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Green Party Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala were arrested for blocking traffic outside of tonight's debate at Hofstra University.
Business
London Beekeepers Dismiss Corporate Beekeeping, Worried About Too Many Bees
Corporations are stepping up to support urban bees. But some London beekeepers are concerned that this is simply unsustainable "bee bling"
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Design
Dramatic Crocheted Lamps Created With Fashion Industry Waste
These handcrafted lamps use premium fashion fabrics that would otherwise be thrown away.
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- Holedeck Waffle Slab Construction System Saves 20" Per Floor
- SoHo Architektur Demonstrate How The KISS Principle makes for Less Costly Houses
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Living
5 Energy-Themed Jack-O-Lantern Patterns for Halloween
Let your geek flame burn bright this Halloween with energy-themed Jack-o-lanterns
- Artist's Fiesty Flock of 400 Butterflies Beautify Urban Spaces
- Weekday Vegetarian: Mushroom and Kale Wontons with Sesame Ginger Dipping Sauce
- Strawberries Stuffed with Lavender-Honey Cream Cheese
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- New Report: Americans Eating Their Weight in Genetically Engineered Food
- 8 Homemade Salt and Sugar Body Scrubs
- Mobile Fruit Stands Fight Unemployment and Food Deserts in Chicago
- 'PiantaLà' Has all of the Charm of a White Picket Fence Without the Commitment
Transportation
Electric Car Battery Manufacturer A123 Systems Files for Bankruptcy, But...
A123 Systems, the electric car battery maker that has GM and Fisker as customers and which received a $249 million federal grant, has just filed for bankruptcy and said it would sell its assets to Johnson Controls.
- New Paris Car Sharing, Autolib', Expands and is a Success
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- Honda Milestone: 1 Million Hybrids Sold
- Tesla Gets $10 Million Grant from California Energy Commission for Model X Production
- How Not To Design A Separated Bike Lane
- Ford C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid Gets 100 MPGe Rating from EPA
Technology
Nanoflower Structures Make Better Batteries, Solar Cells
The carnation-like structures are made from a super-conducting material.
- Chinese e-Tailer Building 1,000 Stores With Nothing In Them
- EPEAT Certifies Hard-to-Repair MacBook Pro with Retina Display
- Build a Tesla Coil in 9 Steps
- Spider Silk Could Give Us Biodegradable Computer Chips
- Best Cleantech News for Your Weekend Reading October 13-14, 2012
- Nanotechnology Could Lead to Ultra-Thin Flexible Solar Cells
- Green Laser Pointers Can Detect Hazardous Chemicals
- New Recycling Tools Designed for Safer Disposal of Flat-Screen TVs
Science
Wisconsin Invites Hunters to Kill 1/4 of its Wolves
Up until January of this year, Great Lakes wolves were protected under the Endangered Species Act. But just ten months after being delisted, hunters are being given a chance to bait, trap, and shoot them for sport.
- 13" Wide, Newly Discovered, Arachnid Needs a Name
- September 2012 Ties For Hottest on Record
- Photo of the Day: Apple Harvest
- Make Gadget Parts Using Sugru and 3D Printed Molds
- Are Decreasing Trade Winds Behind Hawaii's Drought?
- Caption Contest: Tightrope-Walking Monkey
- Photo of the Day: Big Bold Bug Eyes!
- Pssst! Humans Could Save Endangered Species for a Fraction of Soft Drink Costs
Energy
"Delta Boys" Documentary Goes Inside Nigeria's Anti-Oil Militancy
TreeHugger talks with documentary filmmaker Andrew Berends about his latest project, slated for iTunes release October 15.
- Obama, Romney Clash Over Who'd Drill More Oil, Burn More Coal
- Ontario's Premier Dalton McGuinty Resigns, Done In By Clean Energy
- Texas Tar Sands Protests Continue: 50 Join a Tree Blockade, Press Gets Boxed Out
- GE's First All-New Turbine in 20 Years is Optimized for Renewables
- How Solar Light Saves Lives
- Frack-Free Colorado Highlights Natural Gas Fracking Facts (Infographic)
- Oil-Rich Norway Doubles Its Carbon Tax on Oil Companies
- Renewables, Efficiency Could Easily Replace Indian Point's Nuclear Power: Report
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Frack-Free Colorado Highlights Natural Gas Fracking Facts (Infographic)
Frack-Free Colorado shares some of the startling facts of dangerous natural gas drilling.
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Build a Tesla Coil in a Few Easy Steps
Just in time for Halloween, we're highlighting this cool project.
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The Strange SCUBA-Diving Spider
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2012 Election
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