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This New Jersey city is turning illegal dumps into public art hotspots

The views along Camden's trash-strewn transportation corridors are getting a $1 million boost from Bloomberg's Public Art Challenge.



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Manhattan's newest green space straddles an active train yard

Dubbed 'the smartest park ever built,' the Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards is now open for visitors.



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LEED retrofits outpace new construction in 2011

Environmentally-friendly practices aren't just for new buildings anymore. Their existing – and, in some cases, elderly – counterparts are catching on, too.




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Behold, the New American Home 2012

The New American Home 2012, the official show home of the International Builders' Show, is revealed to be a boxy and modern beauty that's smaller and more effic



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Levi's Stadium, new home of the San Francisco 49ers, scores LEED Gold

This isn't your grandfather's vegetation-topped, solar-powered, vegan pulled pork sandwich-selling football stadium.



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New fish species named after Obama

The species, formally known as 'Etheostoma obama,' is one of five newly discovered fish that scientists have named after a U.S. president or VP.




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Discovering a whole new universe in the soil

The intricacies of soil biodiversity may offer scientists insights into how species — animals and plants — can survive global warming.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Meet the 'blue whirl,' the newest form of fire

Researchers say the beautiful new flame, inspired by fire tornadoes, may provide an eco-friendly way to clean up oil spills.



  • Research & Innovations

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Mysterious 'earthquake lights' captured over New Zealand

Unexplained natural phenomena, which is regularly observed in the aftermath of quakes, occurred during last week's 7.8 magnitude earthquake.



  • Climate & Weather

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A massive newly discovered cave may be the biggest in Canada

This middle-of-nowhere cave may have never been seen by humans.



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Scientists create a new type of plastic that can be recycled forever

New plastic PDK can be broken down at a molecular level and come back just as strong to be reused again and again.



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A new material that's part plastic and part rock is forming on this Portuguese island

​Nearly 10 percent of rocky surfaces on the island paradise of Madeira are covered in 'plasticrust.'



  • Wilderness & Resources

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New Ford police cruiser to get EcoBoost

All-new Ford Police Interceptor police cruiser will match the Crown Victoria in power and add eco-friendly upgrades.




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New ethanol blend one step closer to getting in your tank

The EPA has moved one step closer to allowing a higher blend of alternative fuel in your cars, but the usual suspects aren't on board.




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New American chestnut offers carbon storage solution

This month, scientists and tree lovers celebrate the 2nd birthday of a hybrid chestnut tree that may be a force in reducing the impacts of climate change.



  • Research & Innovations

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What's the difference between carbon offsets and renewable energy credits? Is one better?

Matt Hickman unravels the mysteries behind offsetting CO2 and buying RECs. (Hint: One of them can fund tree-planting efforts.)




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New carbon offset project launches

COTAP will focus its carbon offsetting projects in impoverished countries.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Trekking Enlightened: My new electric bike

My new bike has a lithium-charged motor that kicks in just enough added oomp to power me through hills and headwinds.




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China's new bus 'straddles' cars

Officially called the "3D fast bus," the bus will literally straddle the road and carry passengers over cars and under overpasses.




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San Fran's new EV chargers are solar-powered, and free!

Charge Across Town is cutting carbon emissions with mobile charging. Just respect the two-hour limit.




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EcoSense for Living: New life for old bottles

Video: At 6 billion bottles and counting, a Fortune 100 company has forged a partnership that’s created the largest recycling center of it’s kind in the wor



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Here's an idea for a new net zero that makes sense

Architect William Maclay brings some sense and sensibility to the concept of net zero energy building.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Make It Right partners with FYI on tiny house in New Orleans

At long last, Brad Pitt's green rebuilding effort thinks smaller (but just as sustainable).



  • Remodeling & Design

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Milan will counter climate change with help from 3 million new trees

Milan, Italy's smoggy second largest city, envisions a future that's cooler, cleaner and swathed in green.



  • Climate & Weather

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Wooden high-rise trend reaches new heights in Norway

Located in the rural town of Brumunddal in Norway, Mjøsa Tower nabs the title of world's tallest wooden building.



