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- Green Growth Sprouting Up All Around Greece
- Scientists Can Watch Disease in Our Bodies
- German Eco-City Aims To Be 'Most Sustainable'
- Charity:Water Birthdays Can Change the World
- Vegas Sprawl Captured in Horrifying Timelapse
- Americans Eat the Cheapest Food in the World
- Smart Meter Opt Outs Spreading in California
- New Light Rail Line Approved in Toronto
A NYC Coffee Shop Transforms Parking Into Outdoor Seating
A coffee shop in SoHo turned its sidewalk space and two parking spots into a outdoor seating section for the summer.
Business
Saguaro National Park Says No to Bottled Water AND Soda Sales
"If parks in some of the hottest, driest areas of the nation can take this step without fear of losing visitors to either disenchantment or dehydration, what’s stopping all the others?"
- Climate Change Will Destroy 5% of Pakistan's GDP
- Wealthy Donors Dump Obama Over Climate Fails, Keystone XL Approval
- Extreme Drought In Mexico: Refugees Will Travel Farther North To Find Water & Work
- Foot Locker Buys Back Old Sneakers, Offers Gift Vouchers as Incentive
- Corporations Wrote a Law Requiring Climate Denial be Taught in School. Tennessee Just Passed It.
- GOP Budget Gives Billions to Big Oil, Slashes Programs for the Poor
- Best of Green Readers' Choice: Business
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The Week in Pictures
Kite-skiing across Antarctica, "spaghetti with balls," and more.
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The Week in Animal News
An orphaned baby manatee rescue, grey wolves on the decline, and more.
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Best of Green Readers' Choice: Transport
What's your favorite plug-in car on the market or upcoming? Vote here.
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Award-Winning German Development Aims To Be 'The World's Most Sustainable Neighborhood'
Energy efficient, pedestrian friendly, conveniently located, and full of green innovations, the eco-city Arkadien Winnenden makes a pretty good case for the title.
- 10 Transformer Home Offices That Disappear When Your Work Is Done
- Best of Green Readers' Choice: Design
- Lessons From The Trailer Park: Fifteen Models Of Mini Mobile Living
- Droog's Iconic 85 Lamps Chandelier Now Comes In LED Green
- More Breezy, Tree-Hung Nests Inspired by Birds & Made for Humans
- Nice Shades: Brise Soleil Are Making a Comeback
- Simple Home Furniture Made from Recycled Pallets
Living
Avocado Fried Egg is Californian Twist on the Most Basic Breakfast Item
This recipe is a reinterpretation of Egg in the Hole. Instead of using bread, I used a thick slice of avocado. Yum!
- Dietary Cadmium From Contaminated Crops Linked to Breast Cancer
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- The Hunger Games' Dystopian Future, Brought to You by Global Warming
- 5 New Eco Cleaning Products Seen at Natural Products Expo West 2012
- The Week in Pictures: Kite Skiing Across Antarctica, "Spaghetti with Balls," and More
- In Odd Performance Project, Artist Travels World Literally Whipping Nature and Monuments (Video)
- Kite Skiing Across Antarctica to Break 3 World Records, in Stunning Photos
- Best of Green Readers' Choice: Living
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Transportation
Sprawl is What Happens in Vegas (Time-Lapse Video)
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? See if you agree.
- New Light Rail Line Approved In Toronto Over Mayor's Objections in the Continuing War On The Car
- GM's 100% Electric Spark Begins Road Tests
- Electric Cars, Solar, Ultra-Efficient Housing: Fully Charged is Back, With a Budget
- 2013 Nissan LEAF to get 20-25 Extra Miles in Cold Weather Thanks to New Heater
- If Parents Want Kids to Bike to School, Why Are So Few Doing It?
- Portland's Bike-Share Moves One Step Closer to Reality
- Bike Safety PSA by the Baltimore Police Department
- Will $5 Gas Make You Get Your E-Bike On?
- Best of Green Readers' Choice: Transportation
Technology
Best of Green Readers' Choice: Technology
This year's nominees include amazing concept gadgets, biomimicry in robotics, crowd-sourced projects and more. Vote for your favorites here.
- Swimming Robot Jellyfish Makes Its Own Hydrogen Fuel from Water
- Google Street View Maps the Amazon
- Portable, Electricity-Free Washing Machine Lets You Live With Less
- In Guatemala, Pedal Powered Machines Pump Water, Grind Coffee and Much More (Video)
- Laser Un-Printers Could Remove Toner Ink from Paper
- MIT Slows Light To Absorb And Generate Energy
- Imagine H2O Names World's Most Promising Water Startups as Winners of 2012 Water Innovation Prize
- New LED Light Ditches Disposable Batteries for Solar-Powered Illumination
- Smart Meter Opt Out Requirements Spreading Through California
Science
The Week in Animal News: Orphaned Baby Manatee Rescued, Michigan Wolves Near Extinct and More
Possibly the cutest ever baby manatee was rescued in the Amazon after its mother was killed by poachers. Only one female gray wolf is left in the Michigan population, and more.
- Second Life For Sea Creatures? TheBlu Crowdsources the Ocean
- Biomolecular Processes Observed with New Imaging Tool
- Photographers Travel 1,000 Miles to Highlight the Importance of the Florida Wildlife Corridor
- Massive Forest Fire Continues to Burn the Slopes of Mountain Kenya
- Mystery Monkey Makes Itself At Home In a Florida Business Park
- NASA Data Lights Up Times Square to Advertise the Groundwater Crisis
- Noise Pollution Makes It Harder For Plants to Have Sex
- Orphaned Baby Manatee Rescued in the Amazon
- Best of Green Readers' Choice: Science
Energy
The Devastating Cost of Not Switching to Clean Energy
Sure, wind and solar may seem a bit more expensive
- Denmark Unveils Strong New Renewable Energy, Climate Targets for 2020
- Political Theater Alert: Obama "Fast Tracks" Half of Keystone XL
- India's Wind Power Potential At Least 20x Greater Than Thought
- Clean Energy Saves Lives, Makes Us "Better War-Fighters" - Secretary of the Navy
- U.S. Slaps Tariff on Chinese Solar Panels
- Study Finds Fracking Poses Air Pollution Health Risks, But EPA Still Denying Groundwater Impacts
- Best of Green Readers' Choice: Energy
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