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Department of Justice Quietly Stops Investigating Monsanto for Antitrust Violations

All over Thanksgiving, and with only a tiny press release...




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Foaming Ocean Whips Beachgoers into a Frenzy

Beach-side foam party gone out of control? Not quite. A shoreline north of Sydney, Australia was transformed into the "Cappuccino Coast," as one journalist put it, with foam swallowing up an entire beach and half the nearby buildings, including the




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Some like it Hütte Hut: the Tiffany of Teardrops

It's a thing of beauty but really expensive. Poll: Hütte or Nüts?




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Startup upcycles discarded chopsticks into new decor & furniture (Video)

Billions of chopsticks are thrown out each year worldwide. This Vancouver company is trying to turn some of of these into new items for the home.




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The Fur Keeps Flying, Part II

If the fur-trimmed recycled-polyester bolero jacket we wrote about in Part I of this entry is very questionably eco, what about a bedspread or throw pillows from pesky possums threatening to overrun New Zealand's flora and fauna?




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TEDxManhattan asks you to vote for one of these sustainable food advocacy groups

The winner will have the opportunity to speak at TEDxManhattan 2014.




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Tiny homes can mean financial, emotional freedom & better relationships (Video)

Tiny homes aren't just about owning a home debt-free, it's also about more intangible, but equally important things, says tiny home builder Andrew Morrison.




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Build a travel capsule wardrobe this summer

A new downloadable planner from Citizenne Style can help you create a 10-day fashion plan using minimal items.




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Sewage-Powered Robot Cleans Wastewater, Poops

A robot powered by microbial fuel cells that runs on human waste helps out at a wastewater treatment plant using its artificial stomach.




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Paper engineer's 3D pop-up art leaps off the page magically (Video)

The versatile, two-dimensional medium of paper is reconstructed into art that pops off the page.




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City of Freiburg has a brilliant alternative to disposable coffee cups

Customers pay €1 for a reusable cup that can be returned to any participating business in the city center.




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Taking a close look at insecticide-producing crops

Are crops that produce their own pesticides as scary as they sound?




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More farmers are ditching GMO crops

Even farmers who don't use organic practices are leaving genetically engineered crops behind.




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Zipcar Stops Renting 2010 Prius Hybrids Until Brake Problems are Fixed

Apologies for the bad Photoshop job... Photo: Zipcar Logo, Toyota Less Than 1% of Zipcar Fleet, But... I'm pretty sure that many TreeHugger readers are also Zipcar customers (car-sharing in general is booming), and chances are that with that crowd, the




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Organic gardening helps inmates kick drug addiction

Physically and mentally, growing plants without chemicals has a transformative effect.




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Carry your cutlery on your face with the Goggle Cups

Steven M. Johnson's great idea for ultralight camping combines your dinnerware with your goggles.




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It's not womens' metabolism that keeps them cool in the office; it's the men in suits.

And Steven M. Johnson has the answer to the problem.




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Ultra-Rare, Perhaps the Last Remaining, Javan Rhino Found Killed in Vietnam

The total estimated population of the Javan rhinoceros in Vietnam was perhaps eight individuals just three years ago. Now WWF reports that there is one less of the beyond critically endangered rhinos in the Cat Tien




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Sold to the Highest Bidder: 3 Used Space Ships

Last week there were used battleships for sale on e-bay, this week we've got used space shuttles. But not going as cheaply as the warships and not being turned into pots and pans either.




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1000 US veterans to receive solar job training through Troops To Solar initiative

Thanks to GRID Alternatives and Wells Fargo, more than 1000 US military veterans and active servicemen will be getting solar industry job training and job placement.




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Adapting to Climate Change: Salt-Tolerant Biofuel Crops Could Turn Saline Soil Back Into Cultivable Land

As salinization impacts agriculture around the world—another effect of climate change that will hit already-vulnerable places and people the hardest—farmers, small-scale farmers in particular, have to figure out how to




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Geothermal Heat Pump System Taps Sewage Instead of Bedrock

A new type of geothermal heat pump system being tested in Philadelphia can tap into a city's sewage lines to capture heat.




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SunPump pumps new life into solar thermal heating

This new design might be the nail in the coffin of geothermal heat pump systems.




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Old English tea shops hung paintings instead of redecorating

Post-war, Lyons Tea Shops could't redecorate, so they commissioned some great paintings instead.




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This man has shared 35,000 free cups of tea out of a converted bus (Video)

Promoting the gift economy and community resiliency, this man has been traveling the country for the last decade, offering free cups of tea out of his bus home.




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The capsule hotel gets a remake

Schemata Architects gives it a new image and a nice sauna.




