Plants

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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Tiny Bugs Do Dirty Work For Meat-Eating Plants

Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Plants, Carnivorous Plants, Video, Ecology, Insect Behavior, Biology, New Research, Ants, Insects, Symbiosis, Animals, Symbiotic Relationship, Science News

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 05/09/2012 05:32 PM EDT on LiveScience Carnivorous plants can have valuable allies in ants,...

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Iconic American Tree Poised For Comeback, Gene Scientists Say

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Chestnut Tree Gene, William Powell, Science, Suny, Chestnut Tree Fungus, Trees, Video, Plants, Biotechnology, Chestnut Tree, Genes, Plant Biotechnology, Forestry, American Chestnut Tree, Chestnut Trees, Botany, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Science News

By: OurAmazingPlanet Staff Published: 04/16/2012 09:23 AM EDT on OurAmazingPlanet Once plentiful, the American chestnut tree has largely disappear...

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Rick Santorum: 'Tell That To A Plant, How Dangerous' Carbon Dioxide Is'

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Energy, Plants, Video, Rick Santorum Energy, 2012 Election, Rick Santorum, Elections 2012, Carbon Dioxide, Rick Santorum 2012, Rick-Santorum-2012, Climate Change, Rick Santorum Plants, Global Warming, Politics News

On the eve of a pair of crucial Southern primaries, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum turned his attention to the environment. The former Penn...

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What Thoreau's Journals Reveal About Climate Change

Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Video, Plants, Henry David Thoreau, Flowers, Spring, Climate Change, Botany, Life Sciences, Global Warming, Science News

By: Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 03/09/2012 12:11 PM EST on LiveScience Springtime in Concord, Mass., has changed since the t...

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Becoming the Lorax: Ten Ways to Speak for the Trees

Leda Huta | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Truffula Trees, Plants, Endangered Species, The Lorax, Endangered Species Day, Trees, Wildlife, Green News

The Lorax has a simple message. We must care for our planet. If we don't, we could drive wildlife and plants to extinction.

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Newly Discovered Plant Buries Its Own Seeds

Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Plant Discoveries, Video, Plants, Nature, Seeds, Spigelia Genuflexa, Botany, New Species, Genuflecting Plant, Buries Seeds, Green News

A new species of plant that spreads its own seeds has been discovered in Brazil. The plant, whose seed-dropping motion resembles genuflection, was nam...

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PHOTOS: Gardens of Death and Other Horticultural Marvels

Atlas Obscura | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Atlas Obscura, Plants, England, Svalbard, Slidepollajax, Gardening and Landscapes, Paris, Gardens, UK Environment, Travel News

Extraordinary flora and fauna abound in our round-up of the globe's most unusual gardens, greenhouses and Arctic Doomsday seed vaults.

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Are We Part of a Single Living Organism?

Robert Lanza, M.D. | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Ecosystem, Plants, Cells, Green Living, Animals, Biodiversity, Consciousness, Green News

I have learned that life is a complex play of cells, some that are around when you're young, some when you're old, but that all, regardless of species, are parts of one organism expanding and contracting in space and time.

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Global Warming: Nature Can't Save Us From Ourselves

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Carbon Cycle, Climate-Feedbacks, Plants, Global Warming Effects, Global Warming Study, Nitrous Oxide, Climate Change, All Terrain, Global Warming, Methane, Green News

The notion that nature itself will act as a check on the atmospheric excesses of humanity has long held a fair amount of appeal, not least because it ...

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EPA Says All Texas Plants With Permits Violating Act Have Applied For New Paperwork

AP | By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Texas, Flexible Permits, Politics News, Environmental Protection Agency, Plants, Epa, Green News, Environment, Texas Refineries, Texas Plants, Rick Perry, Clean Air Act, Green News

HOUSTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says all 136 Texas plants and refineries operating with permits that violated the Clean Air Act ha...

