President Obama will pardon two 19-week, 45-pound turkeys from Minnesota today. Their names are Liberty and Peace.

It is possible to have Thanksgiving without turkey or turkey-shaped soy loaf. Here are a few ideas for what to serve instead.

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We're sacrificing holiday time to commercialism for no reason. Longer Black Friday sales don't increase stores’ take; they just spread purchases out over longer periods of time.

Bill O'Reilly said he couldn't find someone to help him go solar. Now solar companies are falling over themselves to give him a hand.

Grist thanks its sponsors. Become one.

Drilling for shale gas will ruin the U.K.'s chance of meeting its climate commitments.

Ethanol has a new enemy: cattle and hog farmers.