For many in the city, having a garden or farm is what they think an impossibility. In San Francisco, My Farm will create and cultivate anywhere from 4' by 4' to a whole yard, for you, and harvest a box a week, plus share what extra is grown via a CSA
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]]> Squeaky wheels get the grease!
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]]> Follow these tips to help you reduce food waste, save money and protect the environment.

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]]> With an abundance of companies going green, and a corresponding explosion of green themed conferences sprouting up, this is to be applauded. And yet, there's a remnant of the old paradigm that sticks up like a weed out of the smooth green path: Swag.
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]]> Want to make a difference in the health of the planet, but don't know where to start? Check out the Be The Change Program, which brings together people from across the spectrum to show you how, and help give a frame to your enthusiasm.
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]]> Maybe we'll save the Grand Canyon after all!
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]]> The Recharge Pod at Glastonbury will power 100 cell phones an hour, using both wind and solar, generating the equivalent energy of running a dj booth for 88 hours!
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]]> Who's side is he on, anyway?
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]]> This is an open letter that will be sent to the Senator. How do you think he'll answer, or do you think he'll ignore it?
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]]> Mazda's newest hydrogen rotary engine will take to public roads in Japan for testing this year.

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]]> Big events like the Olympics need not mean building huge capacity, only to have it unneeded and taking up space/resources after. How about foldable temporary hotel rooms?
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]]> Verterra have created the slam dunk of bio based serviceware: Their plates are made 100% from fallen leaves and water. Nothing else. And they can be used in an oven, microwaved, have hot fluids in them, be refrigerated, even reused. Really? Yes. How?
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]]> Ever wonder what happens to those seasonal banners in malls? Thrown out, mostly. In Vancouver, they make them into stylish shopping bags, the proceeds going to create more green spaces there. And they can go even further, with biodegradable. Check it out!
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]]> Summer is here, which leads to thoughts of road trips, camping, and festivals. All of which likely will involve eating. And unless you're an ace fire starter, you'll likely use Sterno, that bright pink goo. No need, there are great alternatives!
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]]> Using tar sands from Alberta, Hyperion plans to build the first all-new oil refinery in the U.S. since 1976.
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]]> World Ocean Day, June 8th, Highlights Threats to Oceans around the World, and Opportunities to Help Improve the Health of our Seas. his World Ocean Day, June 8th, The Nature Conservancy is offering simple tips to help restore oceans and coasts around the
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]]> It just goes on and on, will it ever happen?
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]]> Microfinance is great, but what if you're too big for that, but too little for large scale venture funds? How about an NGO that supports, educates, and funds sustainable businesses in Nicaragua? An example for us all.
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]]> People presume green technology is only going to do well in rich countries. Far from the case. No Apagones ("No Blackouts") shows how to clearly, effectively make the case for $2 CFL lights in a country where they make $60-100 a month.
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]]> With a 150 mile range, 0-60 in under 6 seconds, at a total pre-tax cost including the car of around $50,000. That's $10,000 less then the deposit alone for a Tesla!
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]]> How's this for an advertising campaign?
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]]> “One train can carry the load of more than 280 trucks.”
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]]> Terracycle is most known for their reuse of plastic soda bottles as packaging for their Worm Poop gardening products. But it’s their recent move into office and school products in with Office Max that stands to make an even more profound impact.
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]]> What if, rather then as individuals supporting businesses we like, or boycotting them en masse, we as a crowd were harnessed to financially reward companies that make the most change, as compared to other companies competing for the honor?
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]]> You could mistakenly believe, judging by all the press about US cleantech, renewable energy, and green business ventures, that the hub for all things green and innovative is the US. Far from it. Across Europe, innovation is everywhere, reaching globally.
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]]> We rely on big trucks to haul stuff across the country. But what about when they sit there idling? Not so great for the environment, right? IdleAire has created a device that alleviates the need for idling, good for trucks, truckers, and the planet.
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]]> An Amsterdam based firm scours 400 business resources and has 8000 on the ground eyes and ears looking for the best new business ideas on the planet. What will you find?
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]]> A review of 320 studies, announced today, found that design definitely impacts human health.
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]]> This blew me away, but then, what do you think?
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]]> Shah borrowed $2,000 from a local trafficker, promising to repay the loan with 24 kilos of opium at harvest time. Late last spring, just before harvest, a government crop-eradication team appeared at the family’s little plot of land in Laghman province an
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]]> Who knew the strong spirit could help you save money and reduce chemicals?
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]]> With the rising cost of power, and the greater awareness of the human impact on the environment, home solar power has moved beyond deep green people and out into the broader society. Sungevity has hit the mark on how to sell home solar to the masses.
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]]> Ever wanted to help people in the developing world in a meaningful, personal, empowering way? KivaB4B provides this, doubling what you put towards the entrepreneur of your choice.
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]]> Choi Seung-kuk, the Secretary General of Green Korea, has officially bowed out as an Olympic torch bearer. Mr. Choi cited China’s aggression in Tibet as his main reason for refusing to carry the Olympic torch.

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]]> Brian Forde looked around Nicaragua, saw the prevalence of three wheeled bikes, carrying cargo, people, ice cream, and had an idea: create a pedal powered mobile version of the phone call shop, able to go wherever the people are.
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]]> Cute.
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]]> An estimated 10,000 lit up Sunday in a public, pot smoke-out in Colorado, while police stood by and sniffed the haze. No arrests were made. The irony here, is the DEA still considers industrial hemp marijuana.
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]]> How do you get your kids to care more about and take action on improving the environment, when the world they're focused on is on their iPod, their Wii, their phone, and online? By creating a web based kids show that doesn't preach, but instead engages.
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]]> There’s been a lot of energy behind wind power these days, with talk of larger and more dramatic installations every week. But this may leave you wondering, what does it have to do with me? How can I personally make a difference? Enter the helix turbine.
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]]> Next time you bite into a banana, think for a moment what brought it to your store: Probably a wax coated box. A box that is difficult or impossible to recycle, depending on area facilities. It doesn't have to be that way.
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]]> For most people, shipping quickly internationally boils down to a small bowl of alphabet soup: DHL, UPS, or FedEx. End of story. Did you know your package may go 1000+ miles out it's way, for the sake of "efficiency"? It doesn't have to be that way.
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]]> Most of us are at least vaguely familiar with biodiesel, but how much do we really know? While biodiesel is the most popular alternative fuel available, it’s commonly misunderstood or misrepresented by inaccurate information. This resource covers it all..
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]]> Tropical shrimp, raised in the Netherlands, done sustainably? Oh yes.
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]]> Junk Mail. Two words, a lot of impact. 100 million trees worth annually in the US, along with the resources used to print them, plus the resulting additional emissions generated carrying them around to their final destination, your mailbox. What to do?
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]]> Wouldn't it be fun to have one? But why?
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]]> You don't typically put the words green and PBX phone service together. Why start now? Broadcore, a virtual PBX provider, sweeps away the need to have mountains of gear on site, needing replacement, fixing, and precious office space to be yielded to it.
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]]> They talked about change, and we still have a mess. Will they help us clean up what they didn't?
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