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Want to create a new generation of farmers? Forgive their college debt
A new campaign calls on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to recognize farming as a public good.
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Food bikes combine our two favorite things
From bakeries on wheels in Pittsburgh to mobile taquerias in Oakland, brewers, chefs, baristas, and farmers alike are turning to bikes.
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Do your best nature impression, feed the world, and win a prize
The Biomimicry Global Design Challenge is looking for great nature-inspired ideas to improve the food system.
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Americans like stuff that sounds good, polls find
The public prefers things like clean air and clean energy, but that doesn't mean progressives will win on those issues.
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Why Obama should crack down on gassy cows
Obama's new methane regulations don’t pass the smell test.
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Watch me get an IUD — for the planet
Sometimes, doing the most sustainable thing for your uterus means you get to go to McDonald's afterward.
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Peer-to-peer bike rentals are more principle than profit
Spinlister, the Airbnb-style rent-a-bike service, wants to help give cyclists access to wheels, wherever they may find themselves.
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Solving hunger is simple — end poverty. Gulp.
Trying to end poverty may seem like a tall order if all you want to do is make sure people don't starve. But there's plenty we can do -- and a lot we even agree on.
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Climate change could be happening 2,400 feet under Antarctic ice
Scientist drilled half a mile through ancient Antarctic glaciers and found, yup, more evidence of human-caused climate change.
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Is there such thing as guilt-free leather?
A reader wonders if faux leather is more ethical than the real stuff. Umbra says she could be suede.
