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How to Make Your Home a Green Building
How to Make Your Home a Green Building

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How to Make Your Home a Green Building

There are lots of misconceptions about sustainable design. Often sustainable building projects, or “green buildings,” are associated with...

How to Grow Your Own Vegetables: A Very Short Guide for Distracted Gardeners
How to Grow Your Own Vegetables: A Very Short Guide for Distracted Gardeners

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How to Grow Your Own Vegetables: A Very Short Guide for Distracted Gardeners

Growing food can be really hard work, and some failure is inevitable. The good news is that there are some tricks to grow food with minimal time,...

5 Easy Ways to Save the Bees (And the World)
5 Easy Ways to Save the Bees (And the World)

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5 Easy Ways to Save the Bees (And the World)

You may not know it yet, but you love and depend on bees. Here are some easy things that you can do to help them out.

Earth Day Birthday!
Earth Day Birthday!

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Earth Day Birthday!

Ever wonder why we celebrate Earth Day every April 22?

A Visual Guide to Recycling
A Visual Guide to Recycling

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A Visual Guide to Recycling

A handy infographic guide for recycling at home.

What kind of trash person are you?
What kind of trash person are you?

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What kind of trash person are you?

When it comes to stewardship of the planet, we all have our own styles.

How the Burden of Climate Change Falls on the Poor
How the Burden of Climate Change Falls on the Poor

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How the Burden of Climate Change Falls on the Poor

Harjeet Singh, global lead for ActionAid in India, talked with us about the current state of the climate change crisis, especially as it relates to...

Trying to Save Energy? You're Doing It Wrong
Trying to Save Energy? You're Doing It Wrong

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Trying to Save Energy? You're Doing It Wrong

Cutting energy consumption is a worthy goal in a handful of ways: it could save you a little money, it’s less wasteful and it reduces the strain...

This Guatemalan Lake Town Is Leading the Way Toward a Plastic-Free Future
This Guatemalan Lake Town Is Leading the Way Toward a Plastic-Free Future

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This Guatemalan Lake Town Is Leading the Way Toward a Plastic-Free Future

San Pedro La Laguna, a small town on the banks of Guatemala's Lake Atitlán, was once drowning in plastic. Now, it's leading the way to a...

Pot Growing 101: Container Gardening Basics
Pot Growing 101: Container Gardening Basics

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Pot Growing 101: Container Gardening Basics

Gardening elicits a host of great health benefits, from reducing stress to helping you sleep. Growing your own food can also save you money and...