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Green job of the week: Technical writing and design consultant

Chipotle, one of MNN's top 10 organic fast-food restaurants, is searching for a technical writing and design consultant at its Denver office.




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5 things mom really wants for Mother's Day (that aren't really things)

Put down those flowers and jewelry. Here's what mom really wants this Mother's Day.




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The politics of healthier power plants

A new EPA proposal attempts to limit toxic emissions of air pollutants from coal and oil-fired power plants.




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Want to get fit? Get new clothes

New survey finds that a good outfit could be the key to fitness success.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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How the Clean Air Act helped it rain in Atlanta

New study finds that air pollution limits led to 10 percent more rainfall for Atlanta in the 1970s and 1980s.



  • Climate & Weather

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To fight unemployment, India to plant 2 billion trees

A new initiative in India will employ up to 300,000 youths in an effort to improve air quality and provide opportunities to the unemployed.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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What's in that smoke from the Atlanta highway fire?

PVC puts out a lot of nasty stuff when it burns, and it's probably still in the soot.




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Extinct mega-rodent had teeth like elephant tusks

The biggest rodent to ever stalk the Earth lived about 3 million years ago — and it used its large front teeth the way today's elephants use their tusks.




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Once thought extinct, giant Lord Howe Island stick insects do exist

The giant bug, Lord Howe Island stick insect, was rediscovered in the early 2000s, and now scientists have confirmed it's in fact them.




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Weird subterranean plant not seen in 150 years re-emerges from the underworld

This is the first photograph ever taken of the bizarre and mysterious species, Thismia neptunis.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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A timeline of the distant future for life on Earth

If humans are still around millions or billions of years from now, they'll have to deal with supervolcanoes, asteroids and worse.




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'Extinct' Galapagos giant tortoise rediscovered 100 years later

Researchers discovered a Chelonoidis phantasticus giant tortoise on Fernandina Island. The last time this tortoise was seen was 1906.




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Why the extinction of nearly 600 plant species in 250 years is a big deal

Humans have driven almost 600 plant species extinct since 1750s and that number is likely much higher.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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You'll want to drink bourbon with these people

Six West-Coasters do a Kentucky Bourbon taste test. It gets funny.




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Anty Gin is flavored with 62 ants

Made in the U.K. from the essence of foraged ants, this gin is not a joke.




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Whale ear wax (you heard that right) carries a lifetime of ocean pollutants

By analyzing ear wax from a deceased blue whale, scientists gained clues to years of chemical exposure.




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NASA's space tourism posters will make you want to explore the galaxy

The dream of a space-faring humanity is deep-rooted.




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Finnish cleantech, Oy

Finland's cleantech sector traces innovative industry back to ancient roots. A blogger tour of Helsinki and surrounds.



  • Research & Innovations

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Want to get Big Government off your back? Embrace clean energy

Renewable energy is a powerful force for the decentralization of Big Energy (and Big Government). It's odd that it isn't more popular in supposedly 'radical' an




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For this romantic couple, home was an island

For almost 40 years, Art and Nan Kellam lived off-grid on a Maine island, eschewing modern technology, but not each other.




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Discarded H&M clothing is fueling a Swedish power plant

Thousands of pounds of moldy cardigans and unsellable denim shorts are being burned in lieu of oil and coal at Västerås near Stockholm.




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This sewage treatment plant moonlights as a wedding hotspot

A singular place to say 'I do' in the Seattle area, Brightwater Treatment Plant can process 36 million gallons of wastewater daily.




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Denmark's ski slope (on top of a power plant) welcomes first guests

Copenhagen gains an unusual new landmark in the form of a multitasking waste-to-energy plant designed by Bjarke Ingels Group that functions as a ski slope.




