Allie’s Answers

Since this is a big week for holiday shopping, I decided I’d throw out some eco-friendly holiday gift ideas.

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Copacabana and Ipanema beaches are washing away (video).

Bike parking being eliminated in the war on terror.

Cooling begins for doomsday seed vault.

The European Union has doubled the ecological pressure on the planet in the past 30 years.

Oil above $94 a barrel just in time for Thanksgiving travel.

Looking for something to watch this weekend? Get cozy with some organic popcorn and your laptop and watch the feature length preview to Jack Guest’s new film, A Convenient Truth. (more…)

Going somewhere for Thanksgiving next week?  If you’re looking for something to bring to your host or hostess, here are a few ideas.

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An industrial pheromone tricks bees into collecting more pollen.

Quake leaves 15,000 homeless in Chile.
Were tourists to blame for the mass wildebeest drowning?

Midwestern governors sign a climate change accord.

Safe plastic baby bottles hit the market.

I was at a loss for a tip today, so I asked my husband if he had any good tips.

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Ferocious cannibalistic trout from Mongolia are threatened with extinction.

U.S. Group seeks protection for loggerhead turtle.

Charge your iPod with an onion (with video).

I don’t think I’ll be eating Dungeness crab any time soon.

Big talks global warming.

I thought it was too early for a holiday decorations post, but lights are going up all around my neighborhood.  If you’re planning to let out your inner Griswold this year, here’s what you should know about holiday lights.

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An appalling loophole in USDA policy explains recent E. coli outbreaks.

World’s smallest bear faces extinction.

Alec Baldwin asks Senator Clinton to oppose the Farm Bill for the sake of school lunches.

Monkeys go on strike when they sense unfairness.

Clean with Cinnamon.

I just placed my Thanksgiving order at our local natural food store today. Their deadline is Thursday. If you haven’t ordered the centerpiece of your Thanksgiving feast, hop to it!

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