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Who will own the smarter cities of the future?
As cities get smarter, concerns about privacy and corporate control are growing. Plus, big corporations can be pretty stupid.
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Friday music blogging: Trampled by Turtles
Trampled by Turtles has been around since 2003, apparently, but they didn't get on my radar until this year, with the release of their fifth original LP, Palomino. It's fantastic.
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As climate talks plod along, the world burns
The building heat trapped by fossil fuel pollution is fueling catastrophic changes in the world's climate system predicted years ago by scientists.
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Jonathan Franzen on activism, compromises, overpopulation, and birds
In an exclusive interview with Grist, Jonathan Franzen talks about the environmental themes in his novel "Freedom," plus activism, population, & more.
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Friday music blogging: Girl Talk
Girl Talk is DJ Greg Gillis, who has made a name mashing up beats, melody lines, and vocals from different songs into epic, album-length party sets. All told, the albums contain hundreds of samples, far more than any mere mortal could afford to license, so the results are ... less than legal. But great! The latest is called All Day.
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‘Drowning in Oil’ contest rules
‘Drowning in Oil’ Reader Contest Official Sweepstakes Rules and Regulations NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. The McGraw-Hill book “Drowning in Oil” contest commences at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on December 6, 2010 and ends at 11:59 […]
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What if there had never been a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency? [SLIDESHOW]
In pictures, a dystopian view of the world we would have inherited had not President Nixon signed the EPA into law forty years ago today.
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Brooklyn’s red bees, Maraschino cherries, and a collision of cultures
A beekeeper in the gentrifying Red Hook neighborhood finds her bees returning from their foraging with strange red markings, hunts for a source, and finds her way to a Maraschino cherry factory.
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Building with the disabled in mind means better access for everyone
The new book Inclusive Design: A Pattern Book is probably the first guide to marrying sustainable urbanism to accessible design.
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Driving a car doesn't mean being in control
It is during the times we are not able to drive that it becomes clear just how little "control" a car-dependent life provides.
