robs Flowers of Their Fragrances

  We've previously heard that climate change might make the world smellier, but that's not the case in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where...

  by Patrick James +

• Lifestyle

  

  How Bees See Flowers

  A new Floral Reflectance Database shows humans what plants actually look like to different pollinating insects.

  by Nicola Twilley +

• Lifestyle

  

  On Valentine's Day, Read About the History of the Heart

  A new book called The Sublime Heart looks at the medical and metaphorical mystery of the all-important organ.

  by Ann Marie Gardner +

• Design

  

  The Valentine Phantom Helps Cities Get a Heart On

  The Valentine Phantom struck again, leaving a trail of red hearts across the country. Here are some of our favorite Phantom sightings.

  by Alissa Walker +

• Lifestyle

  

  Make it by Monday: 7 DIY Flower Vases

  A guide to creating crafty new homes for your flowers.

  by Becca Nath +

• Design

  

  Send Us Evidence of the Valentine Phantom In Your Town

  Each year around this time, mysterious red hearts pop up in cities across the country. We're collecting your photos for a Valentine's Day slideshow.

  by Alissa Walker +

• Lifestyle

  

  Make it by Monday: A DIY Valentine's Day

  Make these hearts with your hands.

  by Becca Nath +

• Education

  

  Can a Pledge to Cut the Cursing on Valentine's Day Squash Bullying?

  Could reducing the number of students swearing cut down on bullying in schools? Anti-cursing activists think so.

  by Liz Dwyer +

• Design

  

  Winner Announced: Send a Valentine to Women Who Really Need It

  We asked GOOD readers to create a valentine for victims of physical and sexual violence. Then we asked you to vote on your favorite. See the winner.

  by Lennon Flowers +

• Design

  

  Project: Send a Valentine to the Women in the World Who Really Need It

  Create a home-made valentine for the millions of women around the world who could use a reminder that they matter, today and everyday.

  by Lennon Flowers +

• Design

  

  Submissions: Send a Valentine to the Women in the World Who Really Need It

  We asked you to create a valentine for victims of sexual and domestic violence. Take a look at the 10 finalists, and vote on your favorite.

  by Lennon Flowers +