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Mushroom-foam is as cheap as Styrofoam, requires no fossil fuel, and creates no plastic pollution, biodegrading in your garden in just a couple of weeks

The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts a “repeat of last winter’s record-breaking extremes,” including heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures nationwide

On top of being creamy and delicious, butternut squash fights skin cancer, strengthens bones, boosts immunity, promotes weight loss and even alleviates PMS

Fracking permanently destroys 5 million gallons of drinking water per well. The radioactive wastewater is so toxic it has to be buried deep underground where it causes earthquakes.

By working with nature instead of against it, this man has created an edible forest garden that practically takes care of itself

A famous snowboarder says there’s no place like the adorable cob home she “shaped like play-dough” with her own hands, using non-recyclable plastics as filler

If we keep losing trees at the current rate of nearly 20 million acres per year, they “could soon be a spectacle found on display in only specially designated spaces, like animals in a zoo,” artist says

The “crown jewel” of the 73 remaining giant sequoia groves on the planet is about to be purchased, protected and opened to the public

Alder Creek. Photo Credit: Max Forster, Save the Redwoods League

As jaguars fight harder than ever for survival, this man and his gang of poachers have allegedly killed more than 1000 in the last thirty years, according to a police investigation

These algae-infused walls treat wastewater naturally and cheaply, removing heavy metals and other pollutants without harsh chemicals