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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.
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Ask Umbra on avoiding crude oil in vinegar
Ask Umbra uncaps the nuances of vinegar here in this white vinegar primer. Don't mix crude oil with your vinegar!
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Our planet’s population in miniature [VIDEO]
It sometimes gets lost in discussions of population that some of us have a lot more (and a lot more of an environmental impact) than others.
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War of the worlds: FarmVille vs. real farms
Why are people flocking to tend virtual sheep on Facebook when so many real farmers are virtually barely scraping by? See how the two measure up when planted side-by-side in this telling infographic.
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Urbivore’s Dilemma, Weeks 13 &14: Being away from my CSA box
Forced to eat cafeteria food for six days straight, the Urbivore has a new dilemma -- being homesick for her local-veggie box. Can such fresh food spoil you? And why does it spoil so fast, anyway?
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Hundreds of bikes re-cycled into modern-day obelisk
The ancient Egyptians erected obelisks out of hundreds of pounds of stone. Modern Americans erect obelisks out of hundreds of bicycles. Check out whether they're compensating for something.
