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Popular e-cigarettes tainted with toxic bacteria and fungus

If the harmful chemicals weren't bad enough, new research finds that many e-cigarettes also include unhealthy biological contaminants.




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EPA finally proposes a perchlorate standard, and it's way too high

The chemical is used in rockets and munitions. Priorities!




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38 recipes for beans and lentils for superfood meals

Beans and lentils are one of the most important things you can include in your diet. Here are great ideas, from filling breakfasts to sweet and inspired desserts.




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40 Favorite fall comfort food recipes

Our best recipes for autumn, when we crave warm, comforting food to counter the falling leaves and frosty bite in the air. These recipes offer vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.




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Easy pumpkin pie squares with candied ginger [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

These delicious dessert squares skip the crust and the refined sugar. They're quick and easy to make for lightly sweet snacks during fall and winter.




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38 gourmet Thanksgiving recipes for vegans and vegetarians

Looking for amazing Thanksgiving recipes that cater to those of us skipping meat? We've got you covered! Check out these fantastic ideas for appetizers, sides, mains and dessert!




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10 most loved vegetarian and vegan recipes of 2013

These are the most popular recipes from The Cooking Project this year, and I have to say, you all sure love your avocados!




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9 green living options that improve your quality of life

Think living green is all about sacrifice? Think again!




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Cut your carbon footprint in half by going vegetarian

A new UK study measures and compares the dietary greenhouse gas emissions of meat- and fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.




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Eating less meat is crucial to climate fight, but politically tricky

A new report finds reducing meat consumption is as important as tackling transportation emissions, but the politics are daunting.




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The Reducetarian Solution: Reflections and strategies for eating less meat

Reducing meat consumption is one of the best ways to help the environment. A new book offers many ideas for how to make it happen.




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Sonic launches part-mushroom, part-beef burger

It's not a veggie burger. But there's a lot less beef in it than normal.




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The half-beef/half-mushroom burger: Notes from the field

Veggie-burger skeptic? Why not meat us halfway?




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American Medical Association urges shift to plant-based hospital food

Between planetary and personal health, there's a lot to be said for eating a lot less meat.




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7 Recipes for Thanksgiving Leftovers!

Some of them taste better than the originals they were made from.




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Hundreds of UK schools embrace plant-centric menus

Efforts to reduce meat consumption are shifting focus from individual choice to systemic changes.




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The secret power of the flexitarian

The rise in not-quite-vegetarian eating has a ripple effect that shouldn't be ignored.




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Wing-it Wednesday: My family's simple weapon against food waste

It's become a very tasty ritual.




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Microbial Fuel Cell Treats Wastewater, Harvests Energy

A new microbial fuel cell can not only drastically reduce the amount of sludge from wastewater treatment plants, but can also produce clean energy at the same time.




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Prototype of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Train Unveiled in the UK

The first hydrogen fuel cell powered train in the UK was successfully tested last week, and the team behind it hopes to encourage further development by the rail industry.




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Microsoft Using Biogas Fuel Cell to Power Wyoming Data Center

The fuel cell is part of Microsoft's Data Plant project to build a zero carbon data center.




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Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell Produces Power from Plants

The fuel cell generates electricity from living plants and could turn green roofs and marshes into power plants.




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Micro Fuel Cell Made from Glass Could Power Our Gadgets

The tiny fuel cell is long-lasting, low-cost and could power our tablets and smartphones with clean energy.




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Researchers discover way to produce hydrogen fuel from any plant

Virginia Tech researchers figure out how to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant which could drive down fuel cell costs.




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Artificial leaf produces energy from dirty water

The groundbreaking technology has gotten even better with the ability to self-heal and produce hydrogen from dirty water.




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For this mobile phone charger, just add water

A micro fuel cell could extend mobile battery life and charge up portable devices, with just the addition of a little water.




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New fuel cell technology could cost one-tenth the price of Bloom

The Redox Power System will use technology to produce energy more efficiently for far less money.




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Make a simple microbial fuel cell

This is a great way to understand the science behind microbial fuel cells and make a little renewable energy at home.




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Hydrogen fuel cells could make food shipping cleaner

Replacing diesel systems with fuel cells could give refrigerated a clean-energy makeover.




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Toyota's new Fuel Cell Vehicle: What it is, how it works, and how it drives

Mark your calendars: Toyota is promising (well, hinting very strongly), their 2015 model year collection will include a full-production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.




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Toyota’s Fuel Cell Vehicle revealed (sort of...) at the Detroit Auto Show

Last week at CES in Las Vegas, Toyota revealed the FCV concept car for the fuel cell vehicle they will be making available next year. I had a chance to see the concept this week at the Detroit Auto Show.




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UPP fuel cell gadget charger: Personal portable power from hydrogen (Review)

This small hydrogen fuel cell charger promises a week of clean power for your gadgets. But is it ready for prime time?




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Toyota on hydrogen fuel cell technology: “Simply a better battery”

After years of promises, hydrogen-powered vehicles are finally arriving on the scene.




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Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle: We test-drive the future!

Toyota has finally released its vision of the future, 20 years in the making!




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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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A late Xmas present? Toyota is open-sourcing 5,680 hydrogen fuel cell patents

The real competition for green tech is not other green tech, but the old, dirty incumbents.




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Is Apple working on a fuel cell-powered MacBook?

A new patent filing suggests that the tech giant has fuel cells in mind for future computers and gadgets.




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The philosopher's stone for a new era: quest for a cheap hydrogen economy

Hydrogen is abundant in water and full of energy. We just need a cheap way to get the hydrogen where we need it.




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Toyota plans 90% CO2 cuts from cars, 100% from factories by 2050

Just one more reason for Big Oil and Big Coal to worry.




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Power from poo: Breakthrough could lead to sustainable electricity from sewage

Oh, the wonderful things that poo can do.




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Hydrogen: folly or fuel of the future?

They are not efficient, there is no infrastructure, and they are shills for the fossil fuel industry.




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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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German politicians fear 2020 climate goals are unreachable, but won't give up

Because they started setting aggressive goals early, it still leaves Germany ahead of schedule on Paris Climate Agreement commitments




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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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'Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children' (book review)

Author Sara Zaske shows that it all comes down to respecting a child's right to independence.




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German cities to offer free transit to cut air pollution

Other cities might consider it to reduce congestion too.




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Why is car-crazy Germany so much safer than the USA for pedestrians and cyclists?

A study comparing the two countries shows vast differences in how cars are used.




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Off to Munich for the International Passivhaus Conference

We have to rebuild our cities to use less energy and house more people, and Passivhaus design is a useful tool for both problems.




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In Munich, putting people before cars makes transit work so much better

It seems that most transit decisions in North America are made with the goal of making life easier for people in cars.