Archive: Feb 2012
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Dr. Vandana Shiva: Occupy our food supply!
From seeds, to corporate farms, to giant mega-retailers -- one of the world's preeminent speakers on biodiversity pontificates on the corporatization of our food supply.
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Photo project takes commuters to a California they’ve forgotten
With her new documentary project, author and photographer Lisa Hamilton hopes to reacquaint urban train riders with rural life.
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A mission for the next generation: Fix suburbia
We’ve spent 50 years subsidizing sprawling suburban development. Now we need to rethink and reimagine, says architecture professor Ellen Dunham-Jones. The good news? It has already begun.
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Is it bad to leave chargers plugged in?
A reader seeks clarification on energy-sucking phone and laptop chargers. Umbra divulges the juicy truth.
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Building blocks: What LEGOs can teach us about rebuilding cities
In the Lego room at the National Building Room in Washington, D.C., a seasoned designer gets a lesson in creativity from a 5-year-old girl.
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As fracking boom hits Ohio, industry deceives landowners
Tapes reveal fracking industry reps misleading Ohio landowners about the value of their land and the chemicals involved in the practice.
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A taste of Vietnam [VIDEO]
Don't watch this video unless you want to be overwhelmed by the urge to fly to Vietnam for dinner.
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Friday music blogging: Fun. (again)
The band fun. (as seen on Glee!) were one of 2009's break-out successes. Now their follow-up is out and it's outrageously entertaining.
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Flashback: Gingrich opposed ANWR drilling, pushed for efficiency instead
Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign is dead in the water, so it's important for those of us who love mocking him to act quickly.