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Goodlifer Shows Us How To Live Happily and With a Lighter Footprint (Interview)

Goodlifer is a website dedicated to showing us how life can be fabulous, minus the part where we compromise the planet, or compromise our current culture.

All-Black Penguin Discovered, Seems Underdressed

In what has been described as a "one in a zillion kind of mutation," biologists say that the animal has lost control of it's pigmentation, an occurrence that is extremely rare.

A Deforestation-Based Diet: Seven Foods That Are Destroying the World's Forests

Common foods that are destroying the world's forests, from the precious Amazon to coastline-protecting mangroves.

Woot! Bike There Feature Added to Google Maps! (Video)

It's about time! Google Maps has finally added a Bike There feature. They've been plugging away for awhile now on ways to get directions for cyclists that avoids hills, excessive traffic, and points you in the best directions for pedaling to your destination.

Seal Is On The Menu in Canada's Parliamentary Restaurant

At Parliamentary Restaurant, seal is the chic thing, the hot ticket item for those who want to show support for the seal hunt.

eBay Launches a New Portal for Conservation Minded Shoppers

At the end of February, Walmart announced a plan to cut the greenhouse gas emissions from the lifecycle of its products by 20 million metric tons by 2015. Now, eBay has launched a new portal to help shoppers make eco-minded decisions.

Cell Phone Smarts: 5 Things You Need To Know to Make Your Mobile Phone Work for You

Cell phones. There are over 140 million of them sold in the US alone every year. There are already nearly 5 billion cell phone subscriptions worldwide and growing. They have a big environmental impact. But you can be smart and make the most of your mobile device by staying savvy on a few key components of cell phone ownership.

Will Watching Oprah Make You a Better, Possibly Greener Person?

A recent study points to "yes."

Beautiful Photos Tell Story of Music and Culture in Mexican Ecovillage

Nestled in the hills of a magical valley in Mexico, an hour from Mexico City, there's an ecovillage called Huehuecoyotl. It was built in the early 1980s by a group of artists, green architects and permaculturists. The influences are obvious, from the pictures posted by travel writer and educator Tracy Barnett.

8 Electric Concept Cars Shaking Up the Auto Industry Right Now

From exciting EVs offered by automakers little-known in the states to plug-in electrics from industry heavyweights, here are the seven most intriguing electric concept cars revealed in Geneva this year.