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What to drink this weekend: La Marca Prosecco

Toast those you love with this pleasing Prosecco that won’t break your budget.




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Labor-free cocktails for Labor Day Weekend

Make your sipping simple this holiday weekend with these easy-to-throw-together drinks.




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Mercury, Jupiter put on a show this week

This is a great week for planetary observers. Mercury is in its best position as a "morning star" for observers in the Northern Hemisphere while Jupiter is at i




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How to see Mercury and 2 comets in the pre-dawn sky this week

This week in the hour before sunrise early morning stargazers will get a double treat: the planet Mercury and two special comets.




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Volunteers rally around the planet for Clean Up the World Weekend

This weekend will feature several overlapping events meant to combat a growing plague of garbage around the world.




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Start o' the week links: Costa Rica, spiders and a drying world

Soil is drying up all over the world, Google is dropping big bucks building a wind power transmission line, and a spider and centipede battle it out.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Destination of the Week: Oakland, Calif.

With green hotels, vegan grub and the nation's oldest wildlife refuge, Oaktown stays true to its roots.




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Weekend reads: New Jersey diner serves local food, a huge beer festival and more

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.




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It's Maryland Wine Week

In Maryland, local restaurants and retailers will be featuring state wines through June 12, 2011.




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Eat out this World Water Week

Give a boost to your local economy while supporting clean water access around the world. All you have to do is eat out — and drink tap water — at a restaura



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Weekly LEED roundup – 7/31/09

A multi-purpose facility and Arizona's first LEED certified restaurant are featured in this week's LEED roundup.




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Weekly LEED roundup – 12/4/09

The ACE Building in Philadelphia, San Francisco's Bentley Reserve, and the first Pizza Fusion in Saudi Arabia are featured this week.




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Weekend reads: Oyster eating vegans & enforcing organics

The USDA deputy secretary Kathleen Merrigan did a Q&A with The Washington Post about challenges for the organic food market.




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Weekend reads: Jamie Oliver supports fast food, chicken-sitters, and more

As sourcing ingredients directly from local farms gains in popularity, more chefs are building relationships with farmers to get the pick of their crops.




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Weekend reads: Restaurant food photos get controversial

Instagramming your restaurant could get you a slap on the wrist from the chef. Should it?




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Indie movie 'Family Weekend' makes big eco-strides

Green 'Family Weekend'; nature TV premieres.



  • Arts & Culture

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What makes a great 'Shark Week' series?

Shark expert Jeff Kurr talks with MNN about Discovery's 'Shark Week' and his new documentary for this year's celebration.



  • Arts & Culture

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Weekend reads: Green jobs and green buildings

Recession proof green jobs, $7 million in energy efficiency savings and more.




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World Green Building Week 2012

'Green Buildings for Great Communities' is the theme for World Green Building Week 2012.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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U.S. ethanol production drops, snaps 4-week rise

The Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday that U.S. ethanol production was down about 1 percent.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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End o' the week links

Carbon offsets could work in Indonesia, "clean coal" is a fantasy, beer companies are going greener, and can car factories really be local?




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Super-fast and electric are words of the week at Geneva Motor Show

Electric cars are really shooting off into the stratosphere, and it’s all Elon Musk can do to keep up.




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Texas weekend retreat eschews one big house for 4 little ones

Co-owned by a quartet of couples, Llano Exit Strategy blends communal living and rural solitude.



  • Remodeling & Design

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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.



  • Research & Innovations

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MNN Nest Pledge: 'Once a week, I will walk one place instead of driving'

For your health and the environment's, take at least one weekly stroll.




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NY Design Week teaser: Stylish LED lamps powered by falling sand

Danielle Trofe returns to WantedDesign with a duo of LED lamp-hourglass hybrids that stay illuminated via the kinetic energy produced by falling sand.



  • Remodeling & Design

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The best of New York Fashion Week—so far

From natural beauty to parties, openings and shows, the start of fashion week brings plenty of green goodness!



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Telework Week 2012 begins on Monday

Find out how to stay focused while working from home, what companies have telecommuting opportunities and more.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Weekend reads: Telecommuting

A trio works from anywhere in the world, teleworking during the Olympics and a mandatory work from home day. If you’re preparing for the Friday night commute




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Week of hard choices may decide energy bill's fate

Will congress study for its final exam, or will it revert to be bad habits and hope for best?




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Shark Week '13: Home decor feeding time

With Shark Week 2013 looming on the horizon, it's a fine time to invest in apex predator-themed home decor.



  • Remodeling & Design

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8 stylish countertop storage solutions for National Bulk Foods Week

In addition to keeping green by hitting up the bulk food bins this week, outfit your kitchen with attractive receptacles to store all those garbanzo beans.




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Weekend reads: How averting the fiscal cliff affected food policy

Effects of the fiscal cliff deal on food policy




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Weekend Briefing 4/22/2011

Earth Day turned 41 Friday, with organizers hoping to inspire "A Billion Acts of Green," the holiday's theme for 2011. It's a noble goal, but recent events like



  • Green News Roundup

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Weekend reads: Earth Day edition

Groupon deals, rain barrels, epic videos and the marketing hype surrounding Earth Day.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Celebrate National Park Week with free fees

You can celebrate Earth Day all week long with free admission to any national park.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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'Arthur' goes green for Earth Week

PBS Kids' beloved Arthur cartoon will spend Earth week teaching kids to go green.




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Why we should rename a day of the week for Earth

A new MNN comic explains why we should rename 'Wednesday' in honor of our home planet.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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MNN week in review: Historic robots, tiny animals and why you shouldn't fret about green cars

Don't miss the best original stories of the week from Mother Nature Network.




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MNN week in review: Best green commercials and a not-so-nutty professor

Catch up on the environmental headlines from the week of Aug. 14-20, 2011, including the not-so-nutty professor behind the The Periodic Table of the Elements an




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MNN week in review: Foraged cocktails, Bear Grylls' eating habits and more

A compilation of the best original stories from Mother Nature Network for the week, including Bear Grylls' eating habits, a webcam of Mount Everest and much mor




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Destination of the week: Montreal

This easy-to-navigate, French-speaking metropolis has plenty of outdoor activities and shopping. Did we mention the food?




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Destination of the Week: Charlotte, N.C.

This Southern town has plenty of arts, local food and outdoor recreation. And a green-minded mayor, too.




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Destination of the week: Suriname

South American country is emerging as a popular destination for eco-travelers.




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Destination of the week: Fresno

Sure, it's close to Yosemite National Park, but this agricultural hub has plenty of other attractions worth checking out.




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Destination of the week: Cleveland

Check out this former industrial powerhouse's parks, markets and way-green baseball stadium.




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Destination of the week: Panama City

Panama City's famous canal, wild jungles and pristine beaches make it a top eco-tourism destination.




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Destination of the week: Des Moines

Check out this low-key Midwestern capitol for urban, rural and agricultural fun.




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Destination of the week: Gabon

Political stability and environmental stewardship make this west-central African nation a good place to visit.




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Destination of the week: Portland, Maine

Get out your walking shoes and check out this city by the sea.