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Do Your Part: Green goes high tech
We've all heard the excuses about going green - it's too time consuming, too expensive, and just too difficult. Now, some high tech tools are making it downright easy to be energy efficient and save money. Do Your Part to find out which ones you can incorporate into your family's life to make a...
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GREENSPOT
EarthTalk: Where to look to find out what personal care products are safe?
Dear EarthTalk: I know that there are many issues with personal care products being unsafe for our health, but where do I look to find out what's safe and what's not?
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GREENSPOT
Gym generates electricity and competition
For students at a University of California, Irvine gym, it might be the ultimate in multi-tasking: working out, generating electric power while they're doing it, and social networking for a bit of friendly competition.
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FOOD
Could you go a week without fast food?
Note to reader: This column addresses the "100 Days of Real Food" mini-pledge series, which details 14 weekly steps for cutting out highly processed food.
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BOOKS
Study: New kids' books lack connection to nature
Take a minute to think about your favorite book from childhood. Do you envision lots of furry animals? A wise old tree? Kids in the forest? With environmental issues so prominent in the American mindset, one would think that the natural environment would play a larger role now in children's books...
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GREENSPOT
New book can help those feeling lost in the garden
Growing your own garden may seem daunting for those who have never tried it. But with the new book, the "Beginner's Illustrated Guide to Gardening" by your side, you'll have the answers to your many questions right at your fingertips.
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GREENSPOT
Pro-fracking movie gets $22K in two days on Kickstarter
In what may be interpreted as a backlash against the Oscar-nominated environmentalist film "Gasland," a new production titled "FrackNation" received an eye-popping $22,000 in donations during its first two days on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.
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GREENSPOT
'Label It Now' will have you thinking organic
The organic movement in recent memory has made it more important to understand what went into your food and where it came from. If the authors of "Label It Now: What You Need to Know About Genetically Engineered Foods" had their way, the entire food industry would have that same transparency.
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BOOKS
Book review: This will make you long for a cloudy day
I spotted "The Cloud Collector's Handbook" in a bin of shamelessly disregarded books near my editor's desk.
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GREENSPOT
U.S. clears path for offshore wind farms
Wind farms could soon be on the horizon for much of the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Coast, both figuratively and literally. The Interior Department has completed a study examining how offshore wind development would affect the region, announcing Feb. 3 that it threatens "no significant environmental and socioeconomic...
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