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Big Squirreltail Evolves to Fight Off Fiery, Invasive Cheatgrass

Nicknaming plants. Now there's a good job to have. The invasive plant in this tale, called "cheatgrass," is being fought off by a native




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Join Authors Jarrett Walker and Darrin Nordahl for a Discussion of Public Transportation and Community

Whether urban, suburban, or rural, transportation systems dictate and define human interaction and community. Join BookHugger for a panel discussion of this phenomena.




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Paul Watson's Arrest Bringing New Focus to Costa Rica's Anti-Shark Finning Efforts

Two ships of shark fin poachers have been stopped in the past two weeks, influenced by renewed government focus on the issue due to Paul Watson's case in Germany.




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Irregular Neon Fence Lights Up Parking Lot in Buenos Aires, Changes Fencing Perception

Parking lots will never be green, period. But design can make them less of an eye sore. And who knew a fence could look cool?




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Emma Watson Plays it Again with Alberta Ferretti's Organic Line

She gets around, little Miss Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. First she was the face of super trendy and super expensive Burberry. Then she launched her own line for People Tree.




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Artist mixes different jigsaw puzzles to create surrealist montages

This artist mixes and matches up jigsaw puzzle pieces from different vintage puzzles to create mind-bending collages.




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Oil pipeline spills 20,600 barrels of crude in North Dakota wheat field

More than 20,000 barrels of crude oil spilled, but thankfully because of a 40 foot thick layer of clay beneath the field, the oil has been relatively contained and is not believed to have reached a water source.




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The CarretOn will deliver electricity to Puerto Ricans without power

In our dystopian future we might all be buying power by the watt-hour from a cart in the market.




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Patagonia gave $10m from 'irresponsible tax cut' to eco causes

'Instead of putting the money back into our business, we’re responding by putting $10 million back into the planet. Our home planet needs it more than we do.'




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Scientists Attempt to Resurrect Extinct Giant Ox

Photo: The Art Archive digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/scientists-attempt-to-resurrect-extinct-giant-ox.php'; Two million years ago, an enormous species of ox, called Aurochs, emerged from regions of northern India and migrated into




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5 Great Rain Barrel Designs, Plus Top Tips for Using Them

Droughts and possible water rationing have been in the news recently in California, Israel, Mexico, and Australia. As much of the water used is these regions is for watering gardens and lawns




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Make your garden irresistible to butterflies with these plants and tips

Entice butterflies to stay, eat, mate and lay eggs in your garden with these plants and tips.




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West Coast Green 2010: Michelle Kaufmann Interviews Prudence Ferreira

Eco-architect Michelle Kaufmann speaks with Prudence Ferreira about the three criteria for Passivhaus certification. Prudence is the founder of Integral Impact Inc, a green building firm with a strong focus on zero energy buildings. As the president of




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William McDonough on Cradle to Cradle, a Terrestrial Space Station, and What Went Wrong in China (Podcast)

Architect and author of Cradle to Cradle talks about green products, his new buildings, and what happened in China.




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How to water houseplants correctly

Watering problems are the leading cause of poor health for houseplants; here’s how to give them what they need.




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Let's turn barren farmland into nature reserves

A new study finds that degraded agricultural lands could be low-hanging fruit for expanding the world’s conservation areas.




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Woodzee launches USA-made line of sunglasses upcycled from whiskey barrels

Woodzee founder opens a factory in his own hometown, to make wooden sunglasses from recycled materials.




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Meatonomics explores the bizarre economic forces that drive meat & dairy production

According to the research of author David Simon, the externalized cost of our animal food system totals about $414 billion per year, which is carried by all of us.




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Photography bans could be a deterrent for overtourism

It would weed out the people who just want a picture from those who actually want to see a famous site.




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Upcycled stools by designer Curro Claret and Arrels Fundació for yök Casa + Cultura

yök commissions upcycled stools by ex homess people and Curro Claret




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Deli counter deception: 'No nitrates added' claim is incorrect

Consumer Reports explains why the curing source for processed meats doesn't matter. It's all bad for you.




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Junk food causes irreversible damage to young men's fertility

New research shows that a Western-style diet can permanently kill off sperm-producing cells by age 18.




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Photo: Squirrel peeks out from a palm

Our photo of the day comes from Los Angeles, California.





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How Warren Buffett's son spent the $90,000 of Berkshire stock he got at 19—worth $200 million now: 'I don't regret it'

Rather than spending his Berkshire Hathaway stock inheritance on extravagant things (or allowing it to accrue in value), Warren Buffett's son says he used it to buy something "infinitely more valuable than money." And he has no regrets.




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Elon Musk: I am not the 'biggest fan' of Warren Buffett – but his job is 'important'

"Warren Buffett for example ... to be totally frank, I'm not his biggest fan, but he does a lot of capital allocation," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast. "I mean, that's kind of a boring job if you ask me, but it's still a thing that's important to figure out."




