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40 chefs under 40: Readers' choice (11-20)

You nominated your favorite green chefs, and here they are: Forty rising culinary stars, all working to make great sustenance more sustainable.




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40 chefs under 40: Readers' choice (31-40)

You nominated your favorite green chefs, and here they are: Forty rising culinary stars, all working to make great sustenance more sustainable.




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40 chefs under 40: Readers' choice (21-30)

You nominated your favorite green chefs, and here they are: Forty rising culinary stars, all working to make great sustenance more sustainable.




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40 chefs under 40: Readers' choice

You nominated your favorite green chefs, and here they are: Forty rising culinary stars, all working to make great sustenance more sustainable.




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After 14 months without tourists, Kauai's North Shore tests the waters again

The Hawaiian island has reopened its northern coast to tourists, but with new restrictions meant to protect local communities and wildlife.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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4 tips for creating a disaster recovery plan for a small business

Like any other aspect of running a business, the key to survival is preparation.



  • Protection & Safety

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4 ways climate change can scorch the U.S. economy

A trio of U.S. financial giants have teamed up to spell out why the American economy can't afford runaway climate change.



  • Climate & Weather

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4 things you should know about the Black Friday climate report

A new U.S. report on climate change offers 'information that every human needs.'



  • Climate & Weather

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The Clean Water Act turns 40

America's landmark water law will be 40 years old this fall. But amid old legal doubts and new environmental dangers, it may be facing a midlife crisis.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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4 ways the sequester could affect science, the environment and public health

The slate of spending cuts could wreak havoc on everything from USDA meat inspections and FDA drug reviews to EPA research and national park staffing.




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4 things to know about the EPA's carbon plan

The EPA has unveiled a plan to limit carbon emissions from new coal-fired power plants. Here's a look at what the rules could mean.




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U.S. shutdown idles 94 percent of EPA staff

The EPA staff is being cut by 6 percent, disrupting services like pollution cleanup and public health research.




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In San Francisco, giant inflatable rabbits are assigned 24/7 security detail

Following a 3-week stint, the very big bunnies will hop to other cities.



  • Arts & Culture

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Huge 400-foot tsunamis once washed over Mars

Several billion years ago, Mars had a vast ocean that may have harbored some giant waves.




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4 things to know about the Paris climate deal

The new U.N. climate agreement is being called 'a monumental triumph' and 'a turning point for the world.' Here are a few key points to keep in mind.



  • Climate & Weather

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The 5 best diets for 2014

U.S. News and World Report dishes the dirt on the best diets of the year.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Dancing away dementia with salsa and danzón

A Chicago group is urging seniors to cha-cha-cha in an effort to ward off Alzheimer's, a disease that affects a disproportionate amount of Latinos.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Do you know what HMU4ATBH means?

If you see this tagline on your teen's social media pages, here's what's going on.




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Who needs 4 legs to get around? Not Pancake the cat

Pancake was born with a skeletal deformity and has to rely on only her back legs, but it sure hasn't slowed her down.




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This cozy concrete house was 3-D printed in under 24 hours

Housing charity New Story teams with 3-D printing startup ICON to fabricate 100 affordable and innovative abodes in El Salvador.



  • Remodeling & Design

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This man's blood has saved 2.4 million babies

James Harrison's plasma is used to make treatments for Rhesus disease. He has made 1,173 donations over more than 60 years, but now he has to retire.




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New DNA-like crystals capture carbon 400% more effectively

Breakthrough 'crystal' captures CO2 and could one day turn it into a fuel or turn water into hydrogen.



  • Research & Innovations

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14 of the oldest continuously inhabited cities

Here are 14 of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.




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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.



  • Arts & Culture

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4 ways to be a citizen scientist on vacation

You can make a difference for environmental science while traveling, whether you're going to the beach, visiting a park or sticking to cities.




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Why NASA is studying an island that didn't exist until 4 years ago

The extremely rare South Pacific island is one of three new islands to form in the last 150 years.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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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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Hackers steal $4 million in carbon credits

European carbon market comes to a screeching halt after hackers use a phishing scheme to steal $4 million in emissions credits.




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Tesla offers a 400-mile upgrade to Roadster owners

Is this the start of a trend in which automakers make money retrofitting older cars?




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4 insanely powerful and expensive electric cars

These plug-in supercars are big on sex appeal and horsepower — but you've never heard of the companies that make them.




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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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14 fantastic and far-out calendars for '14

For your consideration, 14 calendars for 2014 of the letterpress, perpetual or otherwise remarkable variety.




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Nesting materials: 14 pad-centric gifts for the class of '14

With college grad gifting season upon us, here's a handful of useful, unique and starter apartment-friendly household items.




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MNN's 2014 holiday gift guide

Bamboo globes, reclaimed sailcloth planters and the requisite pair of socks are just some of this year's exceptionally giftable finds.




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Toyota hybrid sales up 41.1%

Toyota Motor Sales released its April 2010 sales figures and Toyota and Lexus hybrid sales are up 41.1% over April 2009.




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4 questions to ask about the proposed eco-grades for cars

Your next car purchase may be based on a letter grade issued by Beltway bureaucrats.




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44 gigatons: The most important number in the world

A new U.N. report challenges the world with a daunting task — reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 44 GT by 2020 or hit the tipping point for catastrophic clima



  • Climate & Weather

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IBM energy conservation projects save $43 million

Energy efficiency efforts are a highlight of the company’s 2011 Corporate Responsibility Report.




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Ed Begley elated about the new Toyota/Tesla electric RAV4

MNN exclusive: He's driven an electric RAV4 (powered by the sun) for more than eight years. Now, the actor-activist comes to MNN to talk about its new iteration




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Ignorance is bliss: 4 in 10 Americans aware of incandescent phase-out

According to Osram Sylvania's 6th annual Socket Survey, not too many folks realize that 40W and 60W incandescent bulbs will go bye-bye come Jan 1.




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In Paris, 14th-century cathedral gets 21st-century lighting retrofit

France's most visited house of worship, the Notre Dame Cathedral, just seriously slashed its energy bills with the addition of 400 LED lamps.



  • Research & Innovations

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Oh no! The 4th of July falls on Meatless Monday this year

Can you celebrate America without meat on the barbeque grill? Sure you can. With a free vegetable grilling eBook and some of MNN's own recipes, you’ll have lo




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5 Kindle books under $4 to buy with your eBooks antitrust settlement

You may have a credit in your Kindle account from a legal settlement that you probably didn't realize you were a part of. Time for a book shopping spree.




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5.44% of Portland workers bike to work

Bloomberg Rankings has released a list of bike-to-work rates in 25 major U.S. cities and Portland, Ore., came out on top. In 2010, nearly 16,000 workers biked t




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Is Amazon really opening up to 400 brick-and-mortar bookstores?

If the whispers about Amazon are true, the few independents still left should be afraid, very afraid.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Obama announces free national park admission to all 4th graders and their families

The Every Kid in a Park initiative aims to get kids active and outdoors, but it may also turn them into environmental stewards.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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4 natural ways to relieve baby's teething pain

Soothe baby's sore gums without toxic tablets, gels and plastic teethers.




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Won't a carbon tax raise my power bills? 12/14/2008

What will happen if we pass a carbon tax or regulate carbon emissions more? Won't my bills go up?




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'Sharknado 4': No, we're really not kidding

Is it just us or does this latest incarnation of the campy horror franchise look like the best yet?



  • Arts & Culture

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Woman treated for having 4 bees living inside her eye

The bees were staying alive by drinking the woman's tears.



  • Fitness & Well-Being