ir Fair trade, organic chocolate syrup By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:47:46 +0000 Pick from two organic and fair trade certified chocolate syrups — both free of high fructose corn syrup. Full Article Fitness & Well-Being
ir 9 ways to resist the siren call of consumerism By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 18:18:37 +0000 These simple ways can help you say 'no' to capitalism and make the world a better place. Full Article Responsible Living
ir Desire paths: The unsanctioned shortcuts crisscrossing public spaces By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:20:34 +0000 Spontaneous by nature, desire paths are the most optimal way to get from point A to B as decided by pedestrians, not planners. Full Article Responsible Living
ir How you can help people and animals impacted by Australia's devastating wildfires By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:11:59 +0000 Here's how you can donate or otherwise help the animals, residents and first responders affected by wildfires in Australia. Full Article Responsible Living
ir These special coats empower the homeless to turn their lives around By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:17:09 +0000 In 8 years, the Empowerment Plan nonprofit has distributed 35,000 coats to the homeless and hired 80 people. Full Article Responsible Living
ir Is your Netflix habit bad for the environment? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:21:32 +0000 Netflix and other streaming video services have a climate footprint, but it's not as bad as the headlines say. Full Article Responsible Living
ir Can you name these fruits by their seeds? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Sep 2015 10:20:02 +0000 We may not pay much heed to seeds, but we couldn't have fruit without them. In homage to the mighty angiosperm, test your seed smarts. Full Article Healthy Eating
ir Strawberries now top the Dirty Dozen list By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:52:03 +0000 Here's the most pesticide-contaminated produce, as well as the fruits and veggies with the fewest pesticides. Full Article Healthy Eating
ir Strawberries still top the Dirty Dozen list By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 17:20:03 +0000 Here's the Environmental Working Group's 2017 list of fruit and veggies with the most and least pesticides. Full Article Healthy Eating
ir Kale joins the Dirty Dozen list By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 04:09:42 +0000 Environmental Working Group's 2019 lists of fruits and vegetables with the highest and lowest pesticide loads are out, and kale has joined the dirty one. Full Article Healthy Eating
ir A confirmed SUV hater warms to a crossover By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:46:26 +0000 I've loathed boxy four-wheel-drives since the 1980s. I never, ever saw the point. But now they've evolved into car-based crossovers with 30 mpg, and I'm warming Full Article Transportation
ir First drive: 2014 Honda Accord PHEV By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:37:45 +0000 Honda will enter the plug-in hybrid market with the early 2013 release of the Accord PHEV. Full Article Transportation
ir Hit the road, Jack: The incredible disappearing spare tire By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:41:42 +0000 With fewer Americans actually able to change a tire, and the auto industry looking to save weight and costs to meet fuel economy targets, it's not surprising th Full Article Transportation
ir For fire-breathing supercars, hybrids are the future By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 19:07:24 +0000 Aston Martin's chief is bad-mouthing hybrids and thinks his "V-12 is something special." I beg to differ. His cars get dismal fuel economy. Full Article Transportation
ir Is this America's first electric school bus? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 17:42:55 +0000 The all-electric bus costs about $175,000 but is expected to help school districts save $11,000 per year in fuel costs. Full Article Transportation
ir Clearing the air about low-sulfur fuel By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 03 Mar 2014 20:21:34 +0000 The EPA is proposing new low-sulfur gasoline be phased in starting in 2017. Everybody's happy — well, everyone except Big Oil. Full Article Transportation
ir Why Americans are less happy with their new cars By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:09:20 +0000 For many reasons, happiness with new cars and trucks is hitting a five-year low. Full Article Transportation
ir 3 'miracle' car concepts that will never happen By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:19:26 +0000 Running cars on air or water? Solar roadways? They're all cool concepts, but either hugely expensive or plain unworkable. Full Article Transportation
ir Stunned astronomers watch birth of alien planets By www.space.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:45:56 +0000 For the first time ever, astronomers have directly observed planets in the process of being born. Full Article Space
ir Weird sea mollusk has eyes made of armor By www.livescience.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Nov 2015 14:06:44 +0000 The chiton is a marine mollusk built like a tiny tank can see with eyes made of the same material as its armor. Full Article Animals
ir Cyborg rose wired with self-growing circuits By www.livescience.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 15:47:18 +0000 Scientists have created a kind of cyborg flower: living roses with tiny electronic circuits threaded through their vascular systems. Full Article Research & Innovations
ir Dark matter 'hairs' may grow out of Earth By www.space.com Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:57:54 +0000 Astronomers think dark matter forms fine-grained but incredibly long streams throughout the universe. Full Article Space
ir Trap-jaw ants jump with their legs and mouths By www.livescience.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Dec 2015 15:18:04 +0000 Only three other types of ants are known to jump with their legs. Full Article Animals
ir Lightest metal ever is 99.9 percent air By www.livescience.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Dec 2015 16:16:11 +0000 How do you build the world’s lightest metal? Make it mainly from air, according to scientists. Full Article Research & Innovations
