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8 Better-Than-Turkey Thanksgiving Entrees — Plus Two Guilt-Free Birds (Slideshow)

Photo: Flying Colours Ltd/Getty Images If the centerpiece of your Thanksgiving dinner has always been a majestic stuffed bird, then it might be time to turn toward more sustainable options — like vegetarian entrees, stunning squash, rich pastas, and juicy sustainable salmon. And if your family isn’t quite ready to give up the turkey entirely, then choose an ethical bird…or shoot your own.

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"Crazy Weather" iPhone App Teaches Kids About Climate Change with Gorgeous Art and Rhymes

Images via Crazy Weather It’s tough to resist the absolutely beautiful artwork put forward by Crazy Weather, a new app for the iPhone and iPad that teaches kids about the impacts of global climate change on weather. The interactive app is a fairytale that tackles the problems of our warming planet, and all in an adorable rhyme. While the text is great, its the images that captivate. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian: 9 Thanksgiving Recipes, Tried and Tasted

Photo: TreeHugger Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and this is one holiday where food is king, queen, court…well you get the point. TreeHugger writer Kelly Rossiter has whipped up (and sampled!) nine delicious vegetarian recipes — so you can pack your menu full of tasty delights and give your guests a Thanksgiving feast to remember. You’ll see options for vegetarians, vegans, and just plain foodies — and the remaining recipes will launch throughout the week, so check bac… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Weekday Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Spicy Cheese Biscuits

Photo: Kelly Rossiter I don’t normally serve bread or biscuits with dinner, but our vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner — this is one of nine recipes — was going to have sauces and gravy and no mashed potatoes to catch all that good stuff, so biscuits seemed like a great idea. I could have made plain butter biscuits , or sweet potato bi… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Putting a Human Face on Climate Change (Video)

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The Prince of Wales Offers a New Way of Looking at the World

Photo credit: Harper Collins Publishers Some might argue that with offshore wind and vast solar arrays, smart grids and electric cars, pollution limits and trading schemes, and a burgeoning economy of clean technology and services, it is likely that humanity has all the necessary tools to solve the planet’s mounting problems. The challenge, it has been said many times , is to find a way to wield these tools that is quick, just, and effective. It’s a challenge, HRH The Prince of Wales argues in his new book

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Floppy Disks Upcycled Into USB Drives

Image via Gizmodo Figuring out what to do with obsolete tech can be either tedious, or a lot of fun. Floppy disks are a perfect example of where creativity can be let loose — makers have turned them into everything from notepads to laptop stands. But what about simply upgrading the old technology into something still useful? … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Tom Philpott on the Dangers of Locavore Snobbery

Image credit: Natalie Maynor , used under Creative Commons license. I’ve written before about the dangers of pious eco-religion and green living as passive aggressive preaching , and I’ve asked whether it is even possible to preach green without being pr… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Toads with Big Noses, Fiery Eyes, and More Discovered in Colombia (Photos)

A new species of beaked toad, discovered in Colombia. Photo credit: Robin Moore/iLCP For over a week, a team of researchers scoured the cloudforests of Chocó, Colombia, looking for amphibian species “lost” to science . Working through damp, cold, conditions, the team’s spirits waned as each day passed without any results. Then, an entirely unexpected discovery proved all the hard work was worthwhile. In a very short period of time, the team uncovered three

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The Path to Lithium Batteries: Friend or Foe?

Photo Credit: Argonne National Laboratory / Creative Commons Fixing America’s infrastructure (and many other countries’) is high on the priority list of greenies and world leaders alike. Two solutions, smart grids and electric cars , are championed by many as the

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