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Wind could power a third of America’s electricity by 2050
The wind industry would support 600,000 jobs by then, too.
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EPA chief Gina McCarthy pulls off a miracle in Newark
She not only just launched a cutting-edge pollution monitoring program, she also brought arch rivals Cory Booker and Ras Baraka together.
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Here’s the movie you should send your climate-apathetic friends to see
"Merchants of Doubt" feels like a dystopian science fiction film -- except it’s a documentary, and it’s about shady climate science in the United States right now.
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These urban farmers want to feed the whole neighborhood — for free
The Beacon Food Forest plants the heirloom seeds of a real sharing economy.
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Should you care about how much water it takes to make your favorite foods?
Grist’s science editor Amelia Urry appeared on MSNBC’s Greenhouse to talk about how our water usage has more to do with food than what comes out of our faucets.
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R2D2 is in your barn, milking your cows
Robots to milk and tend dairy cows could reduce the total number of farmers, but give the remaining ones more time to think (and sleep).
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Shrinkage: Arctic ponds are the new George Costanzas
Climate change is leading to fewer and smaller ponds on Alaska's Barrow Peninsula.
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Which tiny house personality are YOU?!
There's no better way to make a major life change than with the world’s most reliable decision-making tool: ONLINE QUIZ!!!
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Seattle doesn’t want Shell’s stinkin’ Arctic drilling fleet
Residents of the notoriously green city are fighting the oil giant's plans to dock its Arctic drilling fleet at the local port.
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“Gossip Girl” babe will star in new show about North Dakota’s dirty oil boom
Chace Crawford will star as Billy, a "handsome and ambitious born hustler" making his way in fracking country.