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Pesticides just got a whole lot smaller. Is that a good thing?
Nanopesticides herald the extreme tinification of agricultural chemicals and could spark a farming revolution. Gulp?
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Where can I find the most eco-friendly surf gear?
A reader wonders if she can hang 10 without leaving the planet in the soup. Umbra steps into the green room.
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Senate votes to believe in climate change, fails to blame humans for it
Ninety-eight of 100 senators are now on the record as saying that climate change is happening. But don't start telling them that people are responsible.
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Give us your ideas to switch to renewables fast — because Congress sure won’t
It's big-idea time for OpenIDEO's community-led clean energy challenge.
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Pharrell wants “literally all of humanity to harmonize” on climate change
The hip-hop mogul announced at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos that he and Al Gore are organizing Live Earth: Road to Paris