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Huge Prehistoric Predator Ruled Lost Continent, Fossils Suggest

Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Video, Predators, Carnivores, Paleontology, Extinct Animals, Patagonia, Abelelisaurid, Prehistory, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stubby T Rex, Dinosaurs, Science News

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 05/22/2012 06:53 PM EDT on LiveScience A newfound giant predatory dinosaur with even stubbi...

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Mount Fitz Roy For The Reluctant Hiker

Linda Xiao | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Active Travel, International Destinations, Argentina, Chile, Hiking, Patagonia, Destinations, Travel Blogs, Adventure Travel, Travel News

The air of adventure in El Chaltén, Argentina, is palpable.

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Every Day is Earth Day in L.A.

Laura Berland-Shane | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Solar Panels, Van Vlahakis, SBC Industry Achievement Awards, Clean Tech, La Impact, Electric Cars, La Around Town, Earth Day 2012, Patagonia, Clean Technology, Green-Businesses, LA Green Businesses, Clean Tech LA, LA Business, Ecos, Los Angeles News

L.A.'s challenges (traffic, pollution, an aging infrastructure and electricity grid) are creating enormous opportunities for businesspeople who see an immense economic opportunity in clean technology.

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Fashion Brands Bet Shoppers Want To Partner For A Cause

Theresa Bradley | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Ebay, Recycled Clothing, Green Eileen New York, Etsy, Nike, Clothing Donations, Patagonia, Green Eileen Chicago, Eileen Fisher, Green Eileen San Francisco, Green Eileen, Rent the Runway, Home News

Shoppers at a growing group of clothing companies can now not only buy recycled items or see a portion of sales go to nonprofits, but partner with brands that give them a more active role in giving back.

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Outdoor Clothing Company Gets Into The Food Biz

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Salmon, Patagonia Organic Food, Patagonia, Patagonia Salmon Jerky, Food, Organic, Salmon Sourcing, Salmon Fishing, Salmon Jerky, Jerky, Video, Food News

Looks like outdoor clothing outfitter Patagonia is branching out into the organic food business. Now you can buy jerky made from wild salmon online at...

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Bizarre Birdlike Dino Fossils Have Scientists All Aflutter

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Video, Dinosaur Eggs, Theropod Dinosaur, Stole-Dinosaur-Bones, Theropoda, Patagonia, Science, Fossilized Bones, Alvarezsauridae, Dinosaur, Fossil Eggs, Bonapartenykus Ultimus, Birdlike Dinosaur, Dinosaur Laying Eggs, Fossil, Science News

By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 04/11/2012 04:54 PM EDT on LiveScience A mysterious birdlike dinosaur was about to lay h...

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How Are Things in Patagonia?

George Heymont | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Brian Lilla, Film, Joel Bakan, Patagonia Rising, Endesa, The Corporation, Occupy, Patagonia, Video, Arts News

Patagonia Rising is filled with beautiful footage of the Patagonian alps as well as bucolic scenes of Chile's gauchos, farmers, and ranchers who would become the victims of Endesa's huge power grab.

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Inside Scoop on Sustainable Brands 2012 Conference

Eddie Fernandez | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, LUSH Cosmetics, Patagonia, Unilever, Environmental Defense Fund, Sustainability, Green Living, Sustainable Brands, Sustainable Brands Conference 2012, Going Green, Impact News

Sustainability conferences, especially on the west coast, can be a full time job if you try and hit them all. It's important to distinguish the top events, and Sustainable Brands is one of them.

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A Mind Safari with Stargazer Not Vital

Kisa Lala | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Not Vital, Engadine Switzerland, Kisa Lala, Agadez, Travel, New York, Africa, Niger, Beijing, Alain De Botton, Sperone Westwater Gallery, Patagonia, UK Arts, China, Ukarts, Spread Art Culture, Spread ArtCulture, Arts News

By Kiša Lala Artist Not Vital in Agadez, Niger - Mekafoni. Camel, 2003 - Courtesy of the artist and Sperone Westwater Gallery New York Raised on...

