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Nissan Leaf, Chipotle make AdWeek's list of best commercials

AdWeek ranks its top 10 favorites for 2011, including Chipotle's sustainable food initiative and Nissan Leaf's all-electric world.



  • Arts & Culture

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'High Voltage': A look inside the electric vehicle industry

Jim Motavalli shares his insights about electric vehicles in his new book, High Voltage: The Fast Track to Plug in the Auto Industry.




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'Pipe Dreams': How TransCanada's Keystone XL oil pipeline endangers America

Narrator Daryl Hannah, filmmaker Leslie Iwerks and others discuss the Keystone XL pipeline battle in 'Pipe Dreams.'



  • Arts & Culture

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Energy lawyer argues that protesters' snarling faces constitute assault (and no, this isn't The Onion)

A lawyer for energy giant Kinder Morgan recently argued that seeing the faces of unhappy pipeline protesters could constitute a form of assault.




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Oxen's upcoming slaughter creates controversy

Should working farm animals be allowed to live a peaceful retirement, or should they be slaughtered and consumed? The fate of oxen at a little farm at Green Mou




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Earthbound Farm's farm stand honors its roots

The organic produce company may sell nationally, but it still keeps a roadside stand in Central California where people can buy organic produce and much more.




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Vertical garden inside O'Hare Airport is a first

44 different types of organic herbs and vegetables are growing in the middle of Chicago's busy international airport.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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What's the point of a flower that smells like a dead body?

The stench of foul-smelling flowers attracts insects that aid in their pollination.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's Tennessee farm listed for $20M

This 753-acre piece of Southern history is located only 30 miles from downtown Nashville.



  • Arts & Culture

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Astronauts to grow lettuce in space with NASA 'Veggie' farm

The mini-farm isn't just for tasty food — the Veg-01 experiment will test how well lettuce and other large plants grow in orbit.




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Brad Pitt: 'I'm a farmer now'

Actor graces the cover of Wine Spectator magazine along with his winemaking partner, Marc Perrin.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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How one small town became the 'Lavender Capital of North America'

In just 20 years, the city of Sequim, Washington transformed from a declining arid farmland into a fragrant prairie of purple blooms.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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These natural pesticides won't harm good bugs

Before reaching for commercial pesticides, try these solutions first to keep bees, butterflies and beneficial bugs safe.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Japan's children most at risk from radiation's effects

Experts say Japan's kids and unborn babies have the greatest risk of developing cancer from exposure to radioactive material.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Nuclear cars: They're not science fiction anymore

In the nuke-crazed 1950s, Ford wanted to put mini reactors in cars. That didn't fly, but now we're hearing of radioactive thorium lasers that could power a car




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Alec Baldwin knocks nuclear power, calls reactors 'filthy'

For some opponents of nuclear power, no amount of planning or patching is enough. Among those critics is actor Alec Baldwin, whose thoughts on the subject carry



  • Arts & Culture

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Kodak had a 'secret' nuclear reactor

A new report reveals that the Kodak industrial facility in upstate New York was home to a small nuclear reactor filled with weapons-grade uranium for more than




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9 nightmarish nuclear fallout films

To mark the release of “The Chernobyl Diaries,” we’ve rounded up nine notable nuclear horror films that span over 50 years of murder, mayhem and reactor m



  • Arts & Culture

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Where is Halliburton's radioactive cylinder?

Somewhere in West Texas is a 7-inch radioactive cylinder that Halliburton would like to find. Anyone who comes across it is advised to keep their distance.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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What's the cancer risk for those still living near Fukushima?

For people living in areas neighboring the Fukushima nuclear power plants, the worst of the radiation exposure may have passed.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Even a 'small' nuclear war could trigger catastrophic cooling

Even a relatively small regional nuclear war could trigger global cooling, damage the ozone layer and cause droughts for more than a decade.



  • Climate & Weather

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Northern lights' physics could aid in nuclear fusion

The aurora may hold the secret of a magnetic phenomenon related to the nuclear fusion powering the sun.




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Is asteroid mining James Cameron's next venture?

'Avatar' director and explorer listed as a backer of Planetary Resources, which promises to merge 'space exploration and natural resources.'



