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What a diverted trip has taught me about packing

You never know what climate you may end up in...




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8 things I learned about food in Istanbul

All of which could be summed up in one statement: Turkish food is fantastic.




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Online Activism Forces Break in Official Silence About Deadly Air Pollution in China

Citizen persistence at measuring and publicizing pollution levels results in a major turnaround by Beijing.




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Clif Bar Rewards Twitter Users for Getting Outside

The organic snack bar company has created the first geo-location Twitter campaign to promote its trail mix bar.




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Twitter-enabled vending machine gives out free seeds for tweets

To promote their fantastic garden grant program, Seeds of Change is bringing a seed vending machine and photo booth to several US cities, where visitors can tweet for seeds.




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How About An Entire Book On A Single Poster To Save Paper And Space?

For a while I have been thinking of getting a Kindle. It saves trees and eliminates the impact of transportation and with Amazon's recycling scheme in place as well as the fairly long lifespan of the Kindle, the problem of e-waste seems less worrying




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How mother bears in Sweden are outsmarting hunters

New research suggests that mother bears have found a loophole in hunting laws and are using it to protect themselves and their cubs.




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Multifunctional shed has rooftop terrace & hidden roll-out kitchen

This shed packs it all in -- workspace, guesthouse, storage, seating, rooftop terrace and even a concealed kitchen.




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Lego plans to make their iconic plastic blocks … without plastic

The company will spend $1 billion and employ a team of 100 to find a sustainable alternative.




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5 ways to make fruit cobbler without an oven

It's win-win: you don't heat up the kitchen and you still get the best dessert ever.




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The shocking truth about organic vs conventional packaged foods

An estimated 2,000 synthetic chemicals can be used in conventional packaged foods; for organic the number is 40.




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Fun facts about hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles

With several starts and stops over the last 20 years or so, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are finally hitting the roads.




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You've heard about French and Chinese parenting, but what about German?

"Achtung Baby" is an American mom's analysis of how German culture fosters resilience in children.




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Bioneers 2009 - Annie Leonard Bringing Out More Stories of More Stuff

Annie Leonard is having an incredible run with her short documentary The Story of Stuff. The film still gets 10,000 views per day and has already reached 7.3 million people over the 22 months since it was released. The film




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Designing Out Waste in Industry Becomes a Priority for Big UK Businesses

This week a new report has been published by UK environmental think tank Green Alliance which unites top UK businesses on a mission to design out waste in industry. The report is called A Pathway To Greener Products and calls on the new coalition




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The GMO debate is about more than Monsanto.

Nathanael Johnson at Grist has begun an excellent series on genetically modified organisms and the ongoing debate over GMOs in food.




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February Deadline To Get The Lead Out Of Kid's Clothes & Toys: Recycling Allowed?

The US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), under pressure to lessen childhood exposure to lead in toys and clothing, has set a deadline of early February 2009. That's




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What's so vile about vinyl?

The plastics industry is going state by state to get LEED banned from government projects. What's their problem?




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Very Cool Bar in a Very Hot Climate Made out of Bamboo and Thatch

It looks more like a temple than a bar.




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How to Apply for the 'Best Internship on Earth,' in the Outdoors

Leave the office behind. Sierra Club is offering a wild summer ride. It even pays real money.




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Coolest Data Center Job Can Be Found At The South Pole!

If you think data center jobs are boring, think again! The IceCube Observatory's data center on Antarctica is an amazing opportunity for adventurous geeks.




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Climate Contributes To Lahore Pakistan's Daily Power Blackouts - Australian Coal To The Rescue?

