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Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid may be coming soon

Porsche revealed the 918 Spyder Hybrid at this year's Geneva Auto Show and may be producing the vehicle sooner than originally expected.




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Porsche to produce 918 Spyder hybrid

After receiving positive feedback from the public, Porsche has given the green light to the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid.




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Coming soon: Porsche Cayenne hybrid

Porsche's first production hybrid, the 2011 Cayenne S Hybrid, will be available next month.




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12 holiday cookies packing a secret superfood punch

Make the holiday season a little healthier with these sweet cookie recipes.




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12 recipes that prove why apples rule the holidays

These recipes provide delicious ways to serve up this amazing superfood.




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Famous rescue dog Frida earns her retirement

Search and rescue dog Frida became an online hero after rescuing many lives, and now it's time for her to take it easy.




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A lipstick-lover's guide to avoiding Red Dye #40

How I learned to find products that don't contain this common additive.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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4 free, short, at-home yoga videos to keep up your practice

4 free, short yoga videos. These videos, each less than 20 minutes, will keep you moving and toned, even if you have limited time to practice.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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The dark side of Canada's oil boom

Unbeknownst to many, Canada now produces more oil than Texas or Kuwait. A new book, <i>Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent</i> uncovers the dark



  • Arts & Culture

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Biden calls for clean energy while protesters picket White House

The vice president has strong words about energy policy, but it's the administration's actions that have most in the environmental world concerned.




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Kyra Sedgwick urges president to reject Keystone pipeline

Actress partners with Natural Resources Defense Council, asking people to join her in opposing the $7 billion project.



  • Arts & Culture

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InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer Prize for oil spill reporting

Reporters for the online, nonprofit news site spent seven months reporting on tar-sands oil spill in Michigan.



  • Arts & Culture

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Giant squid caught on camera in U.S. waters

Researchers funded by NOAA record footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters, and the discovery is magnificent.




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Rare encounter with piglet squid leaves deep sea explorers at a loss for scientific words

Deep sea explorers capture video of a rare encounter with a piglet squid, so named because it appears to have a snout.




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A windy boat ride with Soren Hermansen

By good fortune, we happened to share our ferry to the windy, carbon-neutral island of Samso with the Danish prophet of renewable energy, Soren Hermansen, direc



  • Research & Innovations

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President Obama visits wind turbine plant

Video: President visits a wind turbine blade manufacturing plant in Iowa and discusses how the administration's clean energy investments are creating jobs and i




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DOL publishes green jobs guide for women

The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau publishes an online guide for women searching for a green job.




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Wind turbines and bridges: A match made in clean energy heaven?

Multitasking infrastructure on the Canary Islands could power as many as 500 homes.



  • Research & Innovations

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Unexplained &#39;space music&#39; heard by astronauts on far side of the moon

Newly unclassified recordings reveal eerie radio sounds heard during an Apollo mission that weren't coming from Earth.




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9 kids singing hit tunes that are better than the originals

Prepare to be blown away by these pint-sized pop stars singing hit tunes by Adele and Beyonce. Their voices are bigger than they are!




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McDonald&#39;s serves Mozart to customers looking for a side of mayhem

Faced with restaurant-clearing brawls, McDonalds is testing classical music on late-night patrons.




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Holiday jingles may be hurting our brains

Music can get people into the spirit of the season — as long as they have opportunities to escape it.




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Why listening to music while trying to do something creative is a terrible idea

New research suggests listening to music kills creativity.




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Boy&#39;s awesome reaction to live orchestra sparks a search for his identity

A young boy said 'Wow!' after hearing Mozart at Boston Symphony Hall, and it sparked a viral push to find out who had produced this adorable reaction.



  • Arts & Culture

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Watch: President Obama on American energy

The president discussed the nation's growing clean energy economy at a Daimler facility in North Carolina.




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Shh! Settlement bans two kids from talking about fracking – for life

Two Pennsylvania children, ages 7 and 10 have been permanently banned from talking about fracking.




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New Zealand surfer survives tsunami by riding giant wave

A student and his fellow surfers used their skills to ride the giant waves to safety after a deadly tsunami struck Samoa.




