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4 awesome clothes drying racks for your house

These are some seriously innovative ways to hang-dry clothes.




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23 laundry tips to save money and lessen your impact

Washing and drying clothes can take a toll on your wallet and the planet – these easy tips make it better.




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How to make your clothes last longer

Anyone can make use of this free, eco-friendly laundry tip.




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Do you know how to wash your clothes properly?

These graphics are helpful for deciphering wash instructions and dealing with stains.




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Does your home have high radon?

What is radon? Is your home in a high risk zone? How can you test for radon? What should you do if radon levels are high? We answer your questions for radon awareness month.




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Supreme Court disagrees with EPA's process in mercury regulations

A cost-benefit analysis seems appropriate for any major regulation -- but at what point in the process?




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Court sides with the bees, overturns EPA approval of a pesticide

Appeals court calls EPA approval of bee-threatening sulfoxaflor “based on flawed and limited data.”




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EPA catches Dow in weed-killer lie, asks court to reverse approval

The agro giant made contradictory claims to the government about the herbicide Enlist Duo, the EPA isn’t happy.




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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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UN's new recipe contest encourages people to cook more sustainably

Each month presents a new culinary challenge. Submit an entry and you could win a trip to Spain.




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Multifunctional NOOK is modern single bed that adapts to your needs (Video)

Optional add-ons like desks, drawers, cabinets, trundle beds and even bike racks make this single bed a place to work, play, rest and relax.




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This prefabricated house in Spain took five hours to erect

Using modular components pre-made in a factory, this modern home is airy, light and adaptable.




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Questions to ask yourself when buying clothes

Following these guidelines can help you to build a higher quality, longer-lasting wardrobe.




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Video: Leonardo Dicaprio's 11th Hour Trailer

Via MySpace, here's the trailer for 11th Hour with a spoken intro by Leonardo. According to IMDB, the film will be released in the USA on August 17th. Check out the official 11th Hour website.




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Interview with Leila Conners Petersen: co-director of The 11th Hour

I had the chance to meet Leila Conners Petersen, the co-founder and president of Tree Media Group. Leila, along with Nadia Conners, co-directed the soon-to-be-released documentary The 11th Hour which is narrated Leonardo DiCaprio. The 11th Hour




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Dicaprio's 11th Hour Features Real Environmental Superstars

Two weeks ago, fellow Treehugger George Spyros and I had the opportunity to catch a sneak preview of Leonardo Dicaprio's The 11th Hour. Organized by Project Greenhouse, the screening was appropriately held outdoors and under the stars at Marders, an




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Weekend Movies in Review: Superbad and The 11th Hour

So if you’re anything like me, you’ve been waiting as patiently as you could for Aug 17. Last Friday was the opening weekend for two highly anticipated films: Superbad starring Jonah Hill, Michael Cera & Seth Rogen, and The 11th Hour directed by




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Our Favorite Guys On Bikes

You have to love celebrities on bikes!




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Leonardo DiCaprio or Brad Pitt: Who's the More Timely Eco-Hunk? Plus Mickey Rourke Fights Again!

Leonardo DiCaprio lost the Golden Globe, but he's always a winner on the green activist front. The eco-champ has signed on to be the celebrity face of watchmaker TAG Heuer. Replacing fellow eco-hunk Brad Pitt. But, Leo isn't pocketing a cent of his




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Sourcing Sustainable Fabrics Made Easy with New Online Marketplace from Summer Rayne Oakes

When I caught up with Summer Rayne Oakes at a Fashion Delivers event in June, she only briefly mentioned her forthcoming project: Source 4 Style, an online marketing




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Cannabis in your car doors, but not to smuggle it

One more use for the versatile plant that is starting to get some traction in the US...




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Why add hemp seed to your diet? Here are the benefits

Hemp is healthy!




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10 Online Stores for All Your Green Product Shopping

From gardening supplies and baby toys to pet products and eco-furniture, check these sustainable online shops before you hit the streets.