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Cigarette butts are the most pervasive man-made pollutant

These plastic filters far surpass plastic straws in coastal cleanup tallies and they're toxic on land, too.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Physics-defying LEDs light the way to a brighter cleantech future

A light-emitting diode (LED) developed at MIT operates at 230-percent efficiency. That's not a typo. LEDs will provide 70 percent of the world's general lightin



  • Research & Innovations

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Elastic batteries could power bionic implants

A new style of tiny lithium battery that can charge wirelessly could help make cyborg grafts an imminent reality.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Wildlife corridor is a road to survival for animals in Brazil's Atlantic Forest

A wildlife corridor in Brazil's Atlantic Forest will help animals like the golden lion tamarin thrive in its preferred environment.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Could this giant 2,500-year-old fungus hold the cure to cancer?

An Armillaria gallica mushroom found in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is growing fast, and the secret to its phenomenal growth might hold the cure to cancer.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Atlanta gets a fresh idea: Home-delivered organic produce

ColdLife organics grows its own food, keeps it cold, and delivers it to your door.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Everything you want to know about Lyme disease

What is Lyme disease? Here's where you are more likely to get it and the symptoms to look for if you're concerned.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Americans are taking fish antibiotics because they can't afford to see a doctor

Taking fish antibiotics instead of human drugs is a creative solution when money is tight, but it could lead to dangerous consequences.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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10 lifestyle changes that could significantly lessen your cancer risk

Experts believe that between one-third and one-half of cancers are preventable. Here's what you can do.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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9 organic fast-food restaurants

Fast, cheap, and high quality? That's right. Fast food does not have to be bad for you.




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Restaurant gardens are 2010's biggest trend

More and more independent restaurants are going hyper local by growing their own.




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Atlantic City restaurant goes sustainable and local

Nero's Grill at Caesars is changing the gambling town's image by sourcing sustainably.




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Farm-to-Table restaurants rule Esquire's top 20 list

Eight of Esquire's top 20 new restaurants of 2010 emphasize local and sustainable foods.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Follow on Facebook: American Farm to Table Restaurant Guide

Traveling in the states this summer? You’ll want to follow this Facebook page to help you find farm-to-table restaurants all over the country.




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How to find sustainable seafood restaurants

Tired of quizzing your waiter about where your seafood comes from? Here's a website and other tools that can help with your restaurant research before you go.




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The Valentine's chocolates I want

Organic, fair trade, locally sourced … these chocolates fit the sustainable requirements our food blogger expects — and they're absolutely delicious, too.




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Restaurants: Village Whiskey in Philadelphia

Iron Chef Jose Garces’ whiskey bar in the Rittenhouse Square section of Philadelphia serves a sustainable burger and fries that are worth the wait.




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Restaurant review: New York City's Gramercy Tavern

Our food blogger visits the locally inspired restaurant that has been nominated for a James Beard Award for Best Chef in NYC.




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Show your love for your favorite green restaurant

Vote in the People’s Choice 2012 Green Plate Awards sponsored by The Nature Conservancy for your favorite sustainable restaurant in select regions.




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Monsanto wins Supreme Court case on GMO soybean seeds

Unanimous decision rules in favor of Monsanto regarding the replanting of seeds from genetically modified soybeans.




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Bioinsecticides: Tarantula venom kills agricultural pests

A tarantula's toxic brew could serve as an insecticide against agricultural pests that consume the venom orally.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Brilliant bird uses human-made pesticide to rid its nest of parasites

Wild finches in the Galapagos made famous by Charles Darwin 'self-fumigate' their nests using human-made pesticides.




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What kind of ants are in my house?

From carpenter ants to crazy ants, we'll help you ID the insects that have invaded your space.




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Want to fight drought? Build wind turbines

Renewable energy doesn't just slow climate change, it saves water too — lots of it.




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Should we tow icebergs from Antarctica to combat drought?

A company in the United Arab Emirates is already putting an iceberg-towing plan into action.



  • Climate & Weather

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Teachers want to ban Wi-Fi in the classroom

The teachers say they never gave permission to be bathed in radiation all day.




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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.