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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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Is It Still a Carolina Wren If It No Longer Calls Carolina Home?
Following closely on the heels of a recent report by the University of York, the Audubon Society today announced that the Carolina Wren is just one of over 305 bird species that are now spending their winters over 35 miles
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Hotsprings In February (videos)
In February, it can get pretty cold in the northern parts of Japan, with snow up to 2 m (6-7 ft) in many rural villages in the mountains. That's when we like to go to the hotsprings, and enjoy the mineral waters heated
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Get Out and Play: Arts Shanty in Minnesota
They have such fun in Minnesota; they elect comedians like Michele Bachmann and Al Franken; they build Ice monuments honoring socialist dictators and best of all, they know how to enjoy winter.
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Five Sensational Eco-Fashion Sales Happening Now!
If there’s one thing an eco-savvy shopper knows—it’s that post-holiday, mid-season quiet periods are the perfect time for scoring the hottest deals on otherwise high-priced items. And for those of us experiencing winter
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It's Winter Bike To Work Day In Boulder
More snowy cities should celebrate their winter cyclists, instead of ignoring or barely tolerating them. The City of Boulder goes all out: You wake up, look out the window and see that last night's snowstorm has left a blanket of snow that appears to
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Frosty Receptions: Snow Palaces and Ice Hotels Around the World
From 1888 in Montreal, Quebec to 2009 in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, buildings made of ice have been the rage. We take a slideshow tour of some of the most interesting ones at Frosty Receptions: Snow Palaces and Ice Hotels Around the
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OK Grasshopper, This Is What You SHOULD Have Done to Prepare
It would be no big deal if this photo were taken in Buffalo or Montreal, but Seattle? There is climate chaos everywhere; In Canada, it is the first coast-to-coast white Christmas in thirty years, and parts of the
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Weather the Storm with These 6 Green Tips
The persistent snow and other bad weather that has blanketed the northern U.S. and much of Canada has ground several cities to a halt and made many everyday activities all but impossible for folks from
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Top 10 DIY Holiday Gifts, Cauliflower Gorgonzola Soup and Green Friday Fun Night
:: Who would be able to resist a Toaster Pastry i-Pod Cozy? Make this and other totally diggable DIY holiday gifts.
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Ottawa To Investigate Snow-Powered Air Conditioning's Potential
A couple weeks ago we heard that New Chitose Airport, on the Japanese island of Hokkaido plans on using snow, kept cool throughout the summer under insulating materials, to chill the airport’s cooling system in the summer. Such a
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From the Forums: Have You Turned on The Heat Yet?
Treehuggers, have you turned on your heat yet?
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Snow To Be Used to Replace 30% of Japanese Airport's Cooling Energy Needs
When your island gets 20-30 feet of snow in a year, I suppose coming up with interesting ways to put that snow to use. That’s just what Japan’s transport ministry plans on doing at the new New
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Why You Get Worse Gas Mileage in Winter and What to do about it
Cold weather can be a nuisance, it is cold for one, uncomfortable at times, hard to drive in (when it is snowing), and puts added strain on your vehicle. There is no mystery really as to why your gas mileage is not quite as good in the
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Thinking of Buying a Pellet Stove? We Can Help!
Modern Wood Burning Pellet Stoves With high energy prices and constant talks of economic recession, wood stoves are back in vogue in many parts of the world where wood can be had cheaply. But they have downsides, especially if we're talking about old
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From the Forums: Winter is Coming
Winter is coming and already the predictions are that we're about to face a long harsh one. This past winter in Portland (my first) I'm told was unseasonably long. It was pretty brutal, both cold and wet.
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Winter Biking Isn't So Bad
I made a New Year's Resolution to never drive alone downtown all winter but to use my bike no matter what the weather. I already broke it last week when I had to carry books to a class that I teach at Ryerson University, but even though we had a foot
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As The Year Comes To a Close, Resolve To Keep Your Precious Bike Safe and Sound
For bicycle commuters, keeping our prized steed safe and sound is always a key concern, but the holidays present two unique challenges: bad weather, and an increased crime rate. Two years ago today, I learned the hard way that though cyclists are on
