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It’s easy to put your curbside recycling out week after week, but many oddities and electronics tend to end up in trash for lack of knowledge about how and where to recycle them. The good news is, according to the recycling website Earth911′s annual recycling report, more people than ever… Read the rest

The fact that the hole in the Earth’s ozone layer is slowly healing is thought to be a victory for environmental policy makers, but scientists warn that there is a catch: it may contribute to global warming.
Discovered about Antarctica in the mid-1980s, the hole became a cause for alarm,… Read the rest

When you venture out into the vast pool of websites that make up the internet, it’s pretty easy to notice that there are a lot of awesome sites that discuss environmental issues. To name a few, there’s TreeHugger, Mother Nature Network, Elephant Journal, and, of course, Wend. It’s time to… Read the rest

How can we work to save the planet while we still have the chance? That’s usually how I try to think about things. But let’s pose this slightly more cynical question – What if we miss our chance now, and destroy the planet to the point of no return? Is… Read the rest

Today, Pope Benedict gave his traditional New Year address. His message? As summarized in the video above, he spoke of the need for people to change their living habits in order to preserve and protect the environment. While standing above St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, Rome, the Pope spoke:… Read the rest

This home was built underground in Vais, Switzerland in order to preserve the beautiful surrounding landscape. Architects SeArch and Christian Müller took on the challenge of building a home without imposing on the nearby environment, which includes famous natural thermal baths and lush green hills. This underground dwelling is proof… Read the rest

As another year comes to a close, many of us start to think about what the next one will be like… And this is exactly what the U.K. Met Office, a leader in public weather services, has been doing. Their prediction for 2010 is that it will be the hottest… Read the rest

Here’s all the more reason to raise a glass this weekend. For the month of November, Finlandia Vodka, which has partnered with the nonprofit organization Trees for the Future, is offering to plant a tree in your (or a friend or family member’s) honor. Of course, this requires buying a… Read the rest