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Dramatic video shows tsunami survivor&#39;s rescue

Video: Images continue to appear showing the scale of the tsunami. ITN's Louisa James describes the rescue of one woman, plucked to safety as the water surged t



  • Climate & Weather

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Why the Indonesian earthquake didn&#39;t spawn a tsunami

The magnitude 8.6 earthquake that struck in the Indian Ocean off the western coast of Sumatra today resurrected fears of a repeat of the 2004 Indian Ocean earth



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Ancient &#39;Wave of Poseidon&#39; was real tsunami

When the ocean rose up and saved a Greek town from a marauding Persian army nearly 1,500 years ago, renowned Greek historian Herodotus chalked it up to an act o



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Landslide-driven megatsunamis threaten Hawaii

Scientists discover that massive volcanic landslides have caused megatsunamis to strike the coasts of Hawaii throughout history, causing widespread destruction



  • Climate & Weather

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New evidence for ancient Alaskan tsunamis found

This century's deadly tsunamis kicked off an intense search for buried clues to prehistoric killer waves along Alaska's southern shores.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Tsunamiball: A handcrafted wooden vessel for riding out unlikely disasters

Meet Chris Robinson, an average California dad who just happens to be constructing a 22-foot-long tsunami escape pod out of plywood in his backyard.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Evidence of 500-year-old monster tsunami found in Hawaiian sinkhole

A powerful earthquake in Alaska sent towering waves up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall crashing down on Hawaii about 500 years ago



  • Wilderness & Resources

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What did we learn from Indian Ocean tsunami?

Two documentaries revisit the 2004 disaster and explore how science has advanced since then.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Stepping inside the nuclear red zones of Fukushima

An eye-opening photo essay documents the haunting towns that were forcibly abandoned following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Your choices matter, even if the consequences are hidden

The Rainforest Alliance's new video suggests what it would be like if the environmental consequences of your food choices happened in your own backyard.




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&#39;Dear Pluto&#39; campaign asks kids to say &#39;Hi&#39; to planet

Kids around the world can say hello to Pluto ahead of the first-ever flyby of the dwarf planet this summer.




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Czechmate: Tiny prefab retreat allows for glorious, grid-free independence

From Czech architect Marek Štěpán comes Freedomky, a stylish prefab retreat that's affordable, easy to install and — thanks to an optional 'independence'



  • Remodeling & Design

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Blu Homes beefs up iconic green prefab with Sidebreeze

From prefab powerhouse Blu Homes comes the company's eighth and largest design: A spacious, two-story take on Michelle Kaufmann's pioneering prefab, the Breezeh



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Fluoride, prefab and Sudden Valley&#39;s finest [Weekend link clump]

This weekend: Model homes have a moment (thanks, Netflix!) and Portland maintains its status as the nation's largest fluoride-free city.




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In Portland, a triple-decker tiny house for a family of 3 [Video]

By keeping things compact, Matt Kirkpatrick and Katherine Bovee were able to splurge and have some fun when designing their boxy, prefab abode.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Dutch prefabs pretty-up vacants lots while providing housing for priced-out Gen Y&#39;ers

Sleek, slender and topped with solar panels, Heijmans ONE is a rental unit that addresses the dearth of affordable housing options for young professionals.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Egg-shaped hideaway gives whole new meaning to &#39;escape pod&#39;

Powered by the wind and sun, Ecocapsule is the ultimate off-grid micro-home for vagabond vacationers.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Tips for teaching kids to be thankful

An age-by-age breakdown for teaching kids how to express their gratitude.




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Why you should teach your kids to cook this holiday season

With all that holiday food prep coming up, now may be the perfect time to teach the little ones some kitchen skills.




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10 to-dos to get your kitchen ready for the holidays

Make sure your knives are sharpened and spice rack is stocked so time in the kitchen this holiday season goes more smoothly.




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DIY Spiced Caramel Apple Cider

It takes only a few minutes to whip up this delicious cold-weather drink at home.




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How to avoid a Thanksgiving dinner meltdown

Get a jump on Thanksgiving prep with these pro tips and avoid holiday meltdowns.




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The best advice I ever received about handling kids who are picky eaters at holiday gatherings

If policing your child’s plate at a holiday dinner dampens the celebration, this one tip may be incredibly freeing for you and your children.