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The Jersey Shore's Snooki and her five eco-snafus
Jersey Shore's Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is one of pop culture's biggest names right now. But will this orange star ever be green?
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War-era food posters: Wacky, well-meaning, and still relevant [SLIDESHOW]
Skinless frankfurters, laying-hen lessons, fat recycling -- the Obama administration could take a few tips from propagandizing presidencies past.
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Urbivore’s Dilemma, Week 12: Salting vegetables and nonstick cookware
August marks a rich point in summer with food bursting on the vine. This week, the Urbivore salts and cooks an eggplant; as things get sizzling, she takes a closer look at nonstick cookware.
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When streets tell the truth about people riding in cars (and on bikes)
It's pretty lame that cars "own" most roads in America, which is why we're such fans of spontaneous street art that aims to take them back for bikes and pedestrians. Especially when it's as clever as this.
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Posters from the past that can guide us in the future [SLIDESHOW]
All of the things that greens talk about were a necessity 70 years ago during World War II. Where today we see websites, then they did posters.
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American appetite for big homes is falling
Trulia released some compelling charts and graphs illustrating recent opinion research showing what might be the end of the McMansion. Even in Texas.
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Climate change found to be rapidly altering … the English language
The latest words added to the Oxford Dictionary of English show our panic-button solutions to global warming are changing the linguistic climate.
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My Intentional Life: Hot Flies in the Summertime
The roomies jackhammer up concrete to make way for a garden. See what happens when that freshly-tilled urban soil meets a rainy summer and feral cats.
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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.
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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.
