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Good news! Climate change could make weed more potent
We’re pretty sure these scientists were stoned when they wrote this study.
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We spent the last month talking to farmers about food. Here’s what matters
Farm size matters because farmers should be able to make a living raising our food without becoming a gigantic operation. Here's why Grist matters, too.
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It’s time to panic. Olives are in big trouble
Olive oil is like liquid, edible gold -- so we're bummed that olive trees in Italy are being eaten alive by an invasive pest.
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Chris Christie accepts the reality of climate change — and doesn’t want to do a damn thing about it
The presidential wannabe isn't a climate denier, yet he opposes cap-and-trade and just about anything else that might curb emissions.
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An attorney general, gene-editing biochemist, and a child-free farmer: It’s Woman Crush Wednesday
This week's roundup of badass women in the news also includes the woman behind the first certified organic restaurant in the country.
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Dear Vienna: Stop patronizing people who aren’t straight
Putting stick-figure same-sex couples on traffic lights is an attention-getting gesture. But actually naming things for activists is more meaningful.
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This weird plant might be the future of Alaskan agriculture
Rhodiola rosae is a frost-tolerant succulent that just might be the biggest commercial crop the Last Frontier has ever seen.
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Why it’s a bad idea to tax people for every mile they drive
Oregon will soon test a vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT) tax as a possible replacement for a gas tax. If you care about climate change, it’s the wrong way to go.
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Drought ended the Maya empire. Is California next?
If you thought America's drought problems are bad now, wait 'til you see what it can do to an entire civilization.
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Hey, doctors: Women aren’t imagining their health problems
Going to the doctor is bad enough without being told that your very physical symptoms are the product of your silly, flighty ladybrain.
