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Want to Build a Guerrilla Garden? This Crowdsourcing Platform Could Help

To build your garden, you have to get word out and recruit people to get involved by sharing the story of your project through your social networks.

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Hospital Bills Ain't Gangsta: Four Reasons We Need Students to Start a ‘Food Fight'

If we care about our kids, ourselves, and our planet, it's time to expose the truth about food through hip hop and education.

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Want Low Income Kids Ready for the Global Workforce? Teach Them a Second Language

We have to make sure all children reap the benefits afforded by an increasingly globalized economy.

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Four Amazing Mini Libraries That Will Inspire You to Read

Architizer's round up of mini, pop-up libraries from around the world will inspire you to pick up a book.

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Brother Could You Spare a Pint? Redesigning Blood Donation

How can the experience of blood donation be redesigned? Few eligible people donate despite the need. Here's a solution from design students.

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Book Nooks: 7 Eco-Friendly, Modern Libraries To Drool Over

Here's a roundup of seven eco-friendly libraries from all over the world.

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Crowdsourced Design: Why Los Angeles Is Asking the Public to Create the Library of the Future

Do you want a maker space? A cafe? Designing the library of the future is up to you.

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Inspiration Tip for Creatives: Get a Library Card and Use It

How libraries help your creative juices run wild.

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San Francisco Library Now Recycling all Newspapers for Potty Training Shelter Puppies

The San Francisco Public Library is solving a potty training problem, by donating unwanted newspapers to the city's animal shelter.

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A Hunk of Bookish Love: Oldest Presley Autograph Found in Library Shelves

This library card of Elvis Presley's shows the crooner in a more academic light

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How To: Make Your Own Open-Sourced Solar Powered Hot Air Balloon

Ready to make your very own solar powered hot air balloon? Look no further than artist Tomás Saraceno's open source set of instructions.

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Shrinking the Surfboard Carbon Footprint by Turning it into Art

Turning broken boards into beautiful sculptures: legendary long boarder Herbie Fletcher recycles surfing's detritus.

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What's the Carbon Footprint of Your Phone?

Visit a conference on carbon footprinting, and you’ll feel more like you’ve walked into a room of accountants than tree-hugging sustainability...

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Food Waste Entrepreneurs: Turning Trash Into Cash

These food entrepreneurs are turning waste into opportunity.