UK Lab Develops Recyclable Electronics
With the endless flood of new electronics on the market, we’ve long been needing a better way to recycle the components. Now a lab in the UK has discovered a way to do it. | Five Ways to Be Green with Your Partner
Five tips for those looking to help the environment while getting closer to your significant other from WXMI-TV. |
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Our Favorite Green Products in 2013
Watch as our Bianca Alexander shares her favorite fun and easy ways to go green on The Daily Buzz. | Protecting the Bee Population
Because so much of the produce we consume depends on pollen spread by bees, it's no joke that the bee population is diminishing. A line of honey-based beverages called Honey-drop is stepping up to send money from each sale to fight "Colony Collapse Disorder" and build new beehives. |
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The Importance of Minimizing Building Material Waste
Here’s a bulletin: building materials account for a big 40% of the waste in the U.S. So the emphasis on demolition of our aging structures is shifting to deconstruction, where doors, windows, sinks, hardwood floors (the list goes on and on) are being rescued, sold at terrific prices, and reused. | Concentrated Solar Power Plant Adopts the Sunflower's Layout
The mirrors layout in the PS10 Concentrated Solar Power plant could have been laid our more efficiently, and scientists found the secret to a more efficient layout had already been worked out by none other than- Mother Nature! |
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All Natural Mosquito Control
Lyell Clarke ran an extremely successful mosquito management company, but he felt the tug of social responsibility. When he responded to the call of sustainability, the company developed an all-natural product- as well as a better attitude toward doing business. | Cargo Ships Go Retro
Every day, cargo ships criss-cross the world’s oceans to bring goods from here to there, burning up fossil fuels along the way, but an Irish company is testing a time-tested method of propulsion that some might say is retro, some might say is incredibly innovative. |
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How the EcoATM Works
With all the new models of phones and pads being introduced every day, here comes ecoATM: put in your old phone and it’ll analyze it, find it a new home or recycle the components, determine a value…and offer you cash for your trouble! | The Farmery Brings Farmers and Consumers Closer Together
There are lots of benefits of eating local food, so here comes The Farmery, a new idea in food production that brings the farmer and the consumer closer together. |
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Saving Water Through Film Farming
With the world’s population booming, and with such a tiny amount of the world’s water available for us, we’ve got to find ways to stretch our water resources. So from Dubai, here’s a great idea for efficient water use that will change the way we grow our food. | Europe's Fastest Computer Uses an Eco-Friendly Cooling Technique
The SuperMUC (pronounced “SuperMUCK”) computer in Munich is notable not only because is it the fastest computer in Europe, but because it mimics the way the human body carries away heat. And it will help us make amazing discoveries inthe way of astrophysics, quantum chromodynamics, computational chemistry, and genome analysis. |
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New Eco-Friendly Blue Jeans
Blue jeans have become a fashion staple all around the world, but the manufacture of denim has also given the world a big environmental hit. Help may be on the way because there’s now a new generation of dyes that eliminate huge amounts of waste and energy- and a surprising amount of water. | Airplane Fuel Extracted from Straw
It sounds like an unlikely source of fuel for the airplanes of the future, but scientists in France are working on creating hydro-processed oils derived from straw. |
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Unexpected Uses You Can Get Out of Your Household Items
INSIDE EDITION spoke with health and features editor at Women's Health magazine, Sascha De Gersdorff, about common household items that can bring you very unique uses. | New Uses for Old Newspapers
When you're done reading the funnies for the day, don't throw that newspaper out! There are so many other things around the house you can use it for! |
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How to Pack a Greener Picnic
Happy Earth Day! There's no easier way to be one with Mother Earth than with an outdoor meal - and thanks to these four eco-friendly items, your feast will be as green as the grass beneath your picnic blanket. Watch our picks for an earth-friendly picnic, and get some great tips on how to pack everything from bottles of wine to smelly foods. | Reusing Baby Wipe Containers Around the House
It's an inevitability that parents with go through TONS of baby wipes with little ones in the house. But don't throw out the containers when you're done with them! Reuse them around the house to help keep clutter under control! |
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"Oprah Show" Vault: Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Changes
Straight from "The Oprah Winfrey Show" vault, this special Earth Day video exposes what happens when the wasteful Weir family swaps moms with the environmental Everhart family -- and eco-friendly lifestyle changes begin to emerge. See how small changes can make a big difference. | Earth Day: Perfect Time for Recycling Electronic Waste
The world is ridden with an abundance of e-waste, which is short for electronic waste, due to products becoming updated, broken or obsolete.So what better time is there to safely get rid of them than on Earth Day? |
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"Oprah Show" Vault: Simple Ways Your Family Can Go Green
Meet the Dunne family, whose lives are going green. "Once we began looking at how we live, we began making small changes that anyone can do," Karen Dunne says. The simple tips and tricks this green family uses every day not only reduce their carbon footprint, but also save money. In this clip from "The Oprah Winfrey Show" vault, find out how you can put these green practices to use in your own daily routines. | "Oprah Show" Vault: Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Changes
Straight from "The Oprah Winfrey Show" vault, this special Earth Day video exposes what happens when the wasteful Weir family swaps moms with the environmental Everhart family -- and eco-friendly lifestyle changes begin to emerge. See how small changes can make a big difference. |
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"Oprah Show" Vault: Earth Day Mom Swap
The Weir family wastes water, energy and refuses to recycle. The Everharts take green living to the extreme. Watch and see what happens when they decide to swap moms in this special Earth Day episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" vault. Will the Weirs adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle? | "Oprah Show" Vault: How Paper, Glass and Cans Get Recycled
You've sorted and collected. Now, in this clip from "The Oprah Winfrey Show" vault, see what actually happens to all those recycled newspapers, bottles and cans. Watch how paper, glass and aluminum are transformed into new products. |
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"Oprah Show" Vault: Eco-Friendly Tips for Going Green at Home
Nothing goes to waste in the Squires household. This family appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to share how they learned to reduce the energy they use, recycle clothing and use organic cleaning products. Use the quick tips from their environmentally conscious lifestyle and discover how easy it is being green. | Go Green By Re-Purposing These Key Items
There are so many amazing and stylish items around your house you shouldn't toss aside until you see this video! By re-purposing items you already own, you are going green and helping the environment. You will also look at your possessions in a whole new creative light. We'll show you a fresh way to arrange flowers, travel with jewelry, and have drinking glasses your friends will rave over. |
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How to Make a Non-Toxic Cleansing Powder
Martha Stewart makes a non-toxic cleansing powder to help clean your house without using chemicals. | Two Moms Turn A Green Idea Into Millions
Cris Bourelly and Kirsten Quigley are two moms who solved a common problem with an eco-friendly solution and made a booming business in the process. Part of the series "It Ain't Over Till It's Over" on MarloThomas.com. |
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3 Things to Know About LEDs
Kiplinger's Andrea Browne sheds some light on the cost of (and savings offered by) LED bulbs. | Floating Fish Farms
Traditional fish farms have environmental issues because of their ultra-concentration of fish, so now a Hawaiian company has come up with a solution that involves a 22-foot floating “Aquapod” that contains the fish while it floats in open ocean…and they say the environmental impact is zero! |
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