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Alaskan Man Ready to Go off the Grid
Chuck Baird is going off the grid for a year. The 40-year-old oil company employee and filmmaker will move to the mostly uninhabited Latouche Island in Prince William Sound at the end of May. Photo Cr…
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Printable Houses Could Redefine Housing
Danish architects, in collaboration with Facit Homes in London, are building a digitally-fabricated house printed from a computer file - a new concept they say minimizes waste and simplifies the build…
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Have a Slice of Insect Pie!
Dutch students bake the world's biggest grasshopper pie to promote insects as a source of protein. Photo Credit: Gilliamhome's Olympus E3 and Evolt 500 Page via Flickr. Odd News by NewsLook …
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Why the Gates Foundation Invested in Maggots
The idea of dining on roast chicken reared on blood-fed maggots may not sound too appetizing, but in South Africa one scientist and businessman believes that maggots represent the future for animal fe…
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3 Sustainable Building Options
With every new building or home that gets constructed, added on, or remodeled comes the opportunity to create a structure that uses less energy and more sustainable materials. The options for sustaina…
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Urban Aquaculture in Chicago
A group of young pioneers has taken up residence in an old meat-packing plant in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood. They're part of a small band of urban "aquaponics" farmers, growing fish and …
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Inexpensive and Sustainable Food from Hydroponics
A low-cost, easy to use hydroponics system developed in the Philippines is giving small communities with little land an inexpensive way to produce their own vegetables. The system is designed to maxim…
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The Other Side of Occupy
The Occupy Movement was one of the defining news stories of late 2011; however, much of the hope and meaning behind its original vision was lost in growing apathy, divisiveness of purpose, intrusion b…
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Edward Norton Calls for Antarctic Marine Reserve
Actor Ed Norton and a coalition of environmental groups are calling for the world's largest marine reserve to be declared in Antarctica's Ross Sea to prevent "industrial scale" fishing from ruining th…
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Farming Revolution in South Africa
A new project in South Africa is taking organic waste that would otherwise be left to simply decay in garbage dumps and processing it in a special facility belonging to the South African company Relia…
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people are talking
There is a poem I read years ago called "English is Tough Stuff" And all of these are in there.
on 8 Spelling Mistakes Even Smart People Make
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I'm somewhat skeptical as to the carcinogenic effects of using pads. The statements are about what's…
on 8 Things Every Woman Needs to Know about Feminine Hygiene Products
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Cleaning often is a must..but sometimes smell of strong smelling foods lingers and baking soda is th…
on The Natural Fix for a Smelly Refrigerator
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i just open a small box of baking soda, put it in the refrigerator, and it works very well!
on The Natural Fix for a Smelly Refrigerator
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Thanks Brandi for sharing the info.
on Music and Yoga Lovers Rejoice Over New Studio
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