Yahoos are always looking for new information, websites, articles, and videos to share. Yahoo! Green editors are a diverse bunch interested in all kinds of earth-friendly stuff, like organic food, green parenting, recyclable crafts, biking to work, eco-travel, and sustainable holidays.
Put these groups together and you get this blog, Green Picks. We're highlighting useful and interesting things we find around the Internet as we try to change our lives and our planet for the better.
Let us know what you think about the blog and give us your feedback on Yahoo! Green.
Recent Blog Entries
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Rare “corpse plant” blooms at Milwaukee Public Museum
By Lori Bongiorno for greenpicks 7 Comments
Called the "Godzilla of the plant world," it only opens for 24 hours. An unusual smell gives this flower a strange name. Read full post »
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How to clean up after the holidays
By Trystan L. Bass for greenpicks 2 Comments
Recycle the Christmas tree, wrapping paper, and all that packing material so the house is clean and ready for the New Year. Read full post »
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Fireplace myths busted
By Trystan L. Bass for greenpicks 583 Comments
Can you save money by heating a room with the fireplace? Or will that fire leave you cold and coughing? Get the facts. Read full post »
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“Global warming” and “climate change” are the top phrases of the decade
By Trystan L. Bass for greenpicks 0 Comments
The most popular terms of the past 10 years turn out to be environmental ones. Read full post »
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“You in” for green kindness?
By Trystan L. Bass for greenpicks 7 Comments
Share your good deeds at Yahoo!'s year-end kindness site. Read full post »
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Tour extreme Christmas lights (and get LEDs for yourself)
By Trystan L. Bass for greenpicks 22 Comments
Check out these ultra-bright holiday displays -- and be thankful you don't have their power bills in January! Read full post »
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Set a fancy table for free
By Trystan L. Bass for greenpicks 0 Comments
Dine on crystal and silver for the holidays without breaking the bank. Read full post »
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Is a peanut a nut?
By Lori Bongiorno for greenpicks 2 Comments
Find out why peanuts suffer from a bit of an identity crisis. Read full post »
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Stunning photos of birds filled with plastic
By Lori Bongiorno for greenpicks 8 Comments
Many of the plastic things we throw away end up in the oceans, where birds and other animals mistake the pieces for food. A photographer shows the dramatic result. Read full post »
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Creative bus stops ease the commute
By Trystan L. Bass for greenpicks 9 Comments
Enjoy the start of a public transit trip at unusual bus stops around the world. Read full post »
Environment News
Green Living
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Get ready for Cash for Caulkers
Prepare your house now so you can take advantage of rebates and tax breaks when the latest stimulus program arrives.
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Remove stains safely
Try these cheap and easy ways to remove nasty stains from clothes -- no toxic products required.
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Find a reuse group near you
Use this interactive map to find people giving away free stuff or folks to take things off your hands.
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