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17-Year-Old Wins "Date with History": An All Star Salute, Trip to Rio, and Chance to Save the World

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Win a Date With History, Date With History, Rio Earth Summit 1992, Nrdc, United Nations, Green, Climate Nexus, Canada, Rio+20, Brazil, Tcktcktck, Environmental Children's Organization, Rio Earth Summit, Yale, Natural Resources Defense Council, Global Campaign for Climate Action, Rio Earth Summit 2012, Rio De Janeiro, Eco, Severn Suzuki, David Suzuki, Peter Fonda, Amy Smart, Michelle Kwan, Rachelle Lefevre, Carter Oosterhouse, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Green News

Brittany Trilford, a 17 year old school girl from Wellington, New Zealand is the winner of an international search for a person under the age of 30 to represent youth and future generations at the Earth Summit this June 20-22 in Rio De Janeiro.

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Sea Turtle Conservation Boosted by New Research

Laura DiMugno | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Migration, Sea Turtles, Green, Conservation, Science, Endangered Species, Animals, Wildlife, Nature, Oceans, Green News

Scientists have uncovered new details about sea turtle migrations in what could potentially be a breakthrough in the conservation of these endangered animals.

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When a Marijuana Loss Is Actually a Victory

Rob Kampia | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Congress, Libertarian, Sam Farr, Marijuana, Democrat, Medical Marijuana, Obama, Green, Justice Department, Republican, Dana Rohrabacher, Maurice Hinchey, Rob Kampia, Nancy Pelosi, Tom McClintock, U.S. House of Representatives, Marijuana Policy Project, Politics News

The vote on a major medical marijuana amendment on the floor of the U.S. House on Wednesday night was an exciting development, even though the amendme...

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Green Social Entrepreneurship: A Long View

Thane Kreiner | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Poverty, Africa, Earth Day, Social Entrepreneurship, Green Technology, Agriculture, Green, Clean Water, Biochar, India, Green Energy, Impact News

Forty years ago next month, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi presciently told those gathered in Stockholm for the United Nations' first major conference on the environment that "poverty is the worst form of pollution."

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A Challenge on Mother's Day

Betsy Rosenberg | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Green, Wind, Renewable Energy, Energy, Environment, Solar, Climate Change, Green News

There were several developments this week on the climate front that left me deeply disheartened and angry.

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PHOTOS: 10 Spectacular Gardens Around The World

Laura DiMugno | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Photography, Plants, Horticulture, Nature, Flowers, Green, Travel, Slidefreestyle, Botanical Gardens, Gardens, Slidepollajax, Travel News

What better way could there be to understand a place than to walk through a garden?

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Sustainable Seafood: Which Retailers Topped the List? (INFOGRAPHIC)

Laura DiMugno | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Green, Food, Sustainability, Oceans, Sustainable Seafood, Sustainable Food, Biodiversity, Seafood, Fish, Greenpeace, Green News

Finding sustainable seafood has long been a challenge for environmentalists and foodies alike. Recently, however, supermarkets and food stores have stepped up their efforts to reconcile that dilemma.

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The Givers: What Made Bette Midler Go Green? A Divine Interview!

Marlo Thomas | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Green, Marlo Thomas, Bette Midler, Slidepollajax, New York Restoration Project, Nyrp, Women News

Long before she became the "Divine Miss M," Bette Midler was a divine little girl with a divine love of nature. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, s...

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A Critical Look at Hotel Sustainability

Patti Prairie | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Green, Hotels, Climate Change, Travel, Green News

The hotel industry is in the midst of a sustainability awakening -- and on a level deeper than offering guests the option to reuse bath towels.

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EV's Holy Grail: 500 Miles on a Single Charge

Steve Hamm | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Central Glass, Smarter Ideas, Battery 500, Green, Winfried Wilcke, Asahi Kasei, Stanford, Ibm, Steve Hamm, Video, Technology News

Major research initiatives sometimes begin with a startling revelation. So it was with IBM's Battery 500 project.

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Making Water Smarter

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Lake Champlain, Video, Ibm, Discovery Channel, Water, Green, Mad Science, John Cohn, Smarter Ideas, Technology, Green News

John Cohn, from the Discovery Channel's The Colony and IBM Fellow tours Lake Champlain, the Champlain Water District and the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Sc...

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May Day Festivals of Flirtation, Fertility, and Sexual Frenzy

Donna Henes | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Marriage, May Day, Puberty, Fertility Goddesses, Adolescence, Ecstasy, Sex, Goddesses, Green, Flowers, Fertility, Sexuality, Trees, May Day 2012, May Pole, May Day Holiday, Mindfulness, May Day Traditions, May Day History, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News

This May Day, let us pay tribute to the Earth Mother and Her daughter goddesses of green growth by planting May trees and flowers and then dancing around them to celebrate the lovely, lusty miracle of life.

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Do Lawns Contribute to Climate Change?

