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Mother Nature Network Check out these 10 eco-friendly mobile food stations!

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The budget-friendly mobile food business is booming, and now street vendors are stepping up and going green. Many serve local, organic and vegetarian fare, use biodegradable packaging and power their business with biofuel. These are our top 10 eco-friendl
Paul Taylor
Yesterday at 11:53am
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Mother Nature Network Find out which houseplants remove harmful chemicals from your indoors.

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Study shows ornamental indoor plants can effectively remove harmful chemicals from indoor air.
Lisa Sharp
Lisa Sharp
We have aloe vera planets around the house for this reason. We picked aloe vera because they are easy and they are useful!
Yesterday at 8:10am
Summer Craig
Summer Craig
Sounds like an Areca Palm would be good to have during winter months, when the heaters are often on. It emits a liter of water a day? Wow!!!!!!
Yesterday at 8:36am
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Mother Nature Network Wouldn't this be a good day to try (and taste-test :) this amazing holiday dish?

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Autumn's apples and cranberries complement each other in this warm dessert that's perfect for a holiday dinner or any night of the week.
Ray Masnack
Ray Masnack
How about Ma Snax Cranberry-Applesauce Spice organic dog biscuits? perfect for the season.
Sun at 2:25pm
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Mother Nature Network The best wildlife photography of the year from around the globe.

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Every year, the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife magazine team up to put on an international showcase of the best wildlife photography from across the globe: The Veolia Environnment Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. Here are just a few
Jennifer
Jennifer
Bad kitty - stay away from the Canon! :)
Sat at 12:01pm
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Mother Nature Network The nation’s top sanctuary for abused and abandoned farm animals is going completely solar (very cool).

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The rescued residents of Catskill Animal Sanctuary in New York are about to live in a greener home than many humans do.
Summer Craig
Summer Craig
How neat :-)
And our children still have to suffer through fluorescent lighting in most public schools. It would be great if our schools went solar too.
November 6 at 2:30pm
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Mother Nature Network Sex change performed on a papaya?! You heard right...

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Researchers help frustrated farmers by simplifying the complex sex life of this succulent fruit.
Carol Pickerel
Carol Pickerel
Mother Nature works in strange ways...
November 6 at 12:00pm
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Mother Nature Network See our gallery of 13 "extinct" animals that have been found very much alive.

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They're called "Lazarus species" — creatures that have disappeared, sometimes for millions of years, only to miraculously be rediscovered again in modern times.
Yvonne
Yvonne
The del Monte is adorable!
November 5 at 3:44pm
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Mother Nature Network China's green movement has its share of controversy, but progress is being made.

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Though it seems China's green movement has its share of controversy, many positive aspects can still be found.
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Mother Nature Network The fully green cities of the future will have free and/or very cheap ubiquitous bike sharing services.

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Greener cities need good bike-sharing programs. What can be learned from Portland, Maine, and Paris, France?
Jackie Beavers Kinder
Jackie Beavers Kinder
A little hard to do here in Texas...
November 4 at 8:55pm
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Mother Nature Network ABC-TV investigates 16 deaths and 200 accidents caused by sudden acceleration in Toyotas.

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ABC-TV covers an 'owner rebellion' among consumers who think their Toyotas are unsafe. The Center for Auto Safety sees parallels to the Fords that popped out of park 25 years ago. In both cases, automakers avoided expensive recalls.
Judy
Judy
Thank you for sharing the article.
November 4 at 8:19am
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Mother Nature Network How did we get ourselves into this global warming fix -- find out in our interactive timeline of climate change

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As world leaders negotiate a global treaty on climate change, here's a refresher on how we got into this mess, and how we're trying to dig out of it.
Diane Vaulner
Diane Vaulner
Very, very informative timeline! Thanks!
November 3 at 1:49pm
Wyland
Wyland
This is great! Wonderfully informative!
November 4 at 9:07am
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Mother Nature Network There’s been plenty of trash-talking this past week by fans of the Yankees and Phillies, but for years, New Yorkers have been quietly doing more than talking trash about Philadelphians: they’ve been sending it.

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New York sends 2,500 tons of garbage daily to Pennsylvania landfills. Yet the locals aren't upset -- they're making millions hosting jumbo garbage dumps.
Heather Warner
Heather Warner
not all Ohio landfills do this. Did you know that the highest point in this crappy state is a land fill? We are only 5 miles from one open pit landfill that gets stuff from as far away as Texas and the smell is unbelievable.
November 3 at 7:47am
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Mother Nature Network A car with just 3 wheels? Expect a flood of new (and very strange-looking) plug-in cars on the market.

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EV trikes are now eligible for lucrative federal loans, so expect a flood of new (and very strange-looking) plug-in cars on the market.
Samuel
Samuel
Nice! The Aptera has been in development for a few years now... just awaiting it's release to the public. Also, this puts plug-ins within the price range of hybrids (the Prius etc..) which should help boost their emergence onto our highways!
November 2 at 1:36pm
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Mother Nature Network Those mountains of pawed-over Snickers in your living room? Check out these clever re-use ideas - including conducting science experiments with the less desirable candy.

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5 great ways to get rid of Halloween candy without letting it go to waste.
Judy
Judy
Love the idea of teacing science with candy experiments!
November 2 at 7:50am
Karen Jarvis Ferris
Karen Jarvis Ferris
I posted this one too! Super Fun! www.BigGreenHead.com
November 2 at 11:18am
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Mother Nature Network What do ceiling fans have to do with Daylight Savings Time? (HInt: reverse the direction of ceiling fans to save big-time on winter heating bills)

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Annmarie DiPasqua Weeks
Annmarie DiPasqua Weeks
Unless you live in Florida! It's still soooo hot here!
November 1 at 11:57am