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Guess what Lil Mama’s new single “Sausages” is really about
Lil Mama is dropping some words of wisdom about safe sex masked in allegory about breakfast food.
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The real sharing economy doesn’t require apps, just kindness
In the middle of a trans-continent bike trip, our hero discovers that in rural America, sharing comes naturally.
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Detroit turns the lights back on with a solar experiment
A Detroit neighborhood that lost its streetlights because it couldn't afford the bill tests a solar-powered alternative.
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Ben & Jerry’s fights climate change with gross-sounding new flavor
Everybody's favorite ice cream company is trying to raise awareness about global warming ahead of the upcoming Paris climate talks.
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These maps show how rent is too damn high across America
You need to spend a lot of time working to make ends meet on minimum wage.
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What do your mouth and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch have in common?
Those tiny, plastic particles really are everywhere.
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Obama tweets it up on climate change and Arctic drilling
Obama's first significant act as @POTUS was to hold a chat on climate change.
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Soda taxes bubbling up all over
Doctors support the idea of taxing sugary beverages, and the state budget could use the money, too.
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Conservationists are putting backpacks on owls — and it is so damn cute
This is about as adorable as it gets, folks.
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The climate movement doesn’t need conservatives
An environmentalist calling for the climate movement to incorporate conservatives is like a fundamentalist pastor calling for the anti–gay marriage movement to incorporate liberals.
