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Offbeat News tagged with green

Tallest Treehouse Built From Reclaimed Wood
Offbeat  (tags: architecture, green, humans, home, interesting, off-beat, photos, pictures, unusual )

Daphna
- 24 days ago - inhabitat.com
When God told Horace Burgess to build a treehouse, he promised that Burgess would never run out of materials. So far he hasn't. Using tons of reclaimed wood, Burgess has built a 10 story treehouse in Crossville, Tennessee. Burgess claims it is the world's
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Shrub Man Declares Flower War on His Enemies
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, off-beat, humans, interesting, bizarre, environment, environment, green )

Suzybell
- 139 days ago - metro.co.uk
A man who dresses up as a giant shrub to defend foliage from enemies everywhere has struck again in the heart of the town of Colchester. The Shrub Man, as he calls himself, was snapped planting shrubs in areas to brighten up Colchester.
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God-Consciousness Is Attainable
Offbeat  (tags: interesting, offbeat, unusual, god, consciousness, aspiration, conformity, society, green, living )

Road
- 180 days ago - care2.com
Find others who share your aim to reach God-consciousness and gather together. To commune with others involves commitment and a willingness to expose your deepest aspirations. It requires stepping out of conformity with society.....
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Row Erupts Over Governor General's Seal Taste
Offbeat  (tags: animals, ecosystems, habitat, humans, nature, freedoms, family, food, green, activists, culture, education, freedoms, interesting, rights, politics, women, animaladvocates, animalrights, animalwelfare, society, ancient, health, history, seals )

Dave
- 182 days ago - thestar.com
She came, she cut, she ate -- and now, after gobbling seal heart raw, Governor General Michaelle Jean is tasting the inevitable wave of political indigestion.
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10 Easy Ways to Run Your Laptop Without Electricity
Offbeat  (tags: Laptop, Electricity, Computer, Tech, Green, Environment )

Jollygirl
- 282 days ago - greenwebhostingcoupons.com
Unless you have a load of laptop batteries in the storage shed, you might find that going without electricity or getting off the grid can prove difficult. If you want get greener you may want to try one or more of the ten options listed below.
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Get Your Green Degree, For Free: 100 Open Courses That Anyone Can Take
Offbeat  (tags: Green, Open Course, Education, Learning, Degree )

Jollygirl
- 294 days ago - elearningyellowpages.com
The following courses are organized by discipline, but don't let your English literature background stop you from exploring civil engineering classes. There is plenty of crossover between these courses and various other disciplines.
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Five of the World's Weirdest Plants
Offbeat  (tags: green, science, world, science, bizarre, off-beat, pictures )

Nena
- 303 days ago - funnbee.info
Five of the World's Weirdest Plants
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50 Ways to Go Green in the Classroom
Offbeat  (tags: Teachers, Education, Green, Classroom, Teaching )

Neelakant
- 519 days ago - teachingtips.com
Can you think of 50 different ways to go green in your classroom starting this fall? This little cheat sheet will help you and your students make a pact to make more eco-conscious choices and take real steps to saving our planet.
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Far-Out Green Gadgets
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, green, greenliving, unusual, design, bizarre, interesting )

Cal
- 576 days ago - tech.msn.com
In a headlong rush to save the Earth, you might grab at anything that promises to help. The Net is littered with possibilities -- some silly and some just ahead of their time.
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Shed Unsightly Pounds of Junk Mail for a Healthier Environment
Offbeat  (tags: green, Sustainabililty, greenproducts, globalwarming, government )

Gail
- 578 days ago - squidoo.com
Junk mail is more than just an annoyance; it's an environmental crisis. At least 100 million trees are destroyed each year to produce junk mail, and 28 billion gallons of water are used to produce the paper. Stop the insanity now and Take Action!
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Government Official Declares War on Toad
Offbeat  (tags: wildlife, green, humans, death, sadness, news, frogs )

Ginger
- 601 days ago - blogs.abcnews.com
It's not often that a government official calls upon a nation to go on a killing spree. But Australian Minister of parliament Shane Knuth was so fed up with the country's cane toad problem, he plans to propose a national toad killing day.
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California Cows Start Passing Gas to the Grid
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, environment, energy, green )

Cal
- 630 days ago - reuters.com
Imagine a vat of liquid cow manure covering the area of five football fields and 33 feet deep. Meet California's most alternative new energy.
2 comments
Save This Tree!!
Offbeat  (tags: Trees, nature, environment, conservation, habitat, green, humans, bizarre, interesting, funny, unusual, off-beat, odd, news, society )

Peppermin
- 639 days ago - davesdaily.com
Tree Saved by road construction workers!
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The World's Most Green Family: Around The World in 14 Years
Offbeat  (tags: eco-friendly, energy, environment, greenliving, coolstuff, CoolStuff, green, Greenliving, interesting, society, sustainable, funny, humans, humor, interesting, unusual, world )

Gavin
- 652 days ago - ecoworldly.com
Dario and Sabine Schworer together with their two children are at the half way point of an epic round the world journey on which they aim to cross seven seas and climb seven of the world's highest mountains, travelling only by foot, bicycle and wind power
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