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WorldChanging

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Tools for change are everywhere: help yourself. WorldChanging lifts the veil from hidden opportunities for smarter living that are all around us. The site has a lovely consistency of tone, and talks about smart products, ideas, trends, and sustainable conveniences. And all of it is ingeniously organized by the scale of change you feel you're up to — from "Stuff" and "Shelter" to "Community" and "Cities," up to and including the "Planet" itself. Choose your own adventure.

Sample WorldChanging post: A new energy ecosystem is emerging that connects smart, green buildings with a smart, green grid to optimize energy flows. Since commercial and industrial buildings represent around 40 percent of U.S. energy use, and homes another 30 percent, this represents the most significant opportunity for energy efficiency and mass-scale renewable generation.

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Top Green Companies

A group of stalwart start-ups are turning clean technology into big business

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Top Green Websites

Covering Hollywood to the Hill, these 15 websites teach you everything you ever wanted to know about greening your life

Photo Essay

In the Time of Trees

Magnum Photographer Stuart Franklin has spent a decade exploring the beauty of trees and the unique place they occupy in man's world

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CO2: They Should Bottle That Stuff

Carbon capture is a crucial part of the global effort to stop warming. So, why hasn't it been implemented yet?

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The Greening of the Pentagon

According to a Pentagon-funded report, U.S. foreign dependence on oil, energy-inefficient troops and environmentally unfriendly forts threaten our national security

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Lessons From Germany

Germans have slashed greenhouse-gas emissions without sacrificing profits. Their secret? Yep, efficiency. Here's what the U.S. could learn