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Isolated green buildings won't save the planet, TEDsters argue

Everyone in the green-buildings world already understands this -- if they're halfway informed and halfway honest. Who exactly are the writers refuting? Real-estate marketers.

More research linking pesticide exposure to ADHD in kids

UC Berkeley researchers have been studying the relationship between pesticide exposure and attention problems in children living in California's Salinas Valley, aka America's "Lettuce Bowl." Not surprisingly, they're at much higher risk for ADHD.

Get your granny hip to climate change [VIDEO]

We could probably all stand to talk a little more to our friends and family about why climate change matters. But who would be willing to sit through all that just to spend time with you? Your grandparents, of course.

Gloom alert: Fossil fuels and climate change still suck

The investigation into the Deepwater Horizon explosion continues against a backdrop of some less-than-peppy news about our climate and energy future.

Ask Umbra’s advice on sustainable campuses and school fundraisers

Umbra gives guidance counseling on how to green your keg-stand campus and raise greener money for a student organization.

Is the U.S. the most overpopulated country on the planet? [VIDEO]

Does it really make a difference to global sustainability if Americans have fewer kids? Damn straight, says William Ryerson of Population Institute.

Friday music blogging: Blitzen Trapper (again)

I've written about Blitzen Trapper before, but their new album is so good they warrant a repeat appearance.

Urbivore’s Dilemma, Week 11: Cast iron and pot luck

This week's Urbivore's Dilemma: Hosting the biggest dinner party ever in my tiny Brooklyn apartment, and getting sentimental about heirloom cast iron skillets.

Are these small dogs more eco-friendly than your lab? [SLIDESHOW]

Your dog's carbon pawprint is probably larger than you think. But instead of jettisoning the pet, how about downsizing to a smaller pooch?

New York City food pantries linking those in need with local farm-fresh produce

Local Produce Link enables food pantries to get the same locally grown, farm fresh, and sometimes organic produce as posh Manhattan restaurants. And their clients, young and old, get to visit farms to see where that fresh food comes from.