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Transition City Bristol's Big Event: "Unleashing the Collective Genius of the Community"

Hailed by Rob Hopkins as "possibly the biggest peak oil/climate change/Transition event to take place in the UK", Bristol's Big Event looks set to be a huge collective exploration of the future for this city of 400,000 residents as fossil fuels




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Transition City Bristol's Big Event: Program Now Finalized

Just a reminder to our UK-based readers that Transition City Bristol's Big Event, which we posted on last week, is coming up on Sunday. Billed by Rob Hopkins, originator of the Transition Towns concept, as "Possibly the biggest Peak Oil/Climate




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Go knock yourself out with unconventional parenting, but please stop talking about it

"Most people are already operating ‘off grid’ in different ways to varying degrees, but the vast majority don’t feel the need to make a big lifestyle song and dance about it."




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Porsche American Headquarters Has Green Roof, Natural Ventilation

There is something contradictory about building a Green Porsche Headquarters at an Aeropolis, but whatever.




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Why Sunday should be your adventure day

Block off one day per week for athletic and outdoor excursions that otherwise would be difficult to schedule.




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Adventures In Honey- A Rosh Hashana Love Story At Saul's Deli

Rosh Hashana, also known as the Jewish New Year, was celebrated this past week. One of the iconic symbols of the holiday, is honey, which is eaten with challah and apples. Honey has important meaning for the celebrants of Rosh




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When the Sun Goes Down, Eco Resorts Combine Luxury and Adventure (Slideshow)

In the last few years ecotourism has grown from a buzzword to a trend, to full-blown industry. Whether travelers are looking for a rugged adventure or refined luxury, planet-conscious operators have sprung up to satisfy




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WSJ: Natural gas leaking, venting and flaring equivalent to driving 79 million miles

Evidently natural gas has a clean image that is being threatened by reality.




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Bill Joy on three inventions that may change the world

The tech pioneer turned investor talks meat, batteries, and cement.




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Zebra-Scented Collars On Cattle Prevent Sleeping Sickness - Impacts On Land Use Are Good & Bad

Researchers at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology have developed a zebra-smelling cattle collar which will be tested on Masai herds subject to the biting tsetse fly,




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Kenyan Teen's Invention Saves Lions, Helps Farmers

A 13-year-old inventor in Kenya has come up with a low-cost, eco-friendly way to protect his family's livestock that could also serve as a solution to a serious problem in his country -- managing human-wildlife conflict.




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Rivian introduces 3 ton "electric adventure vehicles"

Is this really the future we want?




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Computer program creates city tree inventories

Using satellite and Google maps images, the program can count and identify the city's trees.




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Costa Rican Designer Beautifully Re-Invents the Pedestal Fan

Fan(c)Fan is a creation by Marco Gallegos which challenges this product's typical scale and materials.




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Wisconsin Town Legally Prevented From Tightening Coal Ash Regulations

A town is prevented from creating regulations stricter than the state's rules, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination.




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Venture With Impact: Unique program combines coworking abroad with volunteering

This startup offers tailored volunteering experiences where participants can continue working remotely while abroad, in addition to volunteering their skills in local communities.




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Crapping On Bill Gates' "Reinvent the Toilet" Winner

The last thing the world needs is a high tech electrochemical reactor toilet. This is a social problem, not a technical one.




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Let's Have A Real War On Christmas Excess And Revive SPUG, the Society for the Prevention of Useless Gifts

Why should Fox News have all the fun?




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Atomo has invented the world's first beanless coffee

This curious concoction has been engineered to have all of coffee's fabulous flavor, minus the bitterness.




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Minotair "Magic Box" heats, cools, ventilates and dehumidifies

Can one device to it all? Should it? Has its time finally come?




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Nexity conjoncture logement - 9m 2014: Un marché fragile soutenu par les ventes en bloc - NEXITY CONJONCTURE LOGEMENT - DATA MARCHE ET CHIFFRES NEXITY

NEXITY CONJONCTURE LOGEMENT - DATA MARCHE ET CHIFFRES NEXITY





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San Diego Padres And Mercury Insurance Host Second Annual Event To Assemble 1,000 Care Packages For Marines And Sailors Overseas - Mercury Packing Party for Troops

Mercury Packing Party for Troops





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BGC Partners And Cantor Fitzgerald Raise Approximately $12 Million On BGC's Eleventh Annual Charity Day - BGC Charity Day 2015

Dozens of nonprofits, celebrities and BGC partners unite for Charity Day 2015.




