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PARK(ing) Day 2010 liberates parking spots for human use [SLIDESHOW]
Today is PARK(ing) Day. In some 140 cities around the planet, humans are taking back some space from cars, using parking spots as mini parks where they play games, do art projects, or just sit and chat.
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Georgia farmer sued for growing too many vegetables
Local government has caught an organic hobby farmer tomato-red-handed growing a downright offensive number of vegetable plants on his property outside of Atlanta. What's an "acceptable" number of vegetables anyway?
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Chatting on your cell phone till the battery is charged
You know those people who are always gabbing on their cell phones? Yes, they're pretty irksome, even hazardous, but what if their gift of gab were actually a small gift toward a fossil-fuel-free future?
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Why American women accept climate change science more than men
A study says more women than men tend to believe the scientific consensus that global warming is indeed happening and mostly caused by human activity.
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Where do library books go when they die?
A creative way to recycle books that are ready to checkout for good.
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My Intentional Life: House Meetings Rule?
The My Intentional Life crew's whole building gathers for a monthly meeting to discuss chicken coops, beehives, and other creature comforts.
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Is it greener to be a homemaker than to have a job outside the home?
A letter writer argues that it's better for the planet if one partner in a household stays out of the workforce. But that's quite a stretch.
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Lady Gaga’s VMA meat dress ‘no disrespect’ to vegans and vegetarians
Lady Gaga took home Video of the Year at the 2010 Video Music Awards, but she could have also grabbed the title of "Best Dressed" when she strutted out with her hams dressed in meat. Watch Ellen DeGeneres give her beef for the meaty outfit -- along with something more suit-able.
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Green design finds a home in Dwell magazine [AUDIO]
Since its launch in 2000, the magazine Dwell has helped popularize green architecture and design. Alison Stewart of PBS speaks with editor Aaron Britt
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Balancing commemoration and conservation on Sept. 11
Much was illuminated on September 11, as two beams of light glowed in New York to memorialize those lost nine years ago.
