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Put your hack into it: Anonymous targets Monsanto
Hackers affiliated with Anonymous launch an attack on Monsanto. And while the data they obtained doesn't reveal anything new, it might be oddly satisfying for those who lament the seed giant's recent court victory over small farmers.
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Snowe job: The Senate needs reform, not a bipartisan chorus of kumbayah
Fix Congress with more compromises, says retiring Sen. Olympia Snowe. "Give me a break," sighs David Roberts.
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Algae damn: Obama’s failed message on climate and energy innovation
By not mentioning climate change, Obama is letting the GOP rule the conversation on energy.
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Sustainable information: Beyond tofu news and high-fructose media
What happens if we apply the ideal of sustainability to the news and information we produce and consume every day?
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Critical List: Midwest tornadoes kill 12; Shell sues environmental groups over Alaska drilling
Tornadoes tore through the Midwest, killing 12 people. North Korea will stop testing nuclear weapons in exchange for food aid. The Sierra Club’s ripping it up. One of two Chicago coal-fired power plants that are now slated to close marks “the 100th coal plant retirement announced since January 2010.” That’s about four every month!
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Every last bite: Why wasting animal protein is unethical
In the latest installment of our Protein Angst series, food waste expert Jonathan Bloom points to this fact: Roughly 20 percent of all meat produced in the U.S. doesn't get eaten.
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Hot tram! Old trolleys are the new classic cars [SLIDESHOW]
After nearly going extinct in the ’60s, vintage streetcars are returning to the rails in downtowns from Philly to San Francisco. Here's what it looks like when mass transit goes retro.
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Suburbs, Jetsons style: MoMA remaps America [SLIDESHOW]
Architects, ecologists, and landscape designers reimagined suburbia for a new show at the Museum of Modern Art.
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Shake hands with our new design
On the pages of this blog you'll see the first phase of some redecorating, and rethinking, that's going to unfold here at Grist in coming weeks and months. Let us know what you think!
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First post: Your new editor’s blog
Our first new feature since moving to WordPress: a place for us to let you know what's happening here at Grist, and for you to tell us how we're doing.
