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  Wanna Hang?

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:28 PM ET

  a service. Dryers account for six percent of US electricity use, the nonprofit says.So far, six states — including Florida, Utah, Maine, Colorado, Hawaii and Vermont — have laws that don't allow authorities to prevent residents from hanging their clothes.We love what hanging clothe Read More

  More like this in: Non-Profit, Nonprofit, Reuters, Florida, Hawaii, Vermont, Maine
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  I Would Walk 10,000 Miles

  By Darragh Worland | Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:22 PM ET

  he said, 'I want to hold you.' And I picked up his arms and put them around me."The couple were married for 56 years and always loved to hike the Colorado peaks until Lester became too ill. Martha marked her milestone with her five children, 18 grand-children, and 13 great-grandchildren i Read More

  More like this in: Alzheimer’s, US, Life & Style, Relationships, Family
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  The Purpose Prize Honors Doing Good After 60

  By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  City, Calif., who rallies psychiatrists like herself to offer free counseling to soldiers, veterans and military families. Don Coyhis, 66, of Colorado Springs, Colo., who built on Native American traditions to build a nationwide substance abuse recovery program. Henry Liu, 73, of Columbia Read More

  More like this in: New York, California, Farmers, Hope, Restaurant, Veterans, North Carolina, Military, Missouri, Civic Ventures, Terrorism
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  He's a Bra Man ... But Not in That Way

  By Jac Chebatoris | Wed Oct 7, 2009 4:00 PM ET

  have been donated to women and girls in emergency shelters, high schools, churches, transitional housing and more in Illinois, South Dakota and Colorado.The idea of collecting the bras came about in a confluence of potential art piece meets blog idea. Du Soleil was thinking of both when h Read More

  More like this in: Chicago, South Dakota, Life & Style, Culture
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  Boulder's Electrical Grid Gets Smart

  By Steve Tanner | Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:57 PM ET

  inadequate and in need of major upgrades. You may have heard the term "smart grid" bandied about, but the laid-back mountain town of Boulder, Colorado, may be the world's first "smart-city" after installation of a citywide smart grid system.Xcel Energy is the company behind Boulder' Read More

  More like this in: Technology, Energy, Economy, Emissions, Carbon Emissions, Middle East, Small Business, Benjamin Franklin, Smart Meters
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  Look Here Green Conscious Co-eds: College Picks for You

  By Jac Chebatoris | Sat Aug 29, 2009 8:00 AM ET

  Sierra magazine, there's a goodly amount of colleges that show their school colors, with a few strokes of green.Number one on the list?University of Colorado, Boulder.See if your school made the cut by clicking here for the Top 20. And for Sierra's full ranking of 135 schools, click here.Phot Read More

  More like this in: Recycle, College, GRIST, Consciousness, University of Colorado, Boulder, Life & Style, Culture
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  The Grocery Store Challenge

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:05 PM ET

  we are a family of three (and) we spend over $800 a month, that's insane! This month we've spent less than $10 on milk," Borchlewicz told KUSA-TV in Colorado. Borchlewicz got the idea after reading an article in Bon Appetit magazine about a family who went two weeks without a trip to the grocer Read More

  More like this in: Economy, Family, Cooking, Food, Pineapple, Hoarding, US
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  Riding the Rails to the Future

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:57 PM ET

  use technologies similar to those found in the Toyota Prius. Or the new hydrogen fuel-cell technology under development by Vehicle Projects, Inc. in Colorado. Or the Chevy Volt-like train hybrid soon to be unveiled by Ohio-based Alternative Hybrid Locomotive Technologies.So why aren't we al Read More

  More like this in: Technology, Energy, Prius, Biofuel, Scientific American, Fuel Efficiency, Chevy Volt
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  Drink a Beer, Save a Tree

  By David Jenison | Mon Aug 3, 2009 3:00 PM ET

  the 2009 Craft Lager Festival will make history as the first solar-powered beer festival. Taking place Saturday and Sunday at Manitou Springs in Colorado, the festival uses the appropriate theme "Drink a beer, save a tree."Rain or shine (though ideally the latter), the event will feature ove Read More

  More like this in: Non-Profit, Boulder, Travel, Eco-travel, Leisure Travel
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  Seniors for Life

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:03 PM ET

  have gotten if I'd graduated in the 1940s," he said. As it should be. He certainly waited long enough. (Photo by Mary Gober courtesy o Read More

  More like this in: Children, Business, College, Japan, Farming, Minnesota, Tokyo