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Small overlap crash protection, front crash prevention key to 2016 awards; 48 models earn TOP SAFETY PICK+ award, 13 earn TOP SAFETY PICK - 2016 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICKS

2016 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICKS




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Hillshire® Snacking Brand Taps TV's Andy Cohen To Launch New Brand Of Sophisticated Snacks - Hillshire Snacking Event Footage

B-roll Footage from First-Ever Snack Week event. TV’s Andy Cohen helps launch new Hillshire Snacking Brand of Sophisticated Snacks at Haven's Kitchen in NYC.




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Once Again Havana Hosts the Major Annual Event of the World's Finest Tobacco, the Habano - XVIII Habanos Festival

XVIII Habanos Festival: Once Again Havana Hosts the Major Annual Event of the World's Finest Tobacco, the Habano





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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars to Release Commemorative Bottling of S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon and Host Celebratory Events in Honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Judgment of Paris - The Judgment of Paris

Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars celebrates the 40th anniversary of The Judgment of Paris, which helped to elevate the esteem of American wine worldwide




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The Greatest Celebration Of American Innovation Inspiring The Future And Honoring The Past - The Key to Inspiring Innovation: Brought to You by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees

The Key to Inspiring Innovation: Brought to You by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees




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Viva® Brand and Monica Potter Team Up with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Ventura to Unleash Clean for Families in Need - Viva® and Monica Potter Unleash Clean Event Video

Viva® and Monica Potter Unleash Clean Event Video





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Hennessy Ascends Higher, Ventures Deeper with New "Wild Rabbit" Advertising Creative - New Ad Creative, “The Piccards”

Hennessy V.S new ad creative celebrates the true story of Auguste Piccard, the first man to reach the stratosphere, and his son Jacques, the first man to reach the deepest depths of the ocean.





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Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, Mark Kelly And LeVar Burton Host Story Time Event For Elementary School Students - Joining Forces Event at Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Joining Forces Event at Fort Leonard Wood, MO




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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars to Release Commemorative Bottling of S.L.V. Cabernet Sauvignon and Host Celebratory Events in Honor of the 40th Anniversary of the Judgment of Paris - The Judgment of Paris

Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars celebrates the 40th anniversary of The Judgment of Paris, which helped to elevate the esteem of American wine worldwide




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SunPower Reinvents Home Solar with SunPower Equinoxâ„¢ - SunPower Equinox™ Video

The fully integrated solution delivers 70 percent more energy to consumers with 70 percent fewer visible parts, designed and engineered by SunPower.




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The Greatest Celebration Of American Innovation Inspiring The Future And Honoring The Past - The Key to Inspiring Innovation: Brought to You by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees

The Key to Inspiring Innovation: Brought to You by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees




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Viva® Brand and Monica Potter Team Up with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Ventura to Unleash Clean for Families in Need - Viva® and Monica Potter Unleash Clean Event Video

Viva® and Monica Potter Unleash Clean Event Video





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Hennessy Ascends Higher, Ventures Deeper with New "Wild Rabbit" Advertising Creative - New Ad Creative, “The Piccards”

Hennessy V.S new ad creative celebrates the true story of Auguste Piccard, the first man to reach the stratosphere, and his son Jacques, the first man to reach the deepest depths of the ocean.




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Camp Invention Teaches Coding And Prototype Building With New "Epic" Curriculum - An Epic Summer Adventure Awaits

An Epic Summer Adventure Awaits





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Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, Mark Kelly And LeVar Burton Host Story Time Event For Elementary School Students - Joining Forces Event at Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Joining Forces Event at Fort Leonard Wood, MO






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Share A Photo, Give Back In A Snap - Donate a Photo Event in Times Sq.

Give Back in a Snap! Johnson & Johnson Donate a Photo Event Benefiting Operation Smile, Save the Children, Girl Up and USO, Times Square, New York City. #DonateaPhoto @DonateaPhoto




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One of the Top Infectious Diseases Among Children in the U.S. is Preventable - Help Kids Defeat the Mouth Monsters

Help Kids Defeat the Mouth Monsters




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Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg: Preventing burnout 'needs to be a priority'

A new survey suggests that women are experiencing physical symptoms of severe anxiety and burnout at up to twice the rate of men amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Here's what Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and Rachel Thomas, co-founder and CEO of LeanIn.Org, suggest companies do to provide support.