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Sorrento Therapeutics and Mount Sinai join forces to develop Covid-19 antibody shield

Sorrento Therapeutics and Mount Sinai Health System in New York City have joined forces to develop an antibody cocktail they hope will shield against Covid-19 infection for up to two months.




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Are markets overreacting to Yellen?

Randy Kroszner, Professor Of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, discusses the selloff on Wall Street after Yellen indicated that rate hikes could happen sooner than expected.




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A 'discouraged' Terrell Davis almost ditched his first NFL season: 'The only way you really fail is to quit'

At the start of his Hall of Fame NFL career, Terrell Davis was an unheralded running back competing for a spot with the Denver Broncos. After a discouraging start, Davis considered calling it quits before one play in a preseason game changed the 'entire trajectory of my career.'




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Klobuchar, Warren urge FTC to take more steps to help small businesses avoid coronavirus scams

Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren raise concerns about scammers taking advantage of business owners seeking aid during the coronavirus.




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Cryptocurrency market jumps by over $13 billion driven by bitcoin as major technical event approaches

A rally in bitcoin led the cryptocurrency market higher ahead of a major technical event for the digital coin and as industry participants report an increased interest from institutional investors.




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Warren Buffett's exit from airline stocks is a wake-up call for index investors, Jim Cramer says

"I recommend selling" some position in the S&P 500 index fund "if the [upward] streak continues," the "Mad Money" host said.




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Coronavirus 'is a true black-swan event,' sparking corrections across global markets

International investors believe coronavirus is truly a global phenomenon, and the entire global stock market has been taken down.




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For investors shaken by Dow plunge, Warren Buffett's new advice on finding long-term market winners

At a time of short-term market panic about the coronavirus, Warren Buffett offers a new lesson on how to identify long-term stock winners. The key: a focus on corporate reinvestment.




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Warren Buffett's daughter reportedly self-quarantines after potential coronavirus exposure

Susie Buffett sat next to someone who had just returned from a trip to Spain and subsequently rested positive for COVID-19, the Omaha World-Herald reported.




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Here's what to expect from Warren Buffett during Berkshire Hathaway's first virtual annual meeting

Berkshire's cash pile has left investors wondering whether Warren Buffett has found some attractive investments after the market's record plunge.




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Warren Buffett built up cash and bought only small amounts of stock during the market rout

Berkshire had a record $137 billion in cash and equivalent instruments on its balance sheet at the end of the first quarter.




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Here's a full recap of Warren Buffett's newsmaking comments at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting

Buffett made a lot of news at Berkshire's first virtual annual meeting on Saturday, including revealing that he sold all his airline stocks.




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Warren Buffett says the economy will overcome coronavirus: 'Nothing can basically stop America'

Warren Buffett said he is optimistic that the U.S. economy will re-emerge even after being dealt a body blow by the coronavirus pandemic.




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Warren Buffett says Berkshire sold all its airline stocks because of the coronavirus

Buffett said Berkshire sold its entire stake in United, American, Southwest and Delta Airlines, worth more than $4 billion on December 31.




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Warren Buffett gave airlines another go. Coronavirus was a problem he couldn't stomach

Warren Buffett has again ditched the airline sector as coronavirus threatens to be a challenge too big for him to stomach.




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Warren Buffett unloads airline stocks, but trader sees opportunity in three other travel names

Warren Buffett has exited the airlines, but one trader says there could be pockets of opportunity elsewhere in the travel space.




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Market correction could hit once Wall Street realizes fewer rate cuts are coming, Blackstone warns

Blackstone's Joseph Zidle predicts the Fed will cut rates but says Wall Street won't get what it wants, and stocks could fall as much as 20%.




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Warren Buffett's Berkshire swings to massive $50 billion net loss after coronavirus pummels stock investments

Berkshire's first-quarter net loss totaled $49.75 billion. A year earlier, net earnings totaled $21.66 billion.




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The current global slowdown is going to have a long tail, strategist says

James Morton, CIO at Santa Lucia Asset Management, discusses the prospect of a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, saying the downturn will last for a while.




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Andrew Forrest on using business power to fight Australia's coronavirus crisis

With ten million test kits now secured by the Mindaroo Foundation and its business partners, Australia will have the "abundant capacity" to test widely for infections to "end the virus, not the economy," says Andrew Forrest, the foundation's co-founder and chairman, and former CEO of Fortescue Metals Group.




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Op-ed: For Big Oil, this crisis will be different, and it may be irreversible

Oil and gas companies delayed in transitioning from fossil fuels and lost investors. The oil price crash caused by the coronavirus threatens to make this shift permanent.




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Gutierrez: There is nothing like preparing workers for what is coming

Albright Stonebridge Group Chair Carlos Gutierrez and CNBC's Rick Santelli discuss technology in the covid-19 era, global supply chains and economic decoupling.




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What to watch in Australia's market-currency contradiction

The market contradiction with the Australian dollar persists, writes Daryl Guppy.




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Australia's currency decline is collateral damage in Trump's trade war

There was a contradiction when Australia's stock market was making new 10-year highs but the currency was posting significant lows. A big question has now been answered, Daryl Guppy writes.