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Green Baby Steps For The Future Of The Earth

Baby Boróka Torda (pictured below-the-fold with her father) has had her "foot print" made green, literally, as pictured here, and prospectively: Baby's lifespan carbon footprint has been offset through tree plantings which will be professionally




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23 laundry tips to save money and lessen your impact

Washing and drying clothes can take a toll on your wallet and the planet – these easy tips make it better.




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10 steps for a better laundry routine

You're probably on autopilot after all these years, but could your technique be further refined?




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Who was the greenest president? 12 environmental groups are polled and the results might surprise you

Corporate Knights Magazine asks the question and gets a different result than we did.




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Derelict church transformed into psychedelic Sistine Chapel for skateboarders (Video)

In this eye-popping example of adaptive reuse, a crumbling church is remade into a public skatepark, complete with incredible murals.




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Madrid co-working space is an adaptable playground for grown-ups

This flexible interior design for a collaborative workspace has plenty of hammocks and giant exercise balls to keep its co-working members happy.




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Leonardo DiCaprio Is Kids' Green Hero, Nicole Richie Taps Into Charity, and More

Photo via I Watch Stuff Leonardo DiCaprio is already a favorite with eco-minded like gals, like myself! Now the next generation are digging Leo and his big green heart. This Saturdays Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards will honor the actor/activist with




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Dolphins form friendships just like us, study finds

Bottlenose dolphins have close bonds that last for years based on common interests.




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Upcycled Canning Jars Make Nifty Reusable Cups

Handmade by a canning expert, these down-home chic reusable cups are built to take the daily stresses that glasses are routinely subjected to.




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Italians ask Starbucks to serve coffee in reusable cups

With Starbucks poised to open its first store on Italian soil this fall, there is concern about the environmental impact of so much coffee-related trash.




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4 steps to a more sustainable wardrobe

Just be aware that this transformation won't happen overnight.




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New Hampshire Moves Closer to Renewable Energy Standard

Currently, New Hampshire is the only state in the northeastern United States that has not passed some form of renewable portfolio standards legislation. However, that may change soon. Last week, the New Hampshire House voted decisively in favor of a




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Presidential Campaign Update: Al & Arnold At The New Hampsire Primary

This is wonderful. A bi-partisan political storm is brewing over New Hampshire because Al and Arnold have found a clever way to inject serious climate discussion into the coming US presidential primary season. Timing could not be better, with the IPCC




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University of New Hampshire is First School in US to Run Off Landfill Gas

A few months back we heard about Middlebury College's efforts to green their electricity and heating. Well, over at the University of New Hampshire they're




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Flip Side of Local - New Hampshire Sees Opportunity In Food Self-Sufficiency

University of New Hampshire researchers have analyzed the economic impact of their State's locally-produced food system. The good news: farm market sales - known as 'direct marketing' of food -




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Photo of the Day: An Ice Climber Ascending the Shoestring Gully in New Hampshire

As the temperature drops in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, locals bundle up and get excited. While most wait for the first snow to cover the ski runs, others hold out for those first cold nights to freeze the area's waterfalls.




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Panic Buying of Fuel Grips UK Motorists

Panic by UK motorists causes fuel supplies to run dry, all because of a few careless words from the Prime Minister.




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Solar 'smart' greenhouses produce both clean electricity & food crops

A new breed of solar panel can do double duty on greenhouse roofs by not only generating renewable electricity, but also by using a light-altering dye to help optimize photosynthesis in the plants beneath them.




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Shocking! Thousands of Mutilated Shark Fins Drying on Hong Kong Rooftops

Tens of millions of sharks are mutilated and left to die slowly each year so that some affluent people in Asia can each soup. This has to stop.




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These stylish beanbags are filled with 4,000 recycled plastic bottle caps

One design attempts to deal with the problem of plastic bottle caps -- which often get discarded rather than recycled.




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Digitally woven bamboo pavilion keeps an old tradition alive (Video)

Built with the help of a village's last remaining bamboo weaver, this computer-designed pavilion was built by hand using local materials.




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Hong Kong scientist develops tool to measure kids' connectedness to nature

It reveals what we already know but needs repeating – that more time in nature equals greater happiness in kids.




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Community Supported Chicken Keeping for Backyard Coops (Video)

I may have once mused on the environmental impact of my backyard chickens, but I have no doubt that, overall, keeping them has been both a wonderful experience and a significant contribution to improving our family's




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Irish Anti-littering PSA Tackles the Problem with Humor (Video)

Anti-littering ad reminds Dublin residents to put trash in its rightful place--or else!