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  Wanna Hang?

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

  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 clothes does for th Read More

  More like this in: Non-Profit, Nonprofit, Reuters, Florida, Hawaii, Colorado, Maine
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  Top 10 Healthiest Cities for Women

  By Jac Chebatoris | Thu Nov 5, 2009 2:22 PM ET

  Santa Barbara, California can boast one of the lowest rates of smoking: Only 9 percent of women do it.Photo courtesy of Harriso Read More

  More like this in: Health, San Francisco, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut, Portland, Honolulu, Self magazine
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  USDA Gives Female Farmers a Hand

  By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 2, 2009 8:21 PM ET

  a sustainable farming future, HMI will partner with the University of New Hampshire, Cornell University and Women in Agriculture Networks in Maine, Vermont and Connecticut. Photo courtesy o Read More

  More like this in: New York, Farmers, Texas, Agriculture, Farming, Teaching, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Maine, USDA
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  Intriguing Nonprofit Innovation

  By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 2, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  The 2009 Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation will get you thinking. Read More

  More like this in: Non-Profit, Nonprofit, Farming, Garden, Domestic Violence, Detroit, Mental Health, Soap Operas, Courts, Drug Courts, Soap Operas
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  Phone Cam Art

  By Sarah Parsons | Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:25 AM ET

  or simply unbelievable.The show opens at the Helen Day Art Center on September 25th and runs through November. For those who can't make it out to Vermont, the Center says it will post some of the pieces on its Web site. Photo courtesy of Wikimedi Read More

  More like this in: Cameras, US, Technology, Life & Style, Regional/Local, Gadgets, Culture
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  Happy Trails

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Sat Sep 12, 2009 8:49 AM ET

  a trip through Pennsylvania’s Civil War trails. All we’re sure are scenic, quaint and educational. But we’re interested in the quirky ones.In Vermont, they’re touting their Cheese Trail. Arizona has a Salsa Trail. When it comes marketing your product, it seems the more specific you ca Read More

  More like this in: India, Washington, Mexico, Vacation, tourism, Civil Rights, Arizona, New Mexico, Indiana, Alabama, Pennsylvania
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  Mmmm Mmmm More Maple Syrup

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  that, according to a Newswise article, will "increase sap yields by 50 to 90 percent per tree." The new spout's inventor, Progressive Plastics of Vermont, has designed the system with a special valve. The valve, a small ball inside the spout, blocks the flow of sap back into the tree. So lon Read More

  More like this in: United States, Global Warming, Canada, Trees, NewsWise, Pancakes, Business, Science, Innovation & Discovery
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  Come On and Take a Free Ride

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Wed Aug 5, 2009 7:00 AM ET

  Hagen is the proprietor of the Recession Ride Taxi, which encourages passengers to "pay what you want!"According to the Burlington Free Press in Vermont, where Hagen lives, the American Red Cross worker decided to launch this side business as a cabbie after seeing the way the recession an Read More

  More like this in: Economy, Money, Recession, American Red Cross, US, Business, Good Ideas, Economy
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  From Starving To Full: How This Rising Star Chef Beat The Odds, Makes "Sexy" Dishes and Gives Back

  By Lauren Harper McMenamin | Mon Aug 3, 2009 2:47 PM ET

  important." Well Chef, your efforts would certainly be rated super sexy in anyone's book. Pink drinks all around! Photos Courtesy of Lisa Ozag for Vermont Farm To Table featuring Chef Mark Timms [The James Beard Foundation, New York, NY June 12, 2009].Top photo: English Pea Paper with Min Read More

  More like this in: Charity, Non-Profit, Restaurants, James Bond, Social Responsibility, Life & Style, Giving, Food & Drink
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  Joy to the World?

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:00 AM ET

  Still, it's nice to know whether the world is trending toward joy or sadness… and hopeful to know that it may be possible to tweak th Read More

  More like this in: Michael Jackson, Science, Social Networking, Happiness, University of Vermont, Technology, Science, Tech Does Good, Life Sciences