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Shine on: 2011 Solar Decathlon shoots for the stars [SLIDESHOW]
Eat it, Dwell. The kids who designed the sun-fired homes for the 2011 Solar Decathlon came up with some remarkably innovative designs, each engineered to meet the challenges of the local climate and/or economy. Read our Decathlon review here. Winners will be announced Saturday.
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Come and get your Endangered Species Condoms [SLIDESHOW]
The Center for Biological Diversity wants to give away 100,000 Endangered Species Condoms this fall. Wanna help? Sign up and you’ll always have a good pick-up line. The condoms are part of the 7 Billion and Counting campaign highlighting how population growth threatens diversity.
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They got a move on: Moving Planet actions around the globe [SLIDESHOW]
On Saturday, citizen activists in more than 175 countries called on world leaders to move beyond fossil fuels — and showed how much fun it can be to move without fossil fuels. Check out these photos from Moving Planet events, organized by 350.org.
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Nobel-winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai dies
Wangari Maathai, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004, passed away. She was the first African woman and first environmental activist to win the prize.
