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XTO Energy Extends Offering to Buy Trust Units

The offer is now scheduled to expire on May 12, 2020.




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​HP-NTU Corporate Lab Showcases R&D Innovations; Announces Digital Manufacturing Skills Development Programme for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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​NTU and SMI launch comprehensive report to help the shipping industry adopt alternative and greener fuels

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​NTU scientists develop sustainable way to extract chitin from prawn shells by fermenting it with fruit waste

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Halliburton Lays Off Additional Staff in Houston

Approximately 984 employees were affected.




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NYT expert Thanksgiving help is just a tweet away

The New York Times Thanksgiving helpline is open – on Twitter. Live help is available for those who tweet #AskNYT.




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25 must-follow personal finance Twitter feeds

Dave Ramsey, Suze Orman, Jim Cramer and other active Twitter accounts.




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BatDad dishes out hilarious superhero justice to everyday kid crimes

Armed with a husky voice and a $10 mask, BatDad has a cult following on Twitter Vine.




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Sustainable seating for sweet tooths

Designer Emiliano Godoy's Snowjob Chair features a shimmering, silver cover made from post-industrial candy wrappers.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Illustrator's winged assistant is a hoot

Spending hours in front of the computer can get lonely, but not for one Japanese illustrator who keeps an owl quite literally at hand.




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7 myth-busting facts about sleepwalking

Sleepwalking is a misunderstood sleep disorder that's buried in more myths than facts.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Love & lust: 7 lessons from the animal kingdom

Sex. Many (but not all) animals do it.




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Sex isn't just for younger women

Most middle-aged women do not give up sex as they age, especially if sex is important to them.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Scientists just found the smallest black hole yet

The latest black hole discovery opens a whole new universe of not-so-big black holes.




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Planet Pundit: Is this spill the Three Mile Island for the oil industry?

BP’s oil spill could hamper the domestic oil industry -- but that doesn’t mean we’ll use less oil.




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Oil industry insider describes BP 'monster' lurking in the Gulf

100,000 barrels per day and a tilting wellhead presage doomsday scenario, according to an industry insider.



  • Research & Innovations

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Oil refineries: Sustainable communities for the post-oil world?

A '100% self-supporting housing solution for the post-oil world,' the Oil Silo Home concept makes use of the thousands of oil storage units that will inevitably



  • Remodeling & Design

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Why meat consumption isn't sustainable

It's just not possible to feed meat to the 7 billion (and growing) people on planet Earth.




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Kathleen Merrigan gets thanks from sustainable food advocates

The outgoing USDA deputy secretary receives a heartfelt letter signed by Alice Waters, Marisa Tomei, Robyn O’Brien and many more.




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‘Fed Up,’ a film about childhood obesity, has food industry on the defensive

“Inconvenient Truth” producer Laurie David teams up with Katie Couric to make a film that has the Grocery Manufacturers Association defending its efforts.




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Should sustainability info be included in dietary guidelines?

Foods that are healthy also tend to be sustainable. Should the USDA guidelines reflect that?




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Satellites reveal just how fast world's ice is melting

The melt-off from the world's ice sheets, ice caps and glaciers over eight years of the past decade would have been enough to cover the United States in about 1



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Why sea level rise threatens more than just land

We know sea levels will rise, and by just looking at the Southeast region, it's easier to see how sea level rise will affect wildlife and culture.



  • Climate & Weather

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Just because your baby is crying doesn't mean you should feed her, research says

Parents may be teaching babies to use food as a comfort, which leads to obesity later in life, studies show. But as a parent, I'm not buying it.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Coop du jour: Inside a run-down hen house-turned-rustic family cottage [Video]

A family proves that even the most ramshackle out buildings can be transformed into cozy, habitable spaces with a bit of hard work and creative design.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Locust swarms wreak havoc on Madagascar's farmlands

The island country is currently experiencing a harrowing seasonal infestation of the Malagasy migratory locust.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Sky turns psychedelic in must-see northern lights video

This real-time aurora video may not seem amazing at first, but that quickly changes at the 1:52 mark.




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Many ancient Egyptian animal mummies were just mud

Roughly a third of all scanned mummies contained no body inside.



  • Arts & Culture

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Archaeologists just discovered an ancient South American mystery religion

Artifacts uncovered at the bottom of Lake Titicaca show this religion pre-dated the Incas by 500 years.



  • Arts & Culture

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Health benefits of probiotics aren't just for tummies

Research is finding that probiotics might be useful in treating high blood pressure, anxiety, eczema and other maladies.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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The Nissan Leaf lines up paying customers

Nissan is taking reservations for its Leaf battery car starting April 20, two days before Earth Day. Will the 115,000 "hand wavers" sign up, pay $99, and get in




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'High Voltage': A look inside the electric vehicle industry

Jim Motavalli shares his insights about electric vehicles in his new book, High Voltage: The Fast Track to Plug in the Auto Industry.




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New report quantifies just how badly Russian waters are polluted by radioactive waste

According to a government study, Russia is covered with tens of thousands of ecological disasters.




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Lost in Central Park? Just follow the rocks

The public park is one of the rare places in the city where ancient rocks, rich with history, mingle with modern life.




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A huge lake just appeared in Death Valley

It's not something you might expect from one of the driest places on Earth.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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New copyright rules bring busy replica furniture industry in the U.K. to a halt

The era of ersatz Eames chairs and knockoff Noguchi coffee tables comes to an end.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Rare massive flowering of Australia's karri trees brings joy to beekeepers

Massive trees, towering over 250 feet, only flower once every 7 to 10 years.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Australian wildlife officials air-drop carrots, sweet potatoes to help struggling wallabies

The Australian government uses helicopters to drop thousands of pounds of carrots and sweet potatoes to hungry animals in areas affected by the bushfires.




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'Wanderlust' in Vermont: Travelers relish fresh air and beautiful views

Vermont's Mount Stratton hosted a festival dedicated to yoga, meditation and overall mindfulness.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Why we must protect the ocean's 'twilight zone'

Deep in the ocean is a 'twilight zone' teeming with 1 million undiscovered species, yet fishing there isn't regulated.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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U.S. wind industry drifts South

The American Wind Energy Association's Peter Kelley tells MNN how a Southern breeze could lift the region and the industry.




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McDonald's serves Mozart to customers looking for a side of mayhem

Faced with restaurant-clearing brawls, McDonalds is testing classical music on late-night patrons.




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Oil and fracking booms creating housing busts

As exploration increases, employees often find themselves without adequate or affordable housing.




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Georgia-Pacific unit launches new sustainability campaign

Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, which recently received SFI chain-of-custody certification, has launched a new sustainability campaign.




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Sustainable Forestry: a timeline

Sustainable forestry. Here's an overview of how the sustainable forestry movement has evolved from the 1960s to the present.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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The Sustainable Forestry Initiative invests in community and conservation

Forest certification program announces its new Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Forest and paper industry group announces new sustainability goals

The American Forest & Paper Association announced today an ambitious set of sustainability goals for its member organizations to aim for by 2020.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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What does 'sustainable supply chain' mean for the planet?

As commerce becomes increasingly global, American corporations are taking steps to develop sustainable supply chains that span the country and the planet.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Sweden's Mini House 2.0 offers speed, sustainability and style in spades

At 15 square meters with an equal amount of outdoor living space, Jonas Wagell's flat-packed Mini House 2.0 is a lovely prefab retreat that can be assembled in



  • Remodeling & Design

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PBS busts the Thanksgiving myth with 'Pilgrims'

The true story behind the modern holiday isn't all togetherness and turkey.



  • Arts & Culture