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Street scenes: 12 great cities stories from 2012
From street artists to Martin Luther King, and gun violence to our odd, sometimes nonsensical obsession with Jane Jacobs -- these are our favorite city-related stories from the past year.
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Kansas City is making millions by using municipal sewer sludge to fertilize a farm
Last year the city used 9,982 tons of sewer sludge fertilizer on 1,340 acres of corn and soybean crops.
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Single people aren’t as good at recycling as couples are
While 79 percent of mixed-sex couples recycle, only 65 percent of single people do.
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Pray-in at the White House Jan. 15
We are facing a Climate Cliff, and we need you – our religious and spiritual leaders, other believers and all people of good will – to join us in addressing its danger by participating in “A Pray-in for the Climate” in front of the White House on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, following the agenda listed below. To […]
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Chick-fil-A is using a classic picture book about farming to brainwash kids
The scary thing is that this works, on some level.
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These DIY bike signals are so easy to make there’s no excuse not to
The Instructables user who made them writes, "Since I don't have ultra cool reflective clothing or a lot of money, I came up with this."
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How to legalize goats in your city
The "godmother of goat lovers" describes how she went about changing Seattle's backyard goat laws.
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The year in food and farming
From GMO labeling to pink slime to food worker rights, here's a look at 2012's biggest food stories.
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Two middle-schoolers raised $10,000 to help save a 500-million-year old species
The nautilus, a type of mollusk, been around since dinosaurs were alive.
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Instead of building more parking spots, Parking Panda lets people rent out the ones they already own
Peer-to-peer parking could provide all the normal benefits of improved parking efficiency.
