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Community-Based Group Teaches About Organic Foods

Community-Based Group Teaches About Organic Foods

Stanford University researchers found “organic” doesn’t necessarily mean “healthier” Watch »

Sep 4, 2012
Miami's Design District To Get A Makeover

Miami's Design District To Get A Makeover

Miami's Design Destrict will receive a fashionable transformation into a luxury promenade with cafes, plazas... Read »

Jun 5, 2012
Self-Sustaining Farm in Homestead Helping Homeless

Self-Sustaining Farm in Homestead Helping Homeless

Some 500 formerly homeless people live and work on a self-sustaining farm in Homestead. Watch »

May 18, 2012
Jessica Alba Is

Jessica Alba Is "Eco-Mama"

Jessica Alba discusses ways that she is environmentally friendly as a parent and tells about her plans for a... Watch »

Apr 20, 2012
Stone Cold Drinking

Stone Cold Drinking

A Vermont-based stone company uses its soapstone scraps to cut cubes it markets as "green," reusable... Watch »

Apr 20, 2012
How to Be Earth Friendly Without Nagging

How to Be Earth Friendly Without Nagging

Just because you like to recycle doesn't mean others do. How can you talk to people about their green... Watch »

Apr 18, 2012
Green Library Gives Power Back to Grid

Green Library Gives Power Back to Grid

The West Irving Library in Texas operates completely on solar power. The 1-year-old building is generating... Watch »

Apr 18, 2012
Learning to Live Green

Learning to Live Green

A new environmental curriculum including books and activities has helped fire students up to recycle and care for th... Watch »

Apr 16, 2012
Earth Week: Complete Coverage

Earth Week: Complete Coverage

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Apr 18, 2013
Teaching Kids to Recycle

Teaching Kids to Recycle

You may think that teaching your kids how to recycle is difficult, but it may be easier than you Watch »

Apr 11, 2012
How to Stop Using Plastic Bags

How to Stop Using Plastic Bags

Can you do without plastic bags? Brandi Jeter, Sharon Rowley, Beth Engelman and Amanda Rodriguez, sit down... Watch »

Apr 11, 2012
Whiz Kid Brews Biofuels

Whiz Kid Brews Biofuels

16-year-old researcher Sara Volz is working in an Air Force Academy lab to extract fuel from Watch »

Apr 11, 2012
Home Canning Is Good For Our Environment

Home Canning Is Good For Our Environment

Canned foods are good for you and for the environment and it's making a comeback. The old-fashioned trend is one tha... Watch »

Apr 11, 2012
Greenest Home Is a First in Miami Beach

Greenest Home Is a First in Miami Beach

Imagine having a four-bedroom house with a pool and not paying a dime on your electric bill. Watch »

Nov 17, 2011
7 Ways to Go Green With Your Pet

7 Ways to Go Green With Your Pet

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Nov 15, 2011
Welcome to Green Week

Welcome to Green Week

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Nov 14, 2011
Western Black Rhino Declared Extinct

Western Black Rhino Declared Extinct

A quarter of all mammals are at risk of extinction, conservation group says. Read »

Nov 11, 2011
Administration Urges New Wilderness Protections

Administration Urges New Wilderness Protections

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Nov 11, 2011
'Fracking' Chemical Found in Town's Aquifer

'Fracking' Chemical Found in Town's Aquifer

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Nov 11, 2011
Senate Majority Rejects GOP Bid to Block EPA

Senate Majority Rejects GOP Bid to Block EPA

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Nov 11, 2011
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