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From the 35-mile long volcanic rift in the Ethiopian desert that has been confirmed as the beginning of a new sea to the news that oil continues to gush into the Timor Sea--at an estimated rate of somewhere between 400 and 2,000 barrels per day--from an oil rig off the NW coast of Australia, a lot happened this week in green. We took a tour of Paris Hilton's $325,000 dog mansion--complete with air-conditioning and designer furniture--and saw spooky photos of Readers' Green Halloweens. Find out what else happened in the world of green this week in our photo roundup of most popular, most important, and most oddball stories.

Culture & Celebrity

Image via Orianna Helms.

You head off to the local market with your grocery list in hand...and then you get there and realize you forgot your bags reusable bags! It's happened to all of us and darn, isn't it so frustrating? Not to mention that so many stores give us money back now if we bring our reusable bags. It would be so much easier if we had a little reminder as we walked out the door, which is exactly why we need these cute DFTB tags.

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The cold weather is quickly approaching, which means it's time to start thinking about the holidays! Whether it's gift-giving, entertaining, or curling up to a warm biofuel fireplace, WorkingWonders has what you are looking for in the upcoming winter months. And what's better is that WorkingWonders carefully researches everything they offer, selecting only what meets their unique eco-standards, and then they make that information transparent to all of us.

The company also offers their very own Green Guide in which they ask their manufacturers to identify within eight categories their products fall into and, based on their information, WorkingWonders then assigns the appropriate green icons to assist us in making better buying choices.

TH Exclusives

Photo credit: kafka4prez

Baking soda to save money AND the planet! 22 ways to use this miracle stuff (oh, yeah, and you can bake with it, too).

5 easy ways to be cycle-chic on the supercheap.

These 3 coffees are triple-certified fair trade -- and all of 'em support fun "extra" causes, from bird-friendliness to soccer balls to feminism.

More decorations! More cookies! More presents! More shopping! Time to take a breath and plan 10 frugal, healthy meals for November.

You're a locavore? Great! Your next mission: Take eating local out of your home kitchen and into the community.

What to get the baby who has everything? Durable, green holiday gifts for the under-one set.

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All eyes are on the city of Barcelona this week, as the last round of climate talks take place before the campaign roadshow moves onto to its final destination in Copenhagen in December. So what advances have the international delegates made this week? Well progress looked doubtful when 50 African nations staging a boycott, as Matthew McDermott reported, but thankfully they rejoined the discussion after making their point for 24 hours. We tour the blogosphere to see what else has been going on at the talks in Barcelona this week.

TH Exclusives

This week is Carnival of the Green #201 and it's being hosted by ooffoo, where you can reuse, recycle, swap, sell, giveaway, write and even blog - all in one site! Not to mention their recipes, eco-tips, and debates!

So head on over to this weeks Carnival which includes a round up of green news and events from the past week and your best green tweets, submitted by other bloggers and green sites. From biofuel fireplaces and going solar to homemade Pico de Gallo - enjoy!

We are now accepting host requests for 2010! Read on to find out how to host.

Design & Architecture

Image courtesty of TerraCycle

We just began an interesting experiment at TerraCycle: Opening our first retail outlet and giving people a place to bring in what they'd normally mail to us as part of our collection Brigades. But that's not the most interesting part. We've decided to see what people will do when given the chance to pay whatever price they want for products.

In this economy, will people intentionally undercut the price? Will they, unaware of what we really charge, which, whenever possible, is the same or lower then comparable non-green products, actually overpay for their purchase? Or, might they, knowing we're a company working hard to make as sustainable a product as possible, make a point to pay more as a show of support?

Food & Health

Fall and winter gardening. Credit: sbocaj, CC 2.0

Is the soil in your garden still supporting summer vegetables like zucchinis and tomatoes? Have you prepared for fall frost and winter weather with help from your composted vegetables and other soil amendments? Is your fall harvest providing crisp cabbage, broccoli, or cauliflower? Have you begun to sow carrots and turnips? Prove it! We want to see photos of your winter garden preparation and planted gardens--indoors or out--for our next readers slideshow. Click through for details and if you missed it, view fall favorite Readers' Green Halloween Photos.