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Class Consciousness and Social Mobility

J.D. Roth | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Argentina, Chile, Spanish, Patagonia, Travel, Caste System, Social Status, Class Consciousness, Economy, Income, Education, Wealth, Poverty, Business News

Whenever I travel, I revisit certain recurring themes -- how little I really need to be happy, the quality of food in other countries, the relative costs of things around the world, and the nature of wealth. This trip, the theme that ran most through my travels was the concept of class.

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PHOTOS: Driving Chile's Famed Highway, The Carretera Austral

Jacada Travel | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Slidefreestyle, Chile, Holidays, Private Tours, Travel Photography, Latin America, Luxury, Carretera Austral, Patagonia, Road Trip, Jacada Travel, Travel, Tailor-Made Trips, Vacations, Slidewide, Travel News

One the most incredible and awe-inspiring sections of Chile is the stretch of Patagonia linked together by Route 7, better known as the Carretera Austral.

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WATCH: Spectacular Glacier Collapse

Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Glacier Ice Fall, Video, Perito Moreno, Glacier, Argentina Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina Glacier Collapse, Patagonia Glacier, Argentina, Perito Moreno Glacier, Glacier Collapse, World News

Every year, thousands of tourists flock to Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier for majestic views of frozen H2O. This week, many have been treated to a ...

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WATCH: Life In Remote Patagonia

Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Chile, Extreme Travel, Video, Camping, Remote Destinations, Adventure Travel, International Destinations, Destinations, Patagonia, Travel News

Faustino Barrientos might just be the most isolated Chilean in all of South America. And a video crew from Vice recently went to find him -- and learn...

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If "Corporations Are People, Too [My Friend]," Shouldn't They Behave Ethically?

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Social Networking, Sustainable Food, Patagonia, Environmentalism, Corporate Social Responsibility, Capitalism, Occupy Movement, Business Ethics, Social Media, Apple, Apple Ipad, Apple Iphone, Corporations Are People, Ethics, Occupy Wall Street, Foxconn, Subaru, Branding, Chipotle, Sustainability, LEED Certification, Economy, Jobs, Manufacturing, Economic Recovery, China Manufacturing, Business News

Corporations can take the lead in reforming their policies and practices, and re-positioning their branding accordingly -- thereby elevating the public's perception of their products and services -- as Good Corporate Citizens.

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PHOTOS: The World's 11 Coolest Train Stations

BootsnAll | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: India, Bootsnall, Turkey, Australia, France, Patagonia, Innsbruck, Train Travel, Malaysia, Argentina, Mumbai, Spain, Travel, Tibet, Melbourne, Strasbourg, Madrid, Istanbul, Austria, Train Station, Trains, Antwerp, Japan, Kuala Lumpur, Belgium, Slidepollajax, Travel News

No matter how many improvements are made to transportation methods, there's something undeniably appealing about old-school train travel.

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Man Steals 5 Metric Tons Of Ice From Chile's Fastest Shrinking Glacier

Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Chile, Chile Glaciers, Chile Glacier Melt, Video, Chile Glacier Thief, Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Jorge Montt Glacier Theft, Jorge Montt Glacier Chile, Patagonia, Jorge Montt Glacier Melt, Green News

A Chilean man is skating on thin ice after he was allegedly caught with over 11,000 pounds (five metric tons) of glacial ice in a truck. According to...

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PHOTOS: Torres Del Paine National Park Before The Burn

Andrew Harper | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Torres Del Paine Fires, Chile, Torres Del Paine Park, Patagonia, Slidepollajax, Travel News

I was in Torres del Paine National Park before it went up in flame.

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PHOTOS: Great Film Locations To Visit Around The World

BootsnAll | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Movie Locations, Tokyo, Austria, Thailand, Bootsnall, New Zealand, Tunisia, Greece, Salzburg, Patagonia, Argentina, Travel, Japan, Film, Movies, Slidepollajax, Travel News

While movies can instantly transport us to mythical lands to far off islands and from futuristic cities to places yet to be discovered, the journey doesn't have to end when the credits roll.

