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Earth Day 2013: 10 quotes about planet Earth
Earth Day is April 22. There is no shortage of famous musings on what Carl Sagan once called our 'pale blue dot.' Here are 10 of our favorite things said about planet Earth.
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10 best adult books for teens
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Earth Day 2013: 10 quotes about planet Earth
Earth Day is April 22. There is no shortage of famous musings on what Carl Sagan once called our 'pale blue dot.' Here are 10 of our favorite things said about planet Earth.
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Change Agent How one man learned to share – and saved $17,000 in one year
Neal Gorenflo found he could share cars, lodging, office space, even a nanny, saving him money and helping him to live in a more sustainable way.
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Ornette: Made in America: movie review
'Ornette' is a maddening but fascinating, one-of-a-kind film about a jazz icon.
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NASA telescope detects massive cloud of 'buckyballs' hurtling through space (+video)
Space carbon spheres, known as buckyballs have recently been discovered by NASA astronomers. Scientists compare these tiny particle clouds to soccer balls, or oranges in a crate.
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Saving US grasslands: a bid to turn back the clock on desertification
As grasslands diminish on prairies and savannas around the world, an innovative ranching technique that reverses the environmental damage of desertification makes its way to the US.
10/24/2011 12:21 pm -
Change Agent At Mycelium school students grow, absorb, and latch onto new ideas
The Mycelium School, planned for Asheville, N.C., will use hands-on learning, community service, and a social entrepreneurship curriculum to help students build self-reliance and confidence.
06/07/2011 05:06 pm -
10 best adult books for teens
The Alex Awards are given each year to 10 adult books judged most likely to appeal to teen audiences. Here are the 2011 winners: zombies, vampires, and lemon cake – oh my!
01/17/2011 10:24 am -
Opinion Africa needs a brown (not green) food revolution
Africa's long-term food security will come from nurturing the soil, not manipulating expensive seeds.
07/06/2010 10:50 am -
Shredding war's dark memories
Iraq war veterans release their angst by turning their uniforms into paper.
10/05/2009 01:00 am -
Utopia or Oblivion
05/20/2009 01:00 am -
Books about new architecture and design that stretch the imagination
Spinning structures, China's dizzying new urban designs, mind-bending high-tech, and not-so-big apartments.
10/03/2008 01:00 am -
The art of summer in NYC
Sculpture, photography, art, even waterfalls – New York's exhibitions entertain with their originality.
07/18/2008 01:00 am -
Opinion More partisanship, please
Civility is fine. But I want results most – and that means winning.
01/22/2008 12:00 am
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