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EcoSense for Living: Weather stripping and light bulbs

Clark Howard offers more money saving tips on weather stripping and light bulbs.




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Two Minutes for the Planet

Learn simple tips to go green around your home and during the day from Laura Turner Seydel.




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Two Minutes for the Planet: Transportation

Laura Turner Seydel offers easy daily transportation tips to lessen your impact.




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Two Minutes for the Planet: At home

Learn how to make eco-smart decisions at home.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Two Minutes for the Planet: Stimulus package green

Learn what is green in the stimulus package.




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In the Green Room: Ryan Klesko hits a home run for clean air

Chuck talks trees, carbon audits and clean air with baseball legend Ryan Klesko on his tree farm.



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No green building codes for Wyoming

Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal feels that his state doesn’t need green building codes.




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DOE announces $80 million for biofuels research

Two groups have received $80 million in funding from the ARRA for advanced biofuels research.




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Planet Pundit: Springtime for nukes

In the past, this season has brought bad news to nuclear power advocates. This year, everything is turning up roses.




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DOE announces $92 million for energy research

DOE Recovery Act awards continue with the recent announcement of $92 million in funding for energy research programs.




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Obama on the offensive to claim credit for electric vehicles

Administration stimulus spending has jump-started an unstoppable EV revolution, says President Obama. Because of the Recovery Act, the cars will plummet in cost




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$8.5 million for solar grid system

Sandia National Laboratories is investing $8.5 million in four projects that are part of the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) program.




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DOE: $5 million for wind energy

The Department of Energy announced $5 million in funding for five wind energy projects.




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DOE: $5 million for ocean energy

The DOE has awarded $5 million for offshore wind energy facilities and renewable ocean energy projects.




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Offshore wind power: Feds announce $50.5 million in funding for mid-Atlantic project

Turbine sites in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia identified as prime parcels for projects.




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DOE funding for an eco-friendly accessible car

The U.S. Department of Energy is providing a $50 million loan to Vehicle Production Group for the creation of an eco-friendly accessible car.




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What you need to know about the new program for green home loans

The federal government and private lenders team up on a new green home improvement program, but it comes with a few strings attached.




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What Solyndra means for solar power

The solar company's collapse has electrified many critics of President Obama. But what does it say about the sustainability of U.S. solar power overall?




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DOE launches Apps for Energy competition

App developers can enter to win up to $30,000.




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Woman who created safe haven for 97 dogs in her home during Hurricane Dorian gets help

When Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas, this rescuer opened her home to nearly 100 dogs.




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Easy homemade suet cakes for backyard birds

Suet is a high-calorie source of easily digestible food for birds, and making it couldn't be easier.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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How Green Chimneys gives special needs students and their families hope for the future

Newman’s Own gives all of its profits to charity, like a therapeutic residential facility that supports 250 students and 200 animals.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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What to know before you build a fence

Building a fence involves more than measuring materials and digging. It's a lot of research and communication.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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These California succulents are at the center of a massive smuggling ring

There's a poaching ring focused on some succulents in the genus Dudleya, which can fetch millions on the black market in East Asia.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Why the black market for cacti and succulents is booming

Part of the issue is succulent habitat destruction, but the bigger problem is poaching by highly organized global smuggling rings.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Contamination transformation

Contaminated sites being used to house wind farms, solar arrays and geothermal power plants.




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New study finds Hurricane Sandy responsible for spilling 11 billion gallons of sewage

The winds and waves of Hurricane Sandy spilled enough sewage to match BP's oil spill more than 50 times over.



  • Climate & Weather

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In Seattle, curbside composting takes a turn for the litigious

Hey nosey garbage man, you got a warrant?




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Rescuers take plastic fork out of sea turtle's nose

The turtle survived, but a video of the ordeal demonstrates why recycling can be a matter of life and death.




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10 former train stations put to creative new uses

What happens when railway station buildings are no longer used? Here are 10 being used for restaurants, museums, homes and more.




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Why I search for treasures on Facebook yard sale pages

An item you need may be for sale in your own neighborhood — at a price way less than retail.




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Sweden runs out of garbage, forced to import from neighbors

Sweden, a recycling-happy land where 810,000 homes are heated by the incineration of waste, is facing a unique dilemma: It needs more fuel.




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How to ship your Goodwill donation for free

Amazon Give Back Box program makes donations easy, and you get a tax write-off as a bonus.




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10 uses for shredded paper

From packing materia to kitty litter and more. Here's what to do if you can't recycle your shredded paper.




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Our brains process information the same way as junk food, money and drugs

A study from UC Berkeley reveals that information stimulates our dopamine-producing reward system — just like food and money.



  • Research & Innovations

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Best use of drones ever? Planting a forest

Projects in India and Myanmar and using flying tech to plant trees under the right conditions.



  • Research & Innovations

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Putting on a 'game face' may actually boost your performance

A new study suggests a serious expression could go a long way toward getting some serious work done.



  • Research & Innovations

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Why confusion may be good for you

A new study suggests confusion can be a powerful learning tool, but only under the right circumstances.



  • Research & Innovations

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From coffee beans to car parts: How Ford and McDonald's are teaming up for sustainable solutions

By turning coffee waste into auto parts, this collaboration builds on the two companies' commitments to environmental stewardship.



  • Research & Innovations

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Forget the smart home, it's all in the cloud now

What ever happened to that Internet of Things? We outsourced it.



  • Research & Innovations

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Why people with Parkinson's disease can perform an Irish dance effortlessly

Research out of Venice finds Irish dancing more helpful than physiotherapy for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.



  • Research & Innovations

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This biodegradable, edible wrapper could replace single-use plastics for food

A 'living' wrapper called kombucha slime could ease the world's plastic pain.



  • Research & Innovations

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Forget geniuses. Hard workers make the best role models.

Hard-working people like Thomas Edison make better role models, according to research that compared Albert Einstein to Edison.



  • Research & Innovations

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Amazon deforestation heading to dangerous 'tipping point'

Deforestation is occurring so fast in the Brazilian Amazon that three football fields worth of tree cover are lost every minute.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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What is rice water and what is it good for?

Better skin and hair may be only a pot of rice away.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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How to care for sweaters and other knits

Taking care of your sweaters means following washing instructions and making repairs as needed.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Dressing for success actually works

Dressing sharp can make you more productive, but it can make you think bigger too.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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These sustainable wool shoes are casual, comfortable and cool

Allbirds sustainable wool shoes are disrupting the footwear market with their low-carbon style.




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For species that mate for life, love matters

Some male birds keep their mates interested using fancy displays of affection.




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Firefighters save great horned owl from ashes of California wildfire

A great horned owl is rescued from the ashes of the Maria Fire in California.