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Reducing Consumption in 2012 -- An Inconvenient but Necessary Resolution

Judith Samuelson | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Ebay, American Consumerism, Sustainable Consumption, Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia, Green News

Our economy however, seems built on a set of habits that would suggest that if we all commit to the same resolution of buying less, the layoffs will only get worse. Welcome to the quandary of sustainable consumption.

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New Year's Resolution: Optimism

Andrew Winston | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Unilever, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Ski Industry, Permafrost, Patagonia, Solar Energy, Climate Change, Nrg, Green News

The full logic of green -- the economic, environmental, social, and moral imperative -- is dawning on everyone from joe skier to fossil-fuel CEOs and local entrepreneurs.

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PHOTOS: 8 Luxury Musts For Your 2012 Bucket List

Elizabeth Thorp | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Europe Travel, Chile, Turkey, France, International Destinations, Patagonia, Italy, Luxury Travel, Relais-and-Chateaux, Travel, Destinations, Paris, Family Travel Guides, Greece, Slidepollajax, South America Travel, Poshbrood, Travel Blogs, Travel News

We've got it bad. Wanderlust, that is...

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Capitalism You Can Fall in Love With

Auren Kaplan | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Evolving Capitalism, Benevolent-Capitalism, Warby Parker, Free Market Capitalism, Patagonia, TOMS Shoes, Capitalism: A Love Story, Capitalism, Pepsi, Wal-Mart, Procter & Gamble, Impact News

Capitalism is changing. It is evolving. And big companies are going to start to realize that when the cause is the brand, the consumer cannot get enough. That means two things: 1. More profits and 2. more good.

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Smithsonian Dinosaur Movie Lawsuit Hinges On Missing $225,000

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: DC News, Imax, Dinosaur Lawsuit, District of Columbia, Museums, Patagonia, Lawsuits, Dc Around Town, Smithsonian, Dinosaurs, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Dinosaurs are wreaking havoc in the nation's capital, thanks in part, perhaps, to shoddy bookkeeping by the Smithsonian Institution. ...

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How I Spent My Black Friday: Selling, Not Buying, Patagonia Fleeces on eBay

Wendy Gordon | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Polyester, Over-Consumption, Recycle, Climate Change, Repair, Black Friday, Common Threads, Reuse, Patagonia, Fleece, Pollution, Ebay, Reduce, Green News

My plan this year for Black Friday was to sit out the retail game altogether. That was before I saw the ad in The New York Times. "Don't Buy This Jacket," exhorted the full-page message sponsored by the Patagonia Common Threads Initiative.

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The Faithful Shopper: Fall into Fitness

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Clothing, Halloween, Women's Tennis, Skating, Rock-Climbing Shoes, Camping Equipment, Paragon, Rei, Lexington Avenue, Bowling Balls, Fitness and Exercise, Sports Authority, Resistance Equipment, Faith Hope Consolo, Yoga, October, Kayaks, Metro Bicycles, Surfing, The North Face, Lafayette Street, Broadway, Stretch Trianing, Avenue of the Americas, Snowboarding, The Shops at Columbus Circle, New York, Sports, Wooster Street, New York City Marathon, ING New York City Marathon, Eastern Mountain Sports, Outdoorsman, The Running Company, Basketball Hoops, Super Runners Shop, Venus Williams, Sid's Bikes. JackRabbit, October Surprise, Patagonia, Gap, Serena Williams, Tennis, Elliptical Machines, Treadmills, Mason's Tennis Mart, Hockey Sticks, Vibration Training, Modell's, Fitness, Uggs, Hikers, The Running Gallery, Nike, Athleta, Columbus Avenue, Westchester, Physical Fitness, Pilates, Cycling, New York City, Skiing, New York Road Runners Club, Golfsmith, Camping, Upper West Side, Ice Skates, Gymsource, New York News

For fashionistas, October means that we only have a few more weeks to get into shape for those holiday parties! New York has any number of shops to equip you properly for your sport of choice.

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