Mark Hostetler | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Carbon Emissions, Green, Yards, Turfgrass, Sustainability, Climate Change, Lawns, Green Living, Urban Development, Green Cities, Green News

With these unmeasured factors, city parks with high maintenance regimes may have much larger impacts than reported here. Thus, urban areas that have a large amount of mowed, irrigated, fertilized lawns and pruned shrubs and trees can be a source of carbon dioxide rather than a sink.

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Reversing Deforestation Is Complicated; Planting a Tree Is Simple

Gov. Martin O'Malley | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Environment, Arbor Day, Trees, Green, Conservation, Sustainability, Green Living, Green News

The vital connection between our forests and our children's future has never been more important, or more threatened, than it is right now.

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Cincinnati Dumps Duke Energy

Philip Radford | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Clean Energy, Duke Energy, Renewable Energy, Fracking, Green, Environmentalism, Green Living, Green News, Environment, Solar Power, Cincinnati Clean Energy, Cincinnati Renewable Energy, Cincinnati Dumps Duke Energy, Cincinnati Duke Energy, Green News

A renewable energy future for the city of Cincinnati is great news; it is a great first step in the direction we need to go as a nation. It is time to see real, deployed, and distributed renewable energy solutions across America.

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outhwestern Tribes Lead 3-Day March to Move Beyond Coal

Mary Anne Hitt | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Nevada, Green, Energy, Native Americans, Environmental, Sierra Club, Coal, Moapa Band of Paiutes, Coal Energy, Moapa-Air-Pollution, Green News

We can do better than coal -- for the Moapa Band of Paiutes, other Native American tribes and all Americans.

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Don't Just Go Green, Go Harmony

Elischia Fludd | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Green, Bill Clinton, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Operations Summit, Environmentalism, Green News

I was curious: How were their respective fields addressing sustainability within poverty eradication and peace? The colleagues at my table responded with thoughtful silence.

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Why I'm Not an Environmentalist

Lisa Curtis | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Green, Environmentalism, Van Jones, Green Jobs, Millenials, Environment Millenials, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News

I believe in climate change. I ride my bike everywhere, I work at a solar company, I buy organic and local when I can. I am young, liberal and idealistic. But I'm not an environmentalist. And I'm not alone.

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Earth Week is for Mothers

Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Earth, House of Representatives, Carcinogen, Healthy, Party, Green, Jenna Elfman, Pediatrics, Bpa, Kelly Preston, Laila Ali, Soothing, Sugar, P&G, Parents News

Earth Week started Sunday and there's nothing more powerful than moms doing their part for the Earth.

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Music As Message Instead of Ménage à Trois

Kevin Grandia | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Jeremy Fisher, Environment, Green News, Green, Sustainability, Music, Climate Change, Green News

Whether it is music, novel, painting, clay or any other medium, art has always been used to send a message. While not a child of the '60s, I still lov...

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'Think Like a Man' Has Sony Thinking Green

Gina Hall | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: LED Lights, Sony, Energy Efficiency, Gary Martin, Green, Screen Gems, Think Like a Man, Entertainment News

Think Like a Man is the first feature film to use 100 percent energy efficient (LED) lighting sources on the production.

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This Earth Day: Jobs, Environment and Economic Growth Together

Howard Learner | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Wind Power, Midwest, Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, Clean Air, Wind Energy, Earth Day, Economic Development, Green, Environment, Earth Day 2012, Jobs, Clean Energy, Solar Power, Green News

Earth Day 1970 sounded an alarm. It launched the modern environmental movement. Today, the growing green economy is helping to drive the Midwest's and our nation's economic recovery.

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Make Every Day Earth Day

Natalie Pace | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Solar, Gulf of Mexico, Reduce, Trees, Brad Pitt, Recycle, Organic Food, Geothermal, Electric Cars, Reuse, Livinghomes, LED Lighting, Oil Spill, Makeitright, Wind Power, #EarthDay, #Green, #CleanEnergy, NataliePace.Com, #BikePower, #BP, Green News

Why Bike Power? There are huge physical and fiscal benefits to biking. With obesity on the rise in U.S. children and one out of every three American adults weighing in obese, biking is one way to get America moving again.

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7 Eco-Friendly Fast Food Options

Avital Binshtock | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: French Fries, Burger King, Green, Eco, Stonyfield Cafe, Red Mango, Panera, Five Guys, Matthew Corrin, Foumami, Michael Wang, Le Pain Quotidien, Hans Hess, Subway, Veggie Burger, Marcus Guiliano, Parfait, Jay Friedlander, Dining, Burger, Michael Pollan, Fast Food, Environment, Chipotle, Freshii, College of the Atlantic, Organic Food, Healthy Fast Food, Healthy Snacks, Food News

I asked a few quick-fix connoisseurs to recommend fast-food fare that greenies can order with a clear conscience. Here are their suggestions.

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From Environmentalism to Regeneration: What We Need to Do Differently This Earth Day

Jeffrey Hollender | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Green, Sustainability, Earth Day 2012, Green Economy, Green Living, Corporate Social Responsibility, Green Energy, Earth Day, Impact News

There is little about this current state of affairs that we will want to sustain. Sustainability, a state we never came close to achieving, is no longer enough. Regeneration is what is required. What is it?

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