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Outdoor Bacteria Can Make You Smarter, and Happier
Getting some outdoor time is not only good for the soul, it's probably good for the mind. Research from The Sage Colleges in Troy, New York, suggests that exposure to a natural soil bacterium called Mycobacterium vaccae can increase learning behavior.
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BMW Made The First Move On Washington State Hydro Power. Who's Next?
A few weeks ago I speculated that passage of a Cap & Trade bill would cause existing US manufacturers to relocate not to China but to states with greener power. BMW it turns out has decided not
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New Yorkers, Keep Yoga Protected with a 2-Minute Call
Shouldn't such a good, green thing be accessible to its
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Win an Eco-Friendly, Solar-Powered Wedding
Want an eco-friendly wedding?? Afraid of the sticker shock for all of those organic, free-range doves merrily flying away after your vows? Not sure you can beat the millions of other people vying for a Today Show
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25 Warning Signs 4U2C: Art by John Fekner (Slideshow)
Image via: John Fekner Warning Signs 4U2C, the latest art project by John Fekner, is a brand new collection of pieces that have never been published before. While green is popular today, through the images of 25 Warning Signs 4U2C, Fekner questions how
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Eco-Rally to Transverse America
Photo from Eco-Rally USA Eco-Rally USA, a grassroots transportation group, is launching a trip across the United States aimed at helping to accelerate clean energy vehicles to become the standard for automobiles rather than the exception. The tour start
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With Help from Species Survival Plan, Red Wolves May Have a Future
Photo from Gregory Koch Red wolves are one of the rarest mammals in North America. They are a mere 100 strong in their native habitat of North Carolina’s Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. But with the help of the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC)
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Is Brooks Running the Best Green Source for Runners?
You a runner? Or an exercise-oholic? And you want your workouts to reflect your green lifestyle? Well, the race is ON or at least for me and a few friends to find the best performing green running equipment.
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Riding in Place to Fight Breast Cancer
How would you react if you lost your mother to breast cancer? If you are Jonathan Cane, you'd organize a virtual-cross-country bicycle race in the storefront on one of Manhattan's busiest streets. Starting on Tuesday, May 26, at
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Vegan Footwear - Cowhugger Walk with Me
Photo from Modesto Junior College MooShoes, Inc. is a vegan-owned business that sells an assortment of cruelty-free footwear, bags, t-shirts, wallets, books (mainly cookbooks) and other accessories. It is the first cruelty-free store of its kind in New
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Cardboard Empire State Building: From NYC Icon to American Idol of Energy Efficiency (Video, Photos)
Yesterday, Matthew gave you the detailed rundown on Empire State Building Going Green: Major Energy Efficiency Improvement Retrofit Announced. Here's a video with some history on the NYC Icon, now striving to become the American Idol of energy
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New York's Nuns are Green and Holy
The Episcopal Sisters of the Community of the Holy Spirit are looking forward to living in a new convent which will be green and environmental; they see it as a natural outgrowth of their spiritual life. "It's a question of stewardship," said a
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Last-Minute Green Shopping: Via Nativa Fair-Trade Store
In our recent How to go Green Holidays, we've made the point: this time of the year is not about presents and errands, but about sharing with your beloved. Keeping that in mind, if you still need to get some presents and didn't
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Two Universities Taking the Initiative to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint
Good news travels in pairs and today we have two stories from two separate universities who have taken the steps to reduce their carbon footprint through various program initiatives. The first
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Update on BMW's Electric Mini
Update on BMW's Plans Back in July we reported on BMW's plans to make 500 electric Mini Coopers available in the California market. At the time, we were thinking that while it's great to see BMW planing to make available what was once an unofficial
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The TH Interview: Ariella Maron—The Greening of New York City
Love it or hate it, New York's 8.25 million people are some of the greenest citizens walking among us. Whether they know it or not, New Yorkers have significantly lighter footprints than the vast majority of Americans, and Mayor Bloomberg is trying to
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The TH Interview: Tristan Prettyman, singer/songwriter
With the advent of her sophomore album, Hello....x, singer/songwriter Tristan Prettyman is showing she is more than just a pretty face. Listening to Prettyman, its easy to kick back and feel more at peace with
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Tristan Prettyman Saves Oceans and Climate With Latest Album
Singer/Songwriter Tristan Prettyman is using her sophomore album, Hello, to do more than raise money. She donated a song "War Outta Peace" to the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF), which created a DVD to
