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What’s the buzz on the latest issues in the Green Community? Check out what you may have missed this last week:

Steps to becoming greener: Reducing your waste, reusing and recycling: Joshua Poll gives some useful tips for ways to start reducing, reusing, and recycling things you thought you could just throw away.

Genetically engineering cows that will produce less methane, reducing greenhouse gases: Geneticists in Canada are trying to engineer a cow that produces less methane, resulting in less greenhouse gases, reports Brian Roberts.

Architects, architecture and the 2009 AIA Tampa Bay Design Awards: Project architect Grant Rimbey CNU explores what architecture is and what architects do. He also highlights the recent 2009 Tampa Bay AIA Design Awards.

Moving through life’s challenges: using meditation and other techniques to face your fears: The current state of the world has brought many of us into fear over a variety of life’s challenges, fear of terrorist attacks, natural disasters, losing our jobs, etc. Kelly Rothwell gives advice on how we can move beyond these fear and reduce our stresses in life.

Why did Michael Jackson’s greatest environmental video not reach the US? (video) : Was Michael Jackson the biggest environmentalist of all? His “Earth Song”, a powerful environmental call-to-arms, was a huge hit overseas but never released in the U.S., writes contributor Linda Taylor.

Using chelation therapy to prevent heart attacks and strokes: Dr. Carol Roberts discusses this scientific trial that has been underway since 2003 which is designed to test the hypothesis that chelation therapy is effective for exactly this purpose.

Are we at the peak of oil production?: In order to continue on our exponential growth pattern and sustain our economy, we became dependent on foreign fossil fuels. Since that moment, we have been mortgaging the future to live in the present. Eric Stewart writes how we must alter our course to avert catastrophe.

Get off the grid and build your own DIY wind turbine or solar oven (video): If you are a little handy, have a few power tools, and really want to get off the grid, try building your own solar powered oven or wind turbine, like the ones Brian Roberts shows us in this post.

Natural alternatives to acetaminophen for pain relief: Once again the news headlines are full of the risks of pharmaceutical drugs. This time it’s that old staple, acetaminophen, the principle ingredient of Tylenol. Dr. Carol Roberts gives us some natural alternatives for pain relief.

Sexy green lingerie will tickle you pink and help clean up the environment: Brian Roberts tells how more natural materials such as chiffon, hemp, and organic cotton are being used, along with unexpected items, such as bamboo and recycled materials like rubber from tennis shoes are all being made into sexy lingerie by designers all over the world. All in the name of saving the planet, of course.

Red, white and green: how to have an eco-friendly Fourth of July: Michelle Schenck gives you great tips on ways to be greener for your Independence Day celebration.

New eco-friendly “green” fireworks may brighten our future Fourth of July celebrations: After seeing numerous articles about the harmful effects fireworks have on the environment, there’s some good news: researchers have created eco-friendlier “green” fireworks that emit less toxins, reports Katie Machol.

The Crash Course: issues affecting America’s energy, economy, and environment (Video) : Eric Stewart gives us the playlist for Chris Martenson’s “The Crash Course”. It is a brief rundown of the number of simultaneous issues affecting America in its energy, economy, and environmental areas.

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