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Adidas' new shoes will dissolve in your sink

In an attempt to close the loop on production, Adidas has invented a shoe made from biodegradable artificial spider silk that will melt away when you're done with them.




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

It's sustainable!




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Four alternatives to drywall that don't turn to mush

They are healthier, they last longer, and they look better, too.




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Venice's mayor segregates tourists from locals in attempt to control crowds

But not all locals are happy, saying the mayor is treating the city like a theme park.




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Winters Were Colder in Your Parents' Day: New England Trees Get 10 Days More Growing Season Than Pre-1970

According




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Ron Wallace is the 'Lord of the Gourd' with Record-Breaking Giant Pumpkin

How would you like to carve a Jack-o-lantern from one of these three record-breaking pumpkins from this weekend?




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Rap News video presents our energy crises, global warming denial, Elon Musk on Mars, and our #1 energy solution

This rapper nails it, imho.




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Simple device turns your ordinary home into a smart home

The device monitors the energy use of all the power loads in your house.




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When smart devices jump the shark: An 'intelligent device' for your garbage can

And now, in the 'Give me a break' category, the folks behind this garbage can scanner assume you can't make a grocery list on your own.




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6 ideas for organizing your life this fall

Who says you have to wait till New Year's to make a fresh start? No time's better than back-to-school season.




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The poor whales can't get away from all our plastic trash

The dead ones washing up on beaches are "just the tip of the iceberg."




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Harder to Find than a Four-Leaf Clover: 9 of Ireland's Most Threatened Species

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we decided to take a look at creatures just as elusive as that pot of gold. The lush green landscapes of the Emerald Isle look calm and peaceful from far away -- but Ireland's species -- from a gorgeous barn owl to a toad




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Harder to Find than a Four-Leaf Clover: 9 of Ireland's Most Threatened Species (Slideshow)

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, we decided to take a look at creatures just as elusive as that pot of gold.




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Give Your Phone a "Bee Beard", Help Save Bees (Video)

I grew up in the West of England. I like hard cider. And as a failed beekeeper, I owe a deabt of gratitude (or guilt?) to our furry pollinating friends. So I was delighted to hear that one purveyor of hard cider is




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How to Mind Your Own Bees Wax

As part of their "I Have a Green Job" series, Grist talks to Michael Thompson, a professional bee keeper and co-founder of Chicago Honey Co-op, an agricultural cooperative that's dedicated to chemical-free beekeeping.When




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A Funny Flow Chart to Help You Choose Your Sweetener (Or Avoid One Altogether)

If you like a little sugar in your morning (and late morning, and afternoon) coffee, but don't like the calories, there's a good chance you use one of the many artificial sweeteners on the market. But there's plenty of evidence




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Why 'Kill it with Fire' Should Not be Your Reaction to a Honeybee Swarm

It's not a bee attack -- it's just a bee swarm. Here are tips on how to deal with one.




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8 ways to use honey to pamper your skin and hair

You'll be surprised at how many beauty treatments you can make with just honey and a few ingredients.




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Crowd-Sourcing Solutions to Plastic-Filled Oceans

Sylvia Earle won the 2009 TED prize for her presentation on oceans, and this year got her Mission Blue project up and rolling to create marine preserves. Earle's wish was that we all use all the means at our disposal to tell the story of oceans in




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Are the Galapagos Islands Ready for More Tourism?

The Galapagos Islands are like no place on earth. The Galapagos Islands have too many




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'Weed dating' & trash picking: The new tourist guide to Amsterdam

The city hopes to combat overtourism by getting visitors off the beaten track and doing more useful things.




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Just ending pollution from car exhaust could add three weeks to your life

Switching from fossil fuel powered cars could save 45,000 lives per year and on its own almost solve climate change




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Paris garage converted into small home for family of four

Using some inventive interventions, an old parking garage is transformed into a two-bedroom apartment in Paris.




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Rap Guide to Wilderness celebrates wild nature and the ways it enriches our lives

The man who brought us the Rap Guide to Evolution is back to entertain, educate, and inspire us with a thought-provoking album that captures the spirit of conservation.