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News Articles Home The Best Websites for Planning an Ecotour The best websites for planning an ecotourism trip. Why Am I Fat? Four Surprising Reasons Four surprising factors that make people fat. Stress, lack of sleep, endocrine disrupting chemicals and baby formula (lack of breastfeeding) all make people gain weight and could cause obesity. The Facts About Childhood Poisonings with Home Cleaning Products Home cleaning products that cause the most childhood poisonings and injuries include bleach, but also detergents, acids and others you may not be aware of. 10 Endangered Vacations for 2010 (Video) Video feature on ABC News Now of THe Daily Green's signature feature, Endangered Vacations. 6 Innovative Solar Powered Vehicles Solar powered vehicles offer exciting green promise, although they aren't practical just yet. We take a look at solar planes, trains, automobiles, scooters, bicycles and more. 10 Ways Geolocation Is Changing the World Geolocation technology is changing the way we interact with each other and the environment, from Foursquare to 4Mobile, Oil Reporter and beyond. Find local foods, green transportation and much more. One of the World's Most Iconic Buildings Goes Green As part of its sustainability initiative, the Empire State Building has retrofit its design to increase energy efficiency, educate visitors and inspire other buildings to be green. More Magazines Adopt Recycled Paper, While Major Holdouts Remain More magazines are using recycled paper, but major publishing industry holdouts remain. FutureMark Paper has increased the quality of recycled magazine paper, and Frank Locantore and others hope companies will buy. Revolutionary "Smart Sponge" Sucks Up Oil Spills The Abtech Smart Sponge is remediation technology that has helped cleanup stormwater, and may now be applied to oil cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico. 11 Surprising LEED-Certified Restaurants How to Purchase a Carbon Offset You Can Trust An easy guide to purchasing carbon offsets for green travel and vacations. The Best Worst Nature Experiences in 140 Characters We asked for your worst nature experiences submitted via Twitter and Facebook. Here are the best of the worst. Your Worst Nature Experiences Your worst nature experiences in 140 characters (or so) submitted to The Daily Green's Twitter or Facebook accounts. One Dress, A Thousand Ways to Wear It Eliza Starbuck's label, Bright Young Things, makes a Little Black Dress you can wear with everything. The Only Dress You'll Ever Need? An interview with sustainable clothing designer Eliza Starbuck, of Bright Young Things. E-Books Outsell Hardcovers on Amazon.com: Is That Good for the Environment? The Apple iPad and other e-readers, like the Kindle, have pushed E-books sales above paper books at Amazon.com. Is that good for the environment? The 6 Least Green Types of Packaging A list of the worst disposable packaging material and safe green alternatives after Seattle banned use of single-use containers. Send in Granola Wrappers, Support National Parks Help Nature Valley raise money for our national parks by sending in specially marked packages. 5 Fantastic Natural Nail Polishes Information on natural, three-free nail polishes, and where to buy them. Top 8 Links of the Week: Pandas Eating Popsicles, Matt Damon's Mad ... And More We share links from our favorite green websites. 5 Alternative Energy Options That Are Bad Bargains A hard look at the alternative energy sources natural gas fracking, clean coal, corn ethanol, tar sands and oil shale. What Is PABA? Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) was removed from the formulations of most sunscreens. Solar Plane Stays Aloft for More than a Day (VIDEO) The Solar plane, Solar Impulse, stayed aloft for more than a day. The Wildest of the Wild: The 10 Least-Visited National Parks For a remote wilderness experience, try the 10 least visited national parks. These national parks are beautiful and vast, but remote. Never in Recorded History Has There Been This Little Ice in the Arctic in Early Summer The Arctic sea ice extent is trending toward another record low, as the summer melt picked up at a record pace in June. Top 8 Links of the Week: Unlikely Friends, Vuvuzela Punishment ... And More We share links from our favorite green websites. 12 of the Most Effective Ways to Reduce Your Oil Consumption Oil Independence is getting a lot of attention, so we looked at the ways to reduce our oil consumption that make the most impact, to driving the speed limit, reducing heating oil use, biofuels, eating less meat and more. Why Oxybenzone-Free Sunscreen Is Better Oxybenzone is a harmful ingredient found in many sunscreens. Help Restore the Gulf Via the Pepsi Refresh Project Submit ideas to help the communities affected by the oil spill to the Pepsi Refresh Project. What's a Great Natural Lipstick? Natural lipsticks recommended by natural makeup artist Jessa Blades. Why Paraben-Free Sunscreen Is Better Parabens are a common, and potentially dangerous, sunscreen ingredient. Is Retinyl Palmitate Toxic? Retinyl palmitate, a type of vitamin A, is a potentially harmful ingredient in sunscreen. Check Out Jeff Yeager, Our Green Cheapskate, on the Today Show Jeff Yeager, The Daily Green's Green Cheapskate, appears on The Today Show to talk about saving money and his new book The Cheapskate Next Door. Guerilla Warfare on the Garden Plot "On Guerilla Gardening" author Richard Reynold's gives tips to aspiring guerilla gardeners. Guerillas in the Rough: Guerilla Gardening in the Core of One of the World's Largest Cities 21 of the Most Valuable Used Cell Phones You Can Recycle for Cash A list of the most valuable used cell phones you can sell for cash. Don't throw out your old mobile phone - recycle it for cash. The Gulf Oil Spill: 7 Ways to Help The Gulf oil spill caused by BP / Transocean Deepwater Horizon rig is massive. Here's how to help, volunteer, write to Congress or otherwise take action about the serious offshore oil spill. Fashionable Recycled Bags from an Unlikely Source Tierra Ideas bags use recycled materials, like old inner tubes from bicycles, or Delta airline seat fabric, to make hip stylish bags. Profile of founder Tierra Ideas Matt Mahler, with photos of recycled bags. Top 8 Links of the Week: Vegan Cupcake Queen, Lunching on Lion ... and More We share links from our favorite green websites. 21 of the Best Natural Sunscreens The best natural sunscreens, rated by the Environmental Working Group. These natural sunscreens are free of harmful ingredients and chemicals like parabens, oxybenzone, phthalates and others. 6 Sustainable Styles for Fall: Highlights from hessnatur Hessnatur's line of eco-friendly clothing is natural and sustainable. Why You Should Smell Your Clothes Before You Buy Them Hessnatur designer Eviana Hartman talks about her new eco clothing line collaboration. 15 Gulf Oil Spill Myths Myths and facts about the BP Gulf oil spill, the offshore oil drilling moratorium, the vulnerability of the Deepwater Horizon relative to other rigs and others. $1.81 Million Raised for Oil Spill Relief on Larry King Coverage of CNN's Larry King Live telethon "Disaster in the Gulf: How You Can Help" program. First Day of Summer Is Today: Time to Celebrate! The summer solstice is June 21, 2010. The first day of summer is here. Is There Natural Makeup for People with Rosacea? Natural makeup artist Jessa Blades answers a beauty question about rosacea. How Do Natural Cosmetics Keep from "Going Bad"? Natural makeup artist Jessa Blades discusses natural preservatives. Are There Cheap Natural Beauty Products? Natural makeup artist Jessa Blades suggests organic beauty bargains. (UPDATE) 15 of the Funniest Reactions to the BP Oil Spill The best humorous responses to the BP Gulf Oil Spill photos, videos, graphics and apps from around the web. Who Named the Gulf Oil Spill? How does an oil spill get its name? Why do we call the current disaster the Gulf Oil Spill and not the BP Gulf Oil Spill, or the Halliburton Gulf Oil Spill or the Deepwater Horizon, ala the Exxon Valdez? |
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