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2013's updated Dirty Dozen produce list

Each year the Environmental Working Group ranks supermarket produce by its pesticide load, the worst are known as the Dirty Dozen.




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Pesticides contaminating frogs in California's national parks

The chemicals, which come from valley farms as well as illegal marijuana gardens, are a contributing factor towards sharp declines in frog populations.




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Britain's national bee strategy: Will it work?

Environmental groups celebrate the bee strategy announcement — but only briefly before turning their focus to specifics and timing.



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Bayer lawsuit challenges Europe's pesticide ban

Europe's moratorium on neonicotinoid pesticides is being challenged by Bayer CropScience. Bee advocates, however, are fighting back.




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2014's Dirty Dozen produce list: Apples, peaches, cucumbers and more

Environmental Working Group’s latest Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce assists consumers in reducing the pesticides they consume in their diets.




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Colony collapse disorder's link to pesticides strengthened by new study

The pesticides, called neonicotinoids, are "highly likely" to be triggering bee deaths, say researchers.




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5 ways to reduce kids' exposure to pesticides and herbicides

There are many reasons to protect children from an overload of chemicals. Here's how you can do it and why you should.



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A dandelion's natural cycle causes chaos and confusion on the internet

A lot of people thought white and yellow dandelions were different plants.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Life Cycle Analysis doesn't budge outcome of the great dishwasher debate

Even if you take the energy and water it takes to build a dishwasher into account, it still beats washing by hand.




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Obstinate attitudes prevail in California's most water-guzzling ZIP codes

In exclusive and exceptionally irrigated Rancho Santa Fe, residents now face water rationing.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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We're running out of water, NASA images show

More than half of the world's largest aquifers are being depleted, according to satellite system data.



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It's time to bring back the public water fountain

The bottled water people have run them out of town, but it's a historic public service.




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Explore India's elaborate stepwell architecture

Humans have spent countless centuries perfecting the science (and art!) of collecting, storing and transporting water. Here's how ancient India did it.



  • Arts & Culture

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The swanky sty of California's top water hog is in Bel Air

Bel Air: Champagne wishes and $90,000 water bill dreams.




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Are you ready for 'I Pee A' brew?

Getting past the ick factor isn't the only obstacle for a beer made from treated wastewater to be sold on the market.




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Budweiser is removing trees, and it's a good thing

It might seem counterintuitive, but Anheuser-Busch and The Nature Conservancy are working together to protect a Colorado watershed by cutting down trees.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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900-year-old 'holy well' discovered that still has clean, drinkable water

The well was uncovered in the basement of an old London building that was also used as a 'Harry Potter' set.




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It's illegal to have a rain barrel in Colorado, but that's about to change

State legislators in Colorado are working to make it legal for residents to harvest rainwater for irrigation.



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World's largest water fight to go on despite crippling drought

Thailand's wet and wild Songkran festival comes during the country's worst drought in decades.



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Beavers: 8 things to know about nature's most impressive landscape engineers

From their vanilla-scented secretions to their amazing ability to alter an ecosystem, here's what you need to know about beavers.




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California's waste-curbing water restrictions should be enacted everywhere

The now-permanent rules are just common sense, really.



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11 of America's grandest dams

These dams, like the Hoover, the Diablo, the Shasta and the Grand Coulee, have helped to shape America.



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Have the Florida Everglades reached the 'tipping point'?

This huge wetland ecosystem is running out of freshwater, and conservation efforts may not be moving fast enough.



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Missourians are making it rain (literally) at 'Cloud House'

Matthew Mazzotta's installation marries rainwater harvesting with the deeply pacifying sound of raindrops bouncing off a tin roof.



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Are 'sponge cities' the solution to urban flooding?

Right now, we basically build cities in a way that worsens flooding events, but nature has solutions.



  • Remodeling & Design

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The Oxygen Project: Let's save the oceans and put money in our pockets

Rutherford Seydel's Oxygen Project creates a sustainable Earth while creating financial sustainability for all. All it will take is a massive group action.




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A huge amount of water is sinking through the planet's tectonic fault lines

A perplexing amount of the planet's water slips deep into Earth's interior at some tectonic boundaries, a new study has found. But where does it go?



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Groundwater is an 'environmental time bomb'

Scientists report that it could take 100 years for the world's groundwater supplies to respond to climate change, potentially leaving populations without water.



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Americans don't understand their infotainment systems

From frustrating voice recognition to built-in apps, consumers either don't know they're there or can't figure them out. But relief is in sight.




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Behold the surreal imagery of Google's 'dreams'

The search giant has trained neural networks to interpret photos, but they can also be coaxed to create monsters.



  • Research & Innovations

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Why .cat websites probably aren't about cats

.dog domains are reserved for dog lovers and providers of canine products and services, but .cat isn't what you'd expect.




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Today's big computer news is this Raspberry Pi

The other fruity computer company introduces a touch display for $60.




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What's the best way to organize digital pictures?

Yes, you can get the digital chaos under control. Here's how.




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If you challenge the hackers, you're gonna get hacked

You want to feel safe? Be a nobody with nothing anyone is interested in.




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Gmail plug-in means never having to say you're sorry

Just Not Sorry app helps women (and men) stop undermining their email messages with qualifiers and apologies.




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Video game 'Easter eggs' are reaching Da Vinci Code-like levels

Solving secret codes hidden within video games could soon spill over into real life mysteries.



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Are we living in 'The Matrix'? These quantum physicists think they know the answer

Reality can never be perfectly simulated if you take into consideration quantum complexity.




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'Completely new form of 3-D vision' found in praying mantises

Using tiny eyewear, researchers tricked the insects into revealing secrets that could lead to simpler visual processing in robots.



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In 1972, a computer model predicted the end of the world — and we're on track

The World1 computer program at MIT considered a range of factors and predicted the world might collapse in 2040. So far, it has been right.




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The last chapter of Blockbuster's story

The business closed in 2013, but ‘zombie stores’ kept the concept alive.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Cleantech 'cluster of clusters' is born

A quiet deal between two of the world’s leading energy technology clusters, puts Copenhagen at the center of the expanding cleantech universe. Highlights from



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Obama's Pacific trip brings climate agreements and challenges

As the president leapfrogs from India to Indonesia to Seoul, he's making deals on green energy in the hopes of curbing climate change.



  • Climate & Weather

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How your 'slow money' can make a difference

How the Slow Money Alliance uses green investing to turn a profit and grow a community.




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Morningstar's Best 529 Plans for 2012

Four state-sponsored 529 plans earn a Morningstar gold rating.




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Do you know what's made in America?

Test your knowledge of where products come from and find out if you're a savvy consumer by taking this Made in the USA quiz.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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​Baugruppen: It's a cooperative living concept, and it's perfect for boomers

This German concept of cooperative living could be a great alternative to the retirement community.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Help me design a custom fair trade Ben & Jerry's flavor

Ben & Jerry's has invited me to create my own custom flavor using fair trade ingredients next month- help me out with some tasty ideas.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Jimmy Fallon sings Fair Trade's praises

Jimmy Fallon is joined by Ladysmith Black Mambazo as they sing an ode to Fair Trade and Ben & Jerry's.



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Ben & Jerry announces big move into fair trade

The Vermont-based premium ice cream company is making the commitment to get 100% of all possible ingredients from Fair Trade sources by the end of 2013.



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The Great Ben & Jerry's Fair Trade Ice Cream Giveaway

Help support fair trade products and get a shot at winning a year's worth of Ben & Jerry's ice cream.



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