People often write of climate associated flooding, loss of agricultural productivity, spread of tropical disease, and so on. The City of Lahore, Pakistan is experiencing




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South Asian Monsoon Rains Could Be Delayed, Decrease In Intensity Due to Climate Change

As if melting Himalayan glaciers weren't enough to radically (and perhaps catastrophically) reshape water supply in South Asia, a new report from researchers at Purdue University shows that summer monsoons could be




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Southern Pakistan Hit By Worst Floods in Living Memory

If you thought the flooding in the northeast in the wake of Hurricane Irene and subsequent storms dropping heavy rain, thank your lucky stars you're not in Pakistan. In a repeat of last summer, the nation is again in the grips of catastrophic flooding,




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Are We Running Out of Uranium? Let's Hope So

Can a nuclear weary TreeHugger really believe what she's hearing? Could uranium mines be facing shortages? Earlier this




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Coal mining town Springhill, Nova Scotia may once again take energy out of the ground.

Is it a geothermal system or a ground source heat pump? Yes.




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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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Small Japanese house really is all about eaves

Deep overhang controls light, provides privacy for bedrooms upstairs.




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Selenium Contamination Linked to Two-Headed Trout Near Idaho Phosphate Mine

A government report has found that selenium contamination is connected to fish deformities, including two-headed trout.




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Japan Taking the Easy Way Out to Meet Kyoto Obligations

Could Japan be attempting to shirk its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol by purchasing lower-grade carbon credits? Having pledged to cut emissions to 6% below 1990 levels, the country is now racing to make ends meet as




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How to clean white sneakers without bleach

This all-natural DIY solution to dirty kicks went viral on Twitter ... for good reason!




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Don't stop hanging clothes out to dry this winter

Even though your clothes may dry into odd shapes, they're still drying out there – and you're saving energy and money.




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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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How to get soft, fluffy towels without fabric softener

Because sometimes it's the little things...




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This year, America should turn out the lights in solidarity with Earth Hour, the climate and reality.

This year of all years, we should stand up and fight the climate change trolls.




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What you need to know about PFOA and PFOS, the EPA scandal chemicals

The scariest thing about these chemicals is that they are almost certainly in your bloodstream and we don't know how bad that might be.




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First in South America: Uruguay to Test Cultivation of Industrial Hemp

Great news for TreeHuggers in South America: Uruguay could become the first country in the region to authorize the cultivation of industrial hemp, according to El Pais newspaper. The national Ministry of Cattle,




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US Missing Out On Agricultural Millions Because The DEA Can't Distinguish Hemp From Pot

In case you missed it (and you certainly may have in the midst of other current world affairs) it's Hemp History Week. The second annual one in fact. I imagine most TreeHugger readers don't need much convincing that




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Green Gift Guide: The Outdoors Enthusiast

From a chance to raise baby lions to a tiny waterproof camera or durable hemp hiking shoes, find the perfect gift for your outdoors enthusiast here.




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Couple converts forest fire lookout tower into lofty 388 sq. ft. tiny home (Video)

Typically used to spot forest fires, one couple turns a fire lookout station into a simple but beautiful off-grid home.




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Framework Tall Wood Tower in Portland sprouting soon

"Forest to frame" is the new "farm to table."




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Forget about green building. Let's talk about a new Living Standard

The USGBC is really on to something with their new initiative.




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DIY Pod-Tainer microhome sports two space-expanding bump-outs (Video)

Compared to conventional shipping container homes, the Pod-Tainer has a relatively spacious interior, thanks to pop-outs on both sides.




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It is time to hunker in the bunker? Or to think about resilience and sustainability?

The rich are different from you and me, they can just buy New Zealand.




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All-glass solar-powered PurePods are for glamping out in the open

Made out of glass, these rentable cabins in New Zealand's wilderness are meant to reconnect guests with nature.




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Ride out climate change and rising waters in your ARKUP floating home

It's sustainable!




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Florida study finds that drivers flout the law more than cyclists

But cyclists all run stop signs and red lights! Don't they?




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Cuban treefrogs invade New Orleans; clog plumbing and cause power outages

And even worse, they are devouring the much-smaller native treefrogs.




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What the Italians can teach us about living well

After visiting friends in Bologna, I came away with a sense that the Italians have embraced many things that we North Americans would do well to adopt.




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Huge modular 3D printer creates $1,000 tiny house out of mud (Video)

This affordable tiny house was 3D printed using mud, rice husks and straw to create a "zero-kilometre" structure.