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New Ikea collections for kids spotlight threatened wildlife

With guidance from the World Wildlife Fund, Swedish retailer IKEA uses bath towels and duvet covers to spread a message of conservation.




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Calf sightings in Cape Cod Bay are big news for endangered right whales

Two mother-and-calf pairs of North Atlantic right whales have been spotted so far this year in Cape Cod Bay.




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New panda park in China will be much bigger than Yellowstone

New massive panda park in China will connect bear populations and should help with finding mates.




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Bogobrush gives new meaning to oral care

A last minute holiday gift for socially conscious tooth-cleaners with an eye for ecological design, Bogobrush follows a "buy one give one" business model.




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Rodale's: A new online shop for tested green products

From the venerable, eco-conscious publisher comes a new place to find great gifts, fairly made jewelry and sustainable fashion.




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New MPG standards will lead to political debate

The latest tag team effort from the EPA and Department of Transportation is an ambitious one: the 60 mile per gallon car.




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UPS launches new composite vehicle

In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, UPS is working with Utilimaster and Isuzu to test a new prototype delivery vehicle.




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Ford and Toyota to develop new hybrid system

New hybrid system will allow rear-wheel drive light trucks and SUVs to achieve greater fuel efficiency levels.




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Media Matters: If a tree falls on Fox News...

In a case of 'Do as I do, not as I say,' Rupert Murdoch is taking bold steps to help solve a problem while telling the world it doesn’t exist.



  • Climate & Weather

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Media Mayhem: Bad news, and news done badly

After the recent swine flu outbreak, it's worth looking at the difference between reporting the news and scaring the audience. The former head of CNN's science



  • Research & Innovations

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Media Mayhem: Newspapers put a happy spin on their decline

While industry apologists peddle the idea that newspapers are doing just fine, the new media world is leaving them behind.



  • Research & Innovations

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Media Mayhem: Limbaugh's 'fatwa' against the New York Times' Andrew Revkin

How can you blame the master of talk radio for suggesting that an elitist environmental reporter kill himself?




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December news from the USGBC

The USGBC has been busy this month including live blogging from Copenhagen, a deal with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and finalizing video from Green




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Banksy's new eco-themed mural

Famous graffiti artist Banksy creates a mural that sinks in global warming denial.



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Poverty and Climate Change converge at MDG week in New York

Climate change now emerging a core issue in the fight to end poverty.



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Was Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. behind Climategate?

Some are wondering if the embattled media tycoon was behind the scandal that derailed the Copenhagen climate negotiations.




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What will the new U.N. climate deal mean?

Beyond extending the Kyoto Protocol for five more years, the Durban Platform's beauty (or lack thereof) lies in the eye of the beholder.




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News & social media hub launched to 'dewonkify' Doha climate talks

TckTckTck has a news and social media hub to help people who don't speak 'acronymese' understand what is going on at the Doha COP 18 climate talks.



  • Climate & Weather

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Scientists say new climate change report must focus on consensus

The United Nations rules require the IPCC to seek unanimous consensus, a fact that climate scientists want to see emphasized in the newest report.



  • Climate & Weather

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Swedish family moves into new home, begins strict carbon diet

An experiment in low-impact living called One Tonne Life finds a Swedish family moving into a 'climate-smart' home to drastically reduce their carbon footprints




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NRDC: Cable boxes guzzle more energy than new refrigerators

A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council details the staggering environmental cost of DVRing 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' every week.




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Starbucks' new competition: A $3,000 bike-cart

Wheely's coffee and beverage franchises are carbon-neutral and ready to compete with brick-and-mortar stores.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Leonardo DiCaprio narrates new short film 'CARBON'

Actor warns of a 'catastrophic warming of the planet' if carbon pricing is not enforced to curb the emissions of the fossil fuel industry.




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Ed Begley Jr.'s back with new book and third season of 'Living With Ed'

Ed Begley Jr.'s back with new book and third season of 'Living With Ed.' Green guru follows up his 2008 book with 'Guide to Sustainable Living' and takes his re



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Ed Begley Jr. gets fired up on Fox News

Your favorite green celeb and mine, Ed Begley Jr., verbally jousted with Fox News guest host Stuart Varney about the science of climate change.



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