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Pacific sardines are crashing — bad news for whales and my salad
Your grandpa's favorite fish (and mine) can't support a West Coast fishery — or all the charismatic megafauna -- that rely on them.
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This co-op bike shop will teach you to fix your own damn bike (and that matters)
The bike kitchen movement greases the gears of the real sharing economy.
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Physics geniuses, Mexican rappers, LEGO Supreme Court: It’s Woman Crush Wednesday
This week, our roundup of badass women in the news also includes a controversial filmmaker and power-playing politicos.
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The South Bronx isn’t falling for Fresh Direct’s dirty trucks
The company wants to bring 1,000 new trucks to the neighborhood, which is already home to high asthma rates and heavy industry.
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Why bike lanes are battle lines for justice
Poor communities and communities of color bike the most, but have some of the worst infrastructure around.
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Google’s plan to prioritize facts ticks off climate deniers
The search giant is considering a new system that would rank sites by trustworthiness. One prominent denier is already crying “censorship.”
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Uber wants to empower women using … Uber
Uber is partnering with U.N. Women to make more jobs for women drivers. Here's why we're skeptical.
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Where’s the beef? Everywhere.
In a new book, "Cowed," Denis Hayes and Gail Boyer Hayes look at the complex and omnipresent place of cows in our culture.
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Florida officials say they didn’t ban the phrase “climate change,” but don’t believe them
Gov. Rick Scott denies that his administration prohibited talk of climate change, but former employees continue to say otherwise.
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Solar power just had its best year ever
2014 was a banner year for solar in the U.S., with 30 percent more photovoltaic installations than in 2013.