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Is your cheese killing the planet?
Cheese can take a heavy toll on the climate, according to a report from the Environmental Working Group. Get hints for eco-friendly cheese consumption.
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Critical List: Wind turbines get bigger and better; tree-killing fungi are thriving
Wind turbines are becoming bigger, more efficient, and more powerful.
Drilling in the Arctic is not such a hot idea, as any spill will be tricky to clean up.
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Holy sheet! Ask Umbra on printers
Inkjet? Laser? What’s an eco-conscious person to use when hard copy is a necessity? Ask Umbra spells it out for you.
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Environmentalists need to care about abortion [VIDEO]
You can't have a sustainable society if women are having children they don't want. This video from the Guttmacher Institute looks at who's having abortions in America.
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Barbie Dream House has solar panels, low-flow toilets, four stories, giraffe
The American Institute of Architects has picked a winning design in its Barbie Dream House contest, and it's green as well as pink. The four-story edifice, presumably built with input from Architect Barbie, features solar panels, low-flow toilets, EnergyStar appliances, a greenhouse, eco-friendly bamboo flooring, and "decidedly NO parking garages and driveways." It also has a meditation space, a home gym, and a 1,500 square foot entertainment area. It's hard to reconcile green design with a client so into overconsuming that she's actually a plastic toy.
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When collaborative consumption goes bad
Sharing networks are all the rage, but sometimes things go awry, as in the recent case of a woman who rented out her apartment via Airbnb and returned to find it trashed.
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Green party: Driving dunces
I figured out a way to handle the guests who insisted on driving to my green party. Let's just say they'll take public transportation next time.
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Free birth control ruling is preventive care for the Earth
As of yesterday, new and renewed private insurance plans will now have to cover contraception, according to a ruling from the Department of Health and Human Services. Given that population reduction is one of the best things we can do for the planet, this is awesome news -- it removes the biggest financial barrier to people having only the number of kids they want and no more (or having no kids at all).
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Hope: the care and feeding of
Everywhere, along with nightmares and despair, are victories and emerging possibilities.
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Bikeshare makes for a Nice Ride in Minneapolis [VIDEO]
The bikeshare system in Minneapolis is only one year old, but already it's being counted as a big success.
