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Need a pick-me-up? We’ll be here (if you help us stay alive)
Here's your chaser to depressing planetary news.
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Sneakerheads’ souls crumble as their soles crumble
A common sneaker material doesn't play well with water and oxygen -- i.e. Earth's atmosphere.
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Texans are freaking out over this natural gas pipeline — with good reason
The Trans-Pecos pipeline would carry gas from Texas fields down to Mexico, right through the pristine Big Bend region.
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Here’s a radical idea: Climate activists need to engage conservatives
When U.S. climate activists talk about diversity, they don't mean political diversity. But to make real progress, we'll need conservatives too.
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People of color suffer through extra long commutes
If you're Latino and live in the Twin Cities, you burn more than a month of work time each year just getting to the office, when compared to your white counterparts.
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The world is finally buying less Keurig Krap
Keurig Green Mountain -- maker of throwaway coffee pods in myriad tempting flavors -- is in the middle of a sales crisis.
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L’Oreal is about to 3D print human skin — because you’re worth it
3D printing human flesh to test cosmetics: Humane, horrifying, or both?
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Can the sharing economy get this guy from Seattle to London by bike?
Former Grist fellow Sam Bliss just gave away most of his belongings and set off for the other side of the world. Here's hoping karma is really a thing.
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Genetic engineering could make DIY heroin as easy as brewing beer
Disclaimer: This is not the type of homebrew you should bring to a Memorial Day barbecue.
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John Oliver lays out everything wrong with our crazy chicken industry
Watch this segment that manages to condense the problems of contract farming and corporate consolidation into 18 hilarious minutes.
