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As cold and flu season approaches, it’s time to stock up on tissues.  (more…)

A 405 year old clam found, may have clues to climate change.

10 endangered U.S. beach towns.

NBC releases lineup for green week.

Tropical storm Noel nears Florida.

The European Space Agency is using satellites to track pollution.

Now that it’s getting colder outside (in the Northeast at least), heating efficiently and keeping heat in your house is important. Here’s a simple way to increase your indoor heat without increasing your energy use. (more…)

Champion Tree Project to clone California redwoods.

Another reason to love Grey’s Anatomy.

Wegmans, a regional grocery chain, adopts higher farmed shrimp standards, asks other chains to follow suit.

Check out this week’s Carnival of the Green at Money and Values.

More toys flagged as having unacceptable lead levels.

You know how magazines always have quizzes with questions like, “If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one item of makeup with you, what would it be?” Well, for me it would be eyeliner, but not just any eyeliner, Lavera Naturkosmetik Eyeliner. (more…)

Over the weekend, while walking my dog in the rain, I saw a man in my neighborhood doing something very odd. (more…)

Twenty-five most endangered primates part one and part two.

An electric car that can survive driving off cliffs and doubles as a flotation device.

The world is not enough for humans.

U.S. Air Force turns to alternative fuels.

FEMA apologizes for faking a news conference about the California fires.

A simple way to keep your house warm is to seal the bottoms of doorways with a draft stopper. You can usually purchase them inexpensively, but making one is a fun, easy DIY project. (more…)

Monkeys and apes are teetering on the brink of extinction.

Study says the long-term effects of global warming are uncertain.

Should we rebuild in dangerous areas?

2000 year old California Redwood’s fate in the hands of a mediator.

The Global Environment Outlook says natural decline is “hurting lives”.

I got a free sample of one of those disposable dusters awhile ago, and was so torn. It worked very well. But it’s something you use once and chuck. Very wasteful. (more…)