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27 Sep 2009 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS | COMMENTS
On an over-paved planet, falling leaves often don't get to complete their cycle.+ READ MORE
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11 Sep 2009 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
Green is not nerdy. Green is not un-cool. Green can even be street.+ READ MORE
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9 Sep 2009 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS | COMMENTS
The Monolith music festival will be filled with the hottest in music and the greenest in green--including planting live trees in downtown Denver.+ READ MORE
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6 Jul 2009 IN TV | COMMENTS
Science Channel’s Ecropolis is coming to Planet Green. This July, every Monday at 9 pm, watch a brighter, greener future unfold...Hope may lie in science, and an innovative green blueprint for a city of the future. In Ecropolis, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Dr. Daniel Kammen, tests new...+ READ MORE
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5 Jun 2009 IN GREENSBURG | COMMENTS
In the Greensburg episode "Special Anniversary", Pastor T.J. Lawson, his wife Julie, and a group of volunteers start a community garden in hopes of bringing the community together. When it's complete each of the group will have a plot to grow their garden in. + READ MORE
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5 Jun 2009 IN GREENSBURG | COMMENTS
The Silo Eco-Home is nearly complete—all it needs now is a green roof. That's where the Greensburg student Green Club comes in. Named after one of the few structures left standing after the tornado, and built to be the strongest building in town, the Silo Eco-Home the perfect spot for a green...+ READ MORE
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1 May 2009 IN GO FOR THE GREEN | COMMENTS
Around 50% of the world's population lives in cities, according to Millennium Development Goals Report 2007. And as you're likely aware, the global trend is continuing towards a migration towards urban populations.+ READ MORE
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22 Apr 2009 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS | COMMENTS
The history of environmentalism is rich with innovation—revolutionary environmental journalism from Rachel Carson, guerrilla gardening in the '70s, the bold organizing and activism of early Greenpeace, up to the prescient "green jobs" advocating of Van Jones are all fine examples of those dedicated...+ READ MORE
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15 Apr 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
Who says you need a huge garden to grow a whole lot of potatoes? The most innovative thing about this project is how you build the box while the potatoes grow, to maximize yield while minimizing space. Basically, you start by laying the foundation—four wooden pillars at the corner of your...+ READ MORE
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13 Apr 2009 IN FOOD & HEALTH | COMMENTS
In our excitement to spread the green word, it's easy to forget that many Americans don't have the opportunity to engage. "Forget organic and locally grown food—in America's poorest urban neighborhoods, it's hard to find any affordable fruits and vegetables at all," writes Tracie McMillan in Mother...+ READ MORE
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9 Apr 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT | COMMENTS
What are the streets in your neighborhood like? Are the sidewalks wide and accessible? Do speed bumps help curb heavy-footed drivers? Are they well-lit, full of vendors, and friendly to cyclists? If not, do these questions sound like foolish fantasies? Well, with a little work, all of these things...+ READ MORE
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2 Mar 2009 IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS | COMMENTS
Humans are essentially animals. There are differences. Rock and Roll music, the ability to build sailboats and the capacity to enjoy a Woody Allen movie. Some finches and several species of canines can enjoy Mr. Allen's films∗, but most scientists believe they are simply imitating the throaty...+ READ MORE
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17 Nov 2008 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
If you're a green-minded architecture aficionado, there's probably nowhere you'd rather be than the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. Put on by the US Green Building Council, a non-profit comprised of over 15,000 (!) pro-green building organizations, the Expo is the largest sustainable...+ READ MORE
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17 Nov 2008 IN WORK & CONNECT | COMMENTS
The world is still buzzing about the election of Barack Obama to the nation's highest office, and for good reason: the President-Elect is already making green waves. With his focus on alternative energy and the green economy, it's shaping up to be a pretty exciting time for the growing world of...+ READ MORE
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14 Nov 2008 IN HOME & GARDEN | COMMENTS
This is the first in a series of video blog posts about green architecture and construction leading up to Greenbuild, the U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference. Planet Green is a Silver sponsor of this year's event, which will be held in Boston November 19-21.+ READ MORE
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