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IDEA 2010: Women Rule

An unusually diverse group of men and women will judge this year's IDEA Awards, as the organization seeks to retool its mission. Not too late to enter: Deadline has been extended to Feb. 15.READ»

More Content Shared on Facebook Than Ever, but User Activity Is Falling

There's a surprise buried deep within the statistics Facebook has revealed about its user base's activities on the social network: Sure, more content is being shared than ever before. But the percentage of sharers has shrunk. The ...READ»

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Infographic: Lack of Health Care vs. Terrorism, Which Kills More?

You'd be surprised at just how the numbers stack up.READ»

The Ford Transit Connect: NYC Taxi Cab of the Future?

The auto industry is fixated on Toyota's recall woes, but Ford snuck in this week with some interesting news of its own: the release of the compressed natural gas-powered Transit Connect. It might just be the NYC taxi cab of the ...READ»

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Hints for Better Living From Your Office Supplies (NOT Clippy!)

A beautiful short film features everyday objects engaged in activities that double as solid life advice.READ»

Green Music Group Brings the Music Industry Together for the Environment

As a whole, the music industry can be pretty hard on the climate. Live shows spew emissions from special effects, fans travel in their cars and even on planes to get to events, CDs get shipped all over the world--you get the idea. ...READ»

Google Unveils Buzz, a Social Media App for Gmail (Facebook Status: Concerned)

Google, like someone arriving late to a party already drunk and boisterous but with a lot of party favors, is trying to grab some of that Web2.0 social glimmer by polishing up Gmail with Google Buzz. The app, which is integrated ...READ»

Why Can't Buildings Change Clothes, Just Like You Do?

It really doesn't make sense to build a brand-new green building, if you can simple retrofit one with a high-performance "skin."READ»

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The New New Orleans: Best of Times for the Big Easy

New Orleans is on one formidable good times roll.READ»

U.S. Climate Change Portal Could Birth Entirely New Industries

At long last, we can access the government's climate change data, info, products, and services all under one roof: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Services site, a portal that brings together the ...READ»

Kiribati - A Climate Change Reality

In preparation to the Copenhagen climate change conference, UNDP produced a film about the reality of climate change in the Pacific island of Kiribati. The film clearly shows how people's lives are being affected right now by rising sea waters.READ»

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False Alarm: Cardboard Furniture Is Still Cool

The trend may not be over, but Roberto Giacomucci's new line shows it might be getting there.READ»

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Best of TreeHugger: 10 Million Solar Roofs Coming to the US? Plus, Space-Age Insulation and 6 Counterproductive Cultural Trends

This week in TreeHugger: An intriguing new bill would create 10 million solar roofs across the US, adding the equivalent of 30 nuclear power plants to the grid. Also, a new aerogel insulation, and the 6 cultural trends that are driving back human progress.READ»

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Foursquare Steps Up its Location-Based Content With Zagat, HBO Deals

Conscious of the advancing, diversifying competition to its location-based gaming/info services, Foursquare is not sitting on its laurels: It's announcing new partnerships with some big-name media companies to add content to its ...READ»

Eat-onomics With Gary Hirshberg, CEO of Stonyfield Farm

For the past 26 years, Gary Hirshberg and his organic yogurt empire known as Stonyfield Farm have been teaching consumers—and businesses—that sustainable living isn't only healthy, but profitable.READ»

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Infographic of the Day: Your Computer Use, Visualized Like a Jackson Pollock

You spend all day clicking a mouse. What's that look like?READ»

Why You Should Start a Company in… Austin

Among other things, Austin has brought us incredible grub, South by Southwest and more than its share of excellent startup companies. READ»

What Apple and Amazon Job Ads Reveal About the iPad-Kindle Battle Ahead

Both Amazon and Apple have new advertisements for job openings at their companies that, if you read into the details just a little, give away many a detail on the upcoming Kindle versus iPad conflict. It's going to be very ...READ»

At Last, a Flight Check-In System That Doesn't Suck

A revolutionary software system could take some of the tech turbulence out of air travel.READ»