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The power of mental 'rehearsal'

Choose your thoughts carefully, as they become more instinctive over time.




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Jacques Tati's film Playtime was released 50 years ago, but has lessons for us today

We are still befuddled by technology but bumble along.




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100 years ago a flu pandemic started, killing as many as 100 million

And things feel eerily familiar today.




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100 years ago, food helped win the war

100 years later, there are still lessons to be learned: Eat less, eat better, don't waste, and share.




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After 139 years, General Electric stops making light bulbs

There will be indignation, but this is the result of one of the most successful transformations of a market in our lifetime.




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New Wave Energy Device Could See 200 Commercial Units in the Next Five Years

The Searaser takes a novel approach to wave energy generation. New owners Ecotricity - pioneers of wind power in Britain - are aiming for mass deployment in the next five years.




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Vision Zero is so 20 years ago. It's time for Moving Beyond Zero.

The new vision promotes active transportation like walking and biking.




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Swedish electric car startup offers 5 years of free solar charging to owners

The Uniti electric city car will come bundled with a green charging incentive for buyers in Sweden.




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How mother bears in Sweden are outsmarting hunters

New research suggests that mother bears have found a loophole in hunting laws and are using it to protect themselves and their cubs.




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Sears & Kmart Join Wal-Mart, Target In PVC Reduction Programs

Short design-life products made of PVC have been a common, inexpensive, and functional choice for almost 50 years. But, vinyl can also be a risky choice of material for objects often handled by consumers, posing a risk of lead exposure, especially if




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Steven M. Johnson imagined the shower of the future 25 years ago

Once again our favorite visionary was ahead of his time.




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Bears Rescued from Illegal Bile Farm in Vietnam

Just days ago, 19 Asiatic black bears were rescued from an illegal bile farming operation in Vietnam. For six to seven years, the animals were kept




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Renewable energy jobs have almost doubled in past five years

The rise of clean energy jobs is outpacing the loss of fossil fuel ones.




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Bengal, Assam Tea Production Slashed By Worst Drought in 15 Years

Another effect of weather weirding: Higher tea prices coming? Northeast India tea production expected to drop 60% in 2012 this year.




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Listen to 133 years of climate change in one evocative song

An undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota has created a unique way of connecting people with climate data through music.




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This song bugged me for 15 years. So I tracked down the songwriter.

Spoiler alert: The writer turned out to be a YouTube star.




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Peru's Glaciers Melting, Decreasing Water Supply 20 Years Earlier Than Expected

Pay attention, as this sort of thing could hit other mountainous areas that are dependent on glaciers for their water supply.




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Earth was probably purple billions of years ago, says NASA

Our blue-green Earth might have actually been a different color, thanks to this molecule.




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Hawaii molasses spill killing thousands of fish & aquatic life, impact could last years.

On Monday, a molasses pipeline (yes, that's a thing!) leaked 1,400 tons -- 233,000 gallons -- of molasses into Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor and it has turned into a killer mess with no quick solution.




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Nuclear fusion reactor in just five years?

MIT design cuts fusion reactor down to a size that would be more cost effective and could be built in five years




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Battery made from a diamond and nuclear waste could last thousands of years

The technology turns the problem of nuclear waste into a source of safe nuclear energy.




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Another Quote of the Day: Two Views on Polar Bears

In his erudite analysis of the global warming issue, Don Blankenship of Massey Coal expressed his opinion about the future of polar bears:




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Monbiot: We have to phase cars out within ten years

"Let’s abandon this disastrous experiment."




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In 2 years, all streetlights in India will be LEDs

India's streetlights are about to have a serious upgrade. The energy savings alone will be huge.




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China and India years early on climate goals, meanwhile...

The unexpectedly fast progress of other countries may even "cancel out" American rollbacks.




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Could climate change be any worse? Yes. BEARS!

Just when you think climate change couldn't get any worse... BEARS!




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Faults Leading to 2010 Michigan Tar Sands Spill Known to Pipeline Operator For 5 Years

Plus, NTSB Investigators said a "culture of deviance" delayed Enbridge's response once the 2010 was first detected.




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Earth Advantage Institute Makes Earth Day Predictions For Housing Ten Years From Now

The Earth Advantage Institute promotes a green building standard from the Northwest that combines the energy requirements of Energy Star with healthy home attributes like air quality, environmental responsibility and and resource efficiency. I thought




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How to extend the life of your smartphone by years without it slowing down

Many users replace their smartphones every couple of years, even though they have years of life left in them. Here's how to keep your smartphone for longer while keeping up its performance.




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In praise of the dumb home: A Passivhaus 25 years later

There is not much that can go wrong in such a simple concept. That's really smart.




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Is London moving its carbon neutrality goal forward by 20 years?

A growing number of cities are getting serious about tackling the climate emergency.




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What does '12 years to save the planet' really mean?

It's a number that's been thrown around a lot recently. There's a danger it will be misunderstood.




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U.S. birth rate has dropped to lowest in 30 years

Demographers are complaining, but Americans have many good reasons for not wanting so many kids.




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India may smash its 175 GW renewables target several years early

It's not revising up its official targets, but the government is hinting that it may now achieve 225 GW by 2022.




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Sweden to reach its 2030 renewables target 12 years early!

For those who say it's too difficult...




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Buy a T-Shirt, Give the Gift of 25 Years of Clean Water

Help fund solutions to the global water crisis by purchasing a t-shirt from a company that donates to Thirst Relief for each shirt sold - enough money per shirt to give one person access to clean, drinkable water for 25 years!




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Indiana utility to quit coal and cut CO2 90% within 10 years

This ambitious goal is all the more remarkable because NIPSCO is currently 65% coal dependent.




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Warming oceans have already reduced fish populations over past 70 years

A new study suggests we look to the past for guidance on how to cope going forward.




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Expect a meat tax within 5-10 years

An investor network managing $4 trillion in assets has warned investors that they should prepare for the inevitable -- a climate-driven "sin" tax on meat.




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The Rush-Bagot Treaty that demilitarized the Great Lakes is 200 years old today

It led to a series of other agreements that protected and cleaned up the Great Lakes environment




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Before 1965, low CO2 levels were steady for 2.5 million years

Humans have never lived with the high CO2 atmospheric conditions of the last 60 years, according to a new study.




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Antarctic peninsula melting at fastest rate in 1,000 years

By analyzing a 364-meter ice core, researchers have been able to go back in time and track the freezing and melting cycles of Antarctica's peninsula.




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105 Years Ago Today: Roald Amundsen Stands On The South Pole

Lessons from Amundsen: travel fast and light with a small footprint.




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First wolf cubs born wild in Bavaria in over 150 years

When you watch the video do you see a triumph of nature or the beady eyes of a predator?




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Rare animals emerge after 20 years of reforestation in NW China

37 species under national protection have been observed in the Ziwuling area, thanks to massive reforestation efforts.




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World's smallest ungulate, lost for 30 years, found tiptoeing in Vietnam forest

One of the '25 most wanted' lost species, the silver-backed chevrotain is a snaggle-toothed, deer-like species that is the size of a rabbit and walk on its tippy toes.




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Huge lake appears in North America's hottest, driest spot

Check out these photos of a surprise 10-mile lake that popped up in Death Valley, California.




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Ancient people farmed the Amazon 4,500 years ago ... and they did it better than we do

The jungle wasn't untouched rainforest after all.




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Why are these butterflies drinking turtle tears? (Video)

The answer is pretty surprising.




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Bears are clearly enjoying the government shutdown

When the government furloughed park workers responsible for emptying trash bins, it came as welcome news for bears.