  • Arts & Culture

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From the ashes of 1969 meteorite, a new mineral is born

A fireball that tears across the sky is not just a one-time skywatching event — it can reap scientific dividends long afterward. In fact, one that lit up Mexi




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Earth's water shortage may be explained by where it formed in solar system

Earth probably formed in a hotter, drier part of the solar system than previously thought, which could explain our planet's puzzling shortage of water, a new st



  • Wilderness & Resources

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ExxonMobil's spilled oil, exploding manhole covers, and Earth's tipping point

Community woodworking shops become popular, insect wings microscopically shred bacteria, and the size of ExxonMobil's Arkansas oil spill grows.




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EKG for the planet: New ecology network to monitor Earth's health

How healthy are America's plants, animals and environment?



  • Wilderness & Resources

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MIT researchers develop world's most accurate solar potential software for rooftops

The Mapdwell project at MIT combines Google Maps, solar power data and some smart algorithms to calculate the costs and benefits of installing solar panels.




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How it's done: Removing a dam

Watch how carefully a large dam is deconstructed in this time-lapse video showing the removal of Oregon's Gold Ray dam.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Canada's Kootenay National Park home to 'mother lode' of fossils

Many of the well-preserved fossils show the internal organs of several different arthropods.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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California's thirst lifts mountains, triggers earthquakes along San Andreas Fault

With groundwater pumping and the evaporation of heavy weights of water, Earth's crust rebounds. This movement affects the fault, causing earthquakes.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Obama proposes Earth's largest marine sanctuary

Covering some 500 million acres of ocean, the expanded marine sanctuary would be four times larger than California.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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'Salt' photos highlight the beauty of mineral minimalism

Photographer Emma Phillips describes the series as "a poetic exploration of and tribute to Australia's monolithic landscape."



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Canada, Denmark wage 'whisky war' on the rocks

After decades of spirited debate, relations may finally be thawing over a disputed island in the Arctic.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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We're changing the way the world sounds

Noise impacts ecosystems in more ways than you might think, as these marine studies prove.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Everyone wants to help rebuild Columbia River Gorge (but it's not time yet)

While wildfires burn Oregon's Columbia River Gorge, volunteers are eager to help rebuild it.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Scientists amplify mineral's CO2-storing ability

Magnesite has long been known as a CO2 absorber, but the slow rate of its growth made it a poor carbon storage option. Until now.



  • Research & Innovations

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Winning images showcase Earth's beauty from land to sea

Outdoor Photographer of the Year honors the best images from 2018 that highlight landscapes, wildlife and nature.



  • Arts & Culture

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Explorers find otherworldly 'mirror pools' in sea

An expedition to depths of the Gulf of California has uncovered a thriving ecosystem of unimaginable beauty.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Prime parking: Tesla Roadster parks in Moscow's Red Square

During the Russian leg of the Odyssey of Pioneers tour, the Tesla Roadster received clearance to park in Moscow’s famed Red Square.




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Tesla's Elon Musk on the (video) record

In an interview with MNN, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is candid about his company's finances, the competition, the Model S and its prospects for the future.




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Tesla's Elon Musk on the (video) record, part two

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is nothing if not outspoken. Here, in the second of three interview segments, he talks about prospects for the company's affordable Model S




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Tesla is suing BBC's 'Top Gear'

Tesla Motors is suing the popular BBC series, 'Top Gear,' over a December 2008 episode that raises questions about the range of the Roadster.




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Tesla's Model S: Off and running

The rubber is meeting the road, as the keys to the first Tesla sedans are handed to real, live customers. So far, the reaction is ecstatic, but will the company




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Ian Somerhalder turns spy for eco-thriller 'Time Framed'

Environmental activist and 'Vampire Diaries' star releases a trailer for his new green-themed web series



  • Arts & Culture

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Tesla unveils 90-second swap-out battery

The technology allows motorists to take out the old battery and put in a newly charged one in about one and a half minutes.




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George Clooney's Tesla Roadster left him stranded

Actor tells Esquire magazine that his early-model 2008 Tesla Roadster was not the most dependable vehicle.




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Elon Musk's Tesla Motors says take our tech, please

Elon Musk went open-source at his other company, SpaceX, years ago. The aim here is to increase the appeal of electric cars in the marketplace.




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London's Garden Bridge to bring tranquility, foot traffic to the Thames

Actress Joanna Lumley is behind an urban park/footbridge project in London that's, well, absolutely fabulous.



  • Arts & Culture

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Will London's most visible timepiece get a solar facelift?

British Parliament is striving to reduce its carbon footprint through various efficiency measures, including potentially outfitting Big Ben with PV panels.