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Playing catch up: Mother Nature-ly advice

This week, suggestions on how to prep a fireplace, pack a ‘stay bag,’ revive a waterlogged garden, attract hungry birds to your backyard and rid your dude-heavy living space of ‘boy smell’ using white vinegar. [...]

2011 Solar Decathlon: University of Maryland’s WaterShed takes the lead

Drama! Suspense! Desiccant waterfalls! As the final stretch of the 2011 Solar Decathlon draws near, the University of Maryland remains in first place with Ohio State trailing not too far behind. [...]

Watch: ‘Life Nature You’

Before attending to any landscaping duties this weekend, take a look at ‘Life Nature You,’ a short film from Myles Thompson that documents his daughter’s backyard critter-rescuing habits. [...]

In rural India, solar power is the cheap and easy option

Harish Hande launched his Indian solar company to dispel the myth that renewable energy was too expensive for the world’s poorest people. The wealthy West could learn a lot from his math. [...]

The Johnny Appleseed of solar power

Meet Neville Williams, a Maryland man who says he has an easier time installing solar in Africa and Asia than he does in the United States. [...]

U.S. lays out requirements to reopen Dominion plant

Reactors at the North Anna station in Virginia have been shut down since a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in August rattled East Coast. [...]

Corn export dominance to bend, not break

Competition from Argentina, Ukraine and Brazil have cut into U.S. corn exports. [...]

Crabs put the pinch on Cape Cod marshes

Hungry purple marsh crabs threaten Cape Cod salt marshes by eating crucial cordgrass. [...]

MNN week in review: Historic robots, tiny animals and why you shouldn’t fret about green cars

Catch up on the environmental headlines from the past week. [...]

SpaceX details plans for a reusable rocket

A reusable rocket would save millions of dollars in exploring space and colonizing other planets. [...]