ir Giraffe relative named after 'Star Wars' queen By www.livescience.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:33:39 +0000 The extinct relative of giraffes, Xenokeryx amidalae, takes its moniker from Queen Padmé Amidala, the wife of Anakin Skywalker. Full Article Animals
ir Could cleaner air be worsening global warming? By www.livescience.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 17:33:55 +0000 Warming trends have spiked in certain areas of the world as we battle against smog. Full Article Climate & Weather
ir Iran's car market is opening up By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:50:47 +0000 Sales of German luxury cars are up since the sanctions lifted. Full Article Transportation
ir That coffee Chick-fil-A is giving away all February? Small farmers in Central America were paid fairly for it By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:40:27 +0000 The chicken chain is working with THRIVE to purchase coffee from farmers who can by-pass the middleman and get paid up to 10x more for their beans. Full Article Beverages
ir Is foraging bad for the environment? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 18:47:52 +0000 Why this foodie trend could be doing more harm than good. Full Article Healthy Eating
ir Italian mayor puts kibosh on wood-fired pizza ovens By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Jan 2016 20:30:17 +0000 Neapolitan pies are served with a hint of smog in San Vitaliano. Full Article Healthy Spaces
ir Are restaurants getting too loud? Or are their customers getting too old? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:02:36 +0000 Loud restaurants are a big source of complaints. But what's the source of the problem? Full Article Healthy Eating
ir Restaurants now required to list calories By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 07 May 2018 14:58:19 +0000 The law also affects convenience stores and vending machines. Full Article Healthy Eating
ir What are virtual restaurants? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 17:45:02 +0000 The evolution of food delivery services has made virtual or ghost restaurants, which have no dining room, feasible. Full Article Healthy Eating
ir Wine: DeLoach Pinot Noir Rosé By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:37:40 +0000 A certified organic and biodynamic rosé that will go great with your summer meals. Full Article Beverages
ir Christmas dinner wine pairings made easy By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 14:41:57 +0000 Turkey? Roast beef? Lasagna? Vegetarian? Ham? Whatever your Christmas dinner, I have a great sustainable wine choice for the perfect pairing. Full Article Beverages
ir Does bottled water need an expiration date? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:02:19 +0000 Your water won't 'go bad' after that date, but there are good reasons it's on the bottle. Full Article Beverages
ir Scientists may have found the ultimate food preservative, and it's entirely plant-based By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 13:28:22 +0000 The end of artificial preservatives may be near — thanks to the power of plants and phytonutrients called flavanoids. Full Article Research & Innovations
ir 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse marks last of 2019 By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 13:20:21 +0000 December's annular solar eclipse looked like a "ring of fire." Full Article Space
ir NASA mission discovers first potentially habitable Earth-sized planet By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 19:10:13 +0000 NASA's Planet Hunter, TESS, discovered its first potentially habitable Earth-sized planet called TOI 700 d, located 100 light-years away. Full Article Space
ir NASA's InSight lander confirms 'marsquakes' are real By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 19:53:53 +0000 Humans have detected and confirmed seismic event son another planet. Here's what you need to know about "marsquakes" and what they mean. Full Article Space
ir Why not retire to the Holiday Inn? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 19:53:43 +0000 Hotel living combined with extreme minimalism could be an interesting lifestyle choice. Full Article Travel
ir Older people aren't rocking in chairs, so why do we still treat them that way? By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 17:37:30 +0000 In 'This Chair Rocks,' author Ashton Applewhite explains why everyone should be up arms about ageism. Full Article Fitness & Well-Being
ir USDA needs help updating farmers market directory By www.mnn.com Published On :: Mon, 17 May 2010 14:40:39 +0000 June 4 is the deadline to get accurate information to the USDA. Full Article Organic Farming & Gardening
ir New Hampshire considering a farm-to-plate bill By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:54:34 +0000 The initiative’s sponsors are looking at Vermont’s local food program as a model. Full Article Politics
ir Interview: Jennifer Pitt, Director of the Colorado River Program By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:35:25 +0000 Alexandra Cousteau speaks with Pitt, who points out we have hit the age of limits on the Colorado. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
ir ENVIROPHILES: Sustainable South Bronx By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:34:40 +0000 Learn about the Sustainable South Bronx and green jobs training. Full Article Green Workplace
ir In the Green Room: Ryan Klesko hits a home run for clean air By www.mnn.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:42:25 +0000 Chuck talks trees, carbon audits and clean air with baseball legend Ryan Klesko on his tree farm. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
ir How to make a Swedish fire log By www.mnn.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Nov 2015 19:57:04 +0000 Swedish fire torches burn from the inside out, and the fire can last for two to five hours depending on the size and material of the wood. Full Article Wilderness & Resources
ir 10 easy craft projects inspired by nature By www.mnn.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:01:16 +0000 Spruce up your holiday décor by bringing nature in with these beautiful and easy DIY projects. Full Article Family Activities
ir How to make a bird feeder with citrus peels By www.mnn.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:51:04 +0000 This DIY bird feeder uses hollow citrus rinds to create a colorful cup for birds to feast on seeds. Full Article Animals