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Friday, October 7th marked the 10th anniversary of the War in Afghanistan , which now surpasses the length of the official U.S. military engagement in the Vietnam War. Despite its longevity, the war has receded from daily headlines in mainstream U.S

The theme of conflict is one that influential leaders come back to again and again. While it's something many of us fear--for good reason--if used properly, it can also get people to engage and buy in

After decades of more and more powerful fish-catching innovation, scientists are now developing ways for fisherman to catch just the amount, and type, of fish they need. Technological advancement on the high seas has advanced almost in lock step with the decline of healthy fisheries around the globe. Since the 1950s, fishery collapse has been predictably preceeded by new advances that allow fisherman to hoover up ever-increasing catches: floating freezer ships, 30-mile drift nets, and open season in international waters

Architecture 2030's plan is for all buildings to proudly announce how many emissions it required to build them, to operate them, and to eventually tear them down. Architecture 2030 , a non-profit architecture and design group, intends to transform the global building sector--a source of about 10% of the world's greenhouse gases (GHG), and almost half when you include the emissions from operating buildings. The Architecture 2030 Challenge for Products, will visualize how much energy is "embedded" in

Wading through the river of tweets in the wake of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs's death. Steve Jobs's death [became] the trending topic of all trending topics ( @deliacabe ). He was the most innovative entrepreneur of our generation ( @SteveCase )

The next time you hear a story touting a new miracle biofuel ingredient, know that a new report just found that the nature-based oil won't be making an impact for decades. Every day, it seems, we hear about a new item that can be turned into a biofuel. If everything can be a biofuel, though, shouldn't we be using them already?

When honey is your main ingredient, the prospect of bees dying is quite real and dire. Hence Honeydrop's plan to donate profits to bees, to keep its supplies flowing. Honeybees are more important than their small size might indicate--they pollinate one-third of U.S

The iPhone 4S is a beaut. But no one has it yet, nor can every Apple fan afford to

From lightbulbs to iPhones, tech has a history of being produced with planned obsolescence. And our children will never know the alternative. On Christmas Eve, 1924, a group of industrialists held a secret meeting in Geneva, Switzerland

More and more people are logging on to the Internet for the kind of relaxation and entertainment they used to look for on the boob tube. Yahoo Screen positions the company to capture some of those audiences

We know what ingredients are in many of the products we buy, but often have no idea what the buildings we spend our lives in are made of. The Building Product Transparency Project is trying to change that

Their new Arizona plant is a test case for every conceivable kind of sustainable upgrade to manufacturing.

As storms become more powerful and more damaging, will living on the coasts become simply impossible? Insurance companies might try to price you out before we find out.

It's near the end of Steve Cohen's chamber magic show , and he reaches for his legendary teakettle. Yeah--here it comes.

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