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Relinquishment Can Be Fun! Redefining the Pursuit of Happiness to Create a Greener World

Eating like this every day wouldn’t be very good for the environment — and it wouldn’t be much of a treat either. Photo by Jennifer Hattam. Before I moved to Istanbul, I always thought of eating seasonally as a great idea in theory, but kind of a chore in practice. How were you supposed to remember if it was OK to eat asparagus in October or oranges in April? What if you really, really wanted to cook

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Beach Butts Scarier Than Sharks, Survey Says

Credit: Flickr via tata aka k . Summer time is beach time, if you can find the time. And if you’re not too frightened to show off your winter/spring body. It turns out more people are frightened of finding discarded bottles and cigarette butts than they are of being eaten by sharks at the beach. East Coast beaches also are better than West Coast beaches. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Dense, Walkable Urban Cities Create YIMBY Neighbors

Not quite dead, but oversupplied. Photo via thegiantvermin @ flickr. Looking at the massive build up of low-density, car-dependent housing over the last 50 years, real estate developer Christopher Leinberger says in his book The Option of Urbanism that developers simply supplied too much of the wrong product in the wrong location. Yup, But, good news. Density in walkable urban areas tends to create YIMBY’s neighbors (Yes, In My Back Yard) because quality of life and property values get … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ladies, TOMS Shoes Introduces The Wedge Heel! (Photos)

Image courtesy of TOMS Shoes TOMS Shoes hardly needs an introduction–especially this month they have already made fashion headlines with their on-trend men’s nautical styles and their new limited-edition Charity:Water kicks –but for those who aren’t familiar the philanthropic footwear brand

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Modo Breaks Out New, 95% Recycled Eyewear. But Are We Impressed?

Image Credit: Earth Conscious Optics Eyewear company Modo is looking to make a big splash with its new line of green eyeglasses, called ECO- Earth Conscious Optics . For around $130, you can look good and feel better, knowing that your designer eye wear is made from at least 95- if not 100- percent recycled stainless steel and repurposed plastic. Modo is touting the new line as “a radically new approach to eyewear,” which “reinterprets the whole product lifecycle in an environmentally sustainable way.” But they’re certainly

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Charlie Sheen Will Plead Guilty, May Serve Jail Time in Assault Case

Charlie Sheen is preparing to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from his Christmas assault on wife Brooke Mueller – but will he go to jail? As part of a plea deal with the Colorado District Attorney’s office, Charlie may be facing as many as 45 days in the slammer in Aspen’s Pitkin County Jail. In exchange for Sheen’s plea, a felony menacing charge will be dropped. Sheen’s next court appearance is set for June 7, where his plea deal can be entered and his trial in the case (currently set for July 21) therefor canceled. As for what his punishment will be, sources connected with the case say the D.A. in Aspen and Charlie’s lawyers have hammered out four scenarios … Charlie Sheen’s assault on Brooke Mueller will result in a legal reprimand next week. But the actor is reportedly unsure which of the below scenarios he is willing to accept . Charlie pleads guilty to a misdemeanor and serve 30 days in jail. He enters the plea June 7 and immediately begins serving time. With good behavior, it could truncate to 17 days. After that stint, the case is closed. No probation. Charlie pleads guilty to a misdemeanor and receives no jail time, but is placed on two years probation. Sounds great, but if the star slips up, the judge could throw the book at him and he could be facing far more than 30 days in jail. Charlie receives “deferred prosecution,” i.e. the case will not go forward but the Two and a Half Men star must agree to various conditions, like not breaking the law. After a certain period of compliance, the matter would be expunged. Go to trial. Sheen is reportedly upset at the Tito Ortiz case, in which the UFC star was not prosecuted, even after allegations similar to those made against Sheen. This would be a huge roll of the dice, because losing ensures jail time. It’s all in his hands at this point, so stay tuned.

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THG Caption Contest: May 28

Welcome to another edition of The Hollywood Gossip Caption Contest as we gear up for a nice holiday weekend. Here’s a fun challenge for our readers: Try to come up with the best caption(s) for the celebrity pic below! Our subject: Heidi Montag . At the gun range. What could The Hills star be saying/doing? You tell us! Just click “Comments” and send your caption(s), as many as you like. We look forward to your entries and will announce the winner Tuesday . Give it your best shot (har har) …

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Lord ‘Climate Activists Are Hitler Youth’ Monckton’s Skeptic Claims Point-by-Point Debunked

This is too awesome and frankly admirably obsessive: John Abraham , a professor of mechanical engineering specializing in in heat transfer and fluid mechanics at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, has taken the time to do a point-by-point analysis of a presentation that prominent climate change skeptic Lord Christopher Monckton –who likened youth climate activists at COP15 to Hitler Youth–made back in Octob… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Do You Know What ‘Cycle Chic’ Is? Are You Part of the Movement? (Video)

Bicycle Chic Makes Cycling More Accessible It all started with Copenhagen Cycle Chic , and now the meme is spreading around the world (see London Cycle Chic ,

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Celebrity Financial Adviser Kenneth Starr Charged in $30 million Ponzi Scheme

NEW YORK — Financial adviser Kenneth Starr was arrested on Thursday on charges he carried out a $30 million Ponzi scheme that targeted several of his celebrity clients, CNN reports. Federal agents arrested the 66-year-old Starr at his New York