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15 Spring-Ready Pastas

Saveur | Posted 05.25.2011

As the days get longer and warmer, and winter gives way to spring, we find ourselves performing annual rituals: we put away our heavy coats, pull out ...

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NYC Nature 101: Urban Ecology

Marielle Anzelone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exotic Species, Nyc, Impervious Cover, Air Quality, Native Plants, New York City, Sustainable, Plants, Planyc, Water Pollution, Nature, Wetlands, Urban Ecology, Development, Cities, Urban Heat Island Effect, New York News

Ecologists have begun to do their field studies closer to home. In the process, they have discovered that nature survives, and even thrives, in the city limits.

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Woman Can Use Toilet Planters In Her Yard, Judge Rules

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mchenry Potty Planters, Toilet Planters, Plants, Lakemoor Illinois, Gardening, Potty Planters, Tina Asmus, Video, Chicago News

A McHenry County woman is celebrating this week after a judge ruled that the toilets she uses as planters in her front yard are not a violation of the...

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So what's EPA up to with its CO2 regulations?

David Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Plants, Igcc, Energy Efficiency, Biomass, Obama Administration, Natural Gas, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate and Energy, Cogeneration, Coal-Fired Plants, Green News

Reprinted with permission from Grist.org. ...

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PHOTOS: 11 Creative Ways To Redo Your Home

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wood, Thermal Mass, Plants, Brick, Appliances, Apartment, Stone, Kitchen, Paint, Lighting, Green Living, Cabinets, Pallets, Slidepollajax, Home, Green News

Whether you're gutting the whole thing or just want at small refresh, redoing your place is the perfect opportunity to incorporate some green elements...

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Go Wild and Green in Costa Rica!

Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leatherback Turtles, Wild Animals, Bio-Diversity, Nature Air, Costa Rica, Tropical, Green, Turtles, Mountains, Manuel Antonio National Park, White Water Rafting, Toucans, Ecology, Vegetation, Eco-Tourism, August, San Jose, Rainforest, Black Sand Beaches, Reptiles, Lauri Lyons, Giant Turtles, July, Naturalists, Mangroves, Frogs, Canopying, Carbon Neutral, Crocodiles, Plants, Venus, Snakes, Zip Line, Central America, Nature, Volcanoes, Sustainability, Eco-Vacation, Eco-Design, Vacation, Greenback Turtles, Caribbean Sea, Sloths, Monkeys, Lauri Lyons Photography, National Parks, Jungle, Nomads, Nomads Magazine, Travel News

In Costa Rica I got a real sense of what the planet may have been like before humans destructive behavior.

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PHOTOS: 16 Plants That Can Filter Toxins In Your Home

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Cigarette smokers, nail polish buyers, and eager home fixer-uppers; you might want to listen up. The air in you house could be swimming with dangerous...

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High-Grade Goods: Take Back-to-School Shopping Back to the Earth

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Laptop, Water Bottles, Charity, Thrift Store, Paper Mate, Green, Caffeine, Postconsumer Waste, Eco, Banana, Recycled, Lunch Box, Mugs, Dvds, Vaio, Donate, Boxes, Plastic, Ebay, Leftovers, Shopping, Bisphenol A, Plastic Bottles, Hanging Organizer, Packaging, Cds, Dorm, Reusable, Cafeteria, Facebook, Sugar, Back to School, Costa Rica, Containers, Sony, Responsible, Plants, Stainless Steel, Vintage, Nature, Environment, Led, Notebooks, Bpa, Biodegradable, Emoticons, Pens, Earthlust, Lunchbots, Green News

These pens and mechanical pencils from Paper Mate look and feel like regular plastic but are made of biodegradable sugar-plant parts. Their packaging is plastic-free and 100 percent recyclable.

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Plants Do It Too: The Importance of Plant Breeding

Cary Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Crop-Diversity, Wheat, Plant Genetics, Crops, Breeding, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Plants, Climate Change, Global-Crop-Diversity-Trust, Global Crop Diversity Trust, Food Security, Cary Fowler, Food News

When people shop at the local market and bring home different varieties of apples and peaches and tomatoes, they don't spend too much time thinking about the sex that lay behind those fruits or the development of the different varieties.

