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Teaching children construction is gaining momentum across the country as a way to develop imagination and confidence in the very young.

Wood has become a symbol of the moment, an imprint of nature to give fashion a feeling for ecology, inspiring designers from Laura and Kate Mulleavy at Rodarte to Phoebe Philo at Céline.

Where to buy tools for a set of forgotten skills, tastes and virtues referred to as “the household arts.”

Mascoma says Valero, the independent oil refiner, has agreed to take the entire output of a new commercial plant that would generate ethanol from sources like wood scraps or paper.