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Watch us (poorly) ride the Transportation of the Future
We just had to try out the Solowheel.
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Think we can end California’s drought by eating differently? Think again
Real solutions to California's water woes will depend on politics and market regulation, not facile assaults on thirsty crops and struggling farmers.
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Should I replace my brown lawn with artificial turf?
A California homeowner wonders about fake grass. Umbra rolls out a better answer.
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Is Amazon’s new Seattle HQ the ultimate tech utopia?
Unlike many of its dot-com peers, Amazon has staked its claim in the city, rather than the suburbs. Now all it needs is more housing. And some nightlife. And...
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Can we get people to move back to Detroit?
Once-mighty old industrial cities could sustain much larger populations, and that would be good for the environment. But is it realistic?
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Texans should brace for more rainstorms, more drought, and more headaches
Climate change is doing a number on the Lone Star State.
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Seattle’s unbelievable transportation megaproject fustercluck
Seattle is involved in a slow-motion catastrophe, as construction of a new car-centric tunnel grinds to a halt and cost overruns loom.
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Bunge rejects deforestation promise, NC ag-gag law passes
Two downer updates: North Carolina won't protect whistleblowers on its farms, and an agribusiness giant's shareholders turn down protecting forests.
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These cafes are turning garbage into culinary gold
All over England, cafes are starting to source entire meals from grocery-store food waste.
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Ever heard of a self-healing building? Just wait
This nifty "bio-concrete" might help buildings stand a little longer.