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First Annual Spring Planting Festival at the Rodale Institute!

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Plants, Organic Gardening, Gardening, Green News

This Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8, the Rodale Institute will be having its first-ever spring planting festival, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. ...

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Grow a Conscience: How to Garden Green

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manual, Soil, Pets, Fungi, Weeds, Packets, Appliances, Children, Grow, Agriculture, Green, Flowers, Million, Lawn, Emissions, Hand Fork, Animals, Products, Front Yard, Dill, Cilantro, Trowel, Grass, Ecosmart Technologies, Weeder, Flax, Farm, Salad, Plastic, Insects, Materials, Gardening, Olive Barn, Gas, Leed, Cultivator, Motor, Bugs, Local, Garden, Antibacterial, U.S. Green Building Council, Planet, Paper, Home, Organic Herb Garden Trio Kit, Plants, Nontoxic, Gloves, Chives, Certified, Green Thumb, Exercise, Tips, Gizmos, Fibers, Batteries, Wildlife, Fuel, Pesticides, Produce, MCR Safety, Basil, Electric, Hands, Natural, Acres, Seeds, Earth, Eco, Recycled, Pollution, Organic, Backyard, Exxon Valdez, Concentrations, Herb Garden, Kids, Killer, Hand-Powered, Vegetables, Devices, Spill, Fitness, Grip, Sierra Club Radio, Push, Herbs, Human Power, Gallons, Cordless, Energy Star, Window, Toxic, Essential Oils, Cotton, Packaging, Multipurpose, Memphis Green, Homeowners, Pots, Offset, Implements, Carbon Footprint, Fertilizer, Made in the U.S., Refueling, Yard, Fruit, Hoe, Mower, Rugged, Farmers, Oil, Environment, Bamboo, Pulp, Biodegradable, Items, Dibble, Razorcut, Ecomowers, Brill, Cobrahead, Green News

Whether your farm fits in a window box or spans several acres, ensure a truly green thumb with these Earth-friendly gardening gizmos.

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Back to the Nursery...It's Planting Time!

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Flowers, Plants, Organic Gardening, Organic Food, Healthy Living News

It's only early April, but global warming has given me a serious case of spring fever. It started last week when I knew I was going to give a speech t...

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Of Pandas and Peas: Saving the Diversity Within Species

Cary Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Poverty, Ipcc, Sustainable Food, Crops, Agriculture, Naure, International Year of Biodiversity, Plants, Crop, Crop-Diversity, Species, Biodiversity, Food, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Cary Fowler, Global Crop Diversity Trust, Food Security, World News

When we think about biodiversity, we rarely think about food. But the diversity within crops is notable agronomically and culturally. And like other biodiversity, it's endangered.

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Biodiversity Remakes Tokyo

Jared Braiterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soil, Air Quality, River, Bicycling, Animals, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Satoyama, Walking, National Security, Urban Forest, Falcon, Biodiversity, Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference, Tokyo, Crime Reduction, Transit, Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, Elderly, Wall, Yamada Yoriyuki, Forest, Iimura Kazuki, Wilderness, Blur, Sustainable, Places, Plants, Rice, Kobayashi Kenji, Farmer, Energy Independence, Remake, Reforestation, Wildlife, Population, Ginza Bee Project, Street, Cultural, Food Safety, Passion, Pollution, Urban, Culture, Climate Change, Bee, Suzuki Makoto, Post-Industrial, Lot, Roof, Miniaturization, Public Health, City, Habitat, Growth, Public, Ginza Farm, Gardener, Nature, Paddy, Pet, Environment, Firefly, Ginza, Edo, Kajima, Green News

The Copenhagen UN Climate Change Conference addresses unparalleled environmental crisis and the need to transform our relationship with nature. Many p...

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