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Which Animal Best Represents Canada? (Survey)

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Canadian senators have a lot of time on their hands, having no real role in the governing of the country. Sometimes they seem to just do silly things to get attention, like Senator Nicole Eaton, who wants to replace Canada’s national…

World’s Most Efficient Flexible OLED Printed on Plastic (Video)

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Researchers at the University of Toronto have made a major push in the printing of flexible OLED surfaces, something electronics manufacturers can’t wait to see hit commercial scale. These dis…

Weather Weirding: Record-Breaking Snow In Northeast & Amarillo, Texas

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If you live anywhere from Philadelphia, through New York, New Jersey, and lower New England you don’t need to be told how abnormal the snow over this past weekend was, or that it set records. But you may not be aware just how unusual…

There’s No Such Thing As Waste: A (Surprisingly) Awesome Permaculture Song (Video)

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As a general rule, I tend to get nervous when I hear about a “permaculture song”. While permaculture design may have brought us such genius innovations as chicken tunnel cultivation and working swimming pools growin…

Raising Chickens Is a Patriotic Duty, Uncle Sam Says So

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In cities and towns all over North America, citizens are trying to occupy their own back yards and raise their own chickens, only to have the governments cry fowl play. We recently quoted the mayor of one such town, who said …

Occupy Wall Street Should Take on Oil Companies, Not Just Banks

From the trap of high gas prices to energy costs triggering recession, the interconnections between our energy hungry society and its economic woes just keep cropping up recently. Elisa Wood over at Renewable Energy World has an interesting post on w…

Ask Pablo: Which Favorite Holiday Pie Is The Greenest to Bake?

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Dear Pablo: With the holidays approaching, I am wondering which pie is the greenest — pumpkin, apple, or pecan?…Read the full story on TreeHugger

Rocketeer Rocket Pack from Trash

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If you’re still looking for something to wear tonight for a Halloween costume, you might have everything you need in your recycling bin — though you’ll need to spend a few hours crafting it. ModMischief has created a DI…

Why "Green Fatigue" May Be an Opportunity to Do Better

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I gave a talk at LA Green Festival on Saturday. It was an update on a guest post by my colleague Jerry Stifelman entitled Greenhushing Doesn’t Help Anyone: Why Green Businesses Must Speak Up, arguing that it is as important for gre…

What Gets Measured Gets Managed: Cracking The Tracking of Bikes and Pedestrians

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Our roads are designed for cars, and there are often sensors that control lights or count vehicles in the road that don’t pick up bikes; I often stop at an intersection waiting for a light to change, (yes, some cyclists do stop at …