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RICHMOND - Mohan Munasinghe says world leaders recognize there are problems with poverty, energy and the environment, but what they don’t understand is that they are all connected.

“You don’t want to start solving problems piecemeal here and make the other problem worse,” said Munasinghe, vice chairman of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The panel and former Vice President Al Gore won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their work on climate change. (more…)

This video captures people making a new use of wind turbines — a lauching pad.

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The secret? Batteries. Check out how one local man transformed his truck from gasoline to electricity.

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Al Gore is calling for America to run on 100 percent zero-carbon electricity in 10 years.

Can it be done?

Here is what The Huffington Post’s green pages have to say.

Check out the list of the top green vacations from ”The Green Guide” here.

Will cockroachs, in fact, inherit the earth?

Slate explores.

Last year, the city of Raleigh passed an ordinance to require all restaurants to be a little more green by recycling all of the bottles that they produce as waste. Although most restaurants see this as a nuisance… one local eatery is taking it to the next level.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - On a tree-lined corner of Studio City filled with modest homes, flower gardens and neighbors who chat across back fences, two wiry celebrities are engaged in a green grudge match.

The good-natured competition between actor Ed Begley Jr. and Bill Nye, the host of the educational series “Bill Nye, the
Science Guy” began when Nye moved into the neighborhood two years ago. Since then the two moderately famous and slightly geeky environmentalists have matched wits over whose home can leave a smaller carbon footprint.

Related: Durham Students Win Competition with Bill Nye The Science Guy

Neighbor Frema Rood, 83, who lives between the two houses, said the competition started the day after Bill moved into the neighborhood.

“Bill announced it: ‘I’m going to best Ed Begley at his own game. I’m going to get him,”‘ she recalled. “He ordered panels for the garage, then rain barrels, then he had his windows done and he put in a vegetable garden.” (more…)

A bra that turns into a reusable shopping bag, a bra with metal chopsticks are part of a green-themed lingerie line by a company in Tokyo. Triumph International Japan unveiled its latest addition to the line, a solar powered bra. Read more about this eco-friendly undergarment by clicking here.

The North Carolina Botanical Garden will hold two free programs to celebrate Earth Day.

On Saturday, April 26, at 10 a.m., a “Growing Green Earth Day Tour” will take place on the grounds and trails of the Botanical Garden. Garden Director Peter White will conduct the tour.

On Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m., people can take part in a free lecture with retired assistant director Ken Moore about the passions that inspire people to garden. The “Why We Garden-A Conservation with Ken Moore” lecture includes a catered reception in the Carolina Inn’s Hill Ballroom.

Although registration is not required, it is advisable to call 919-962-0522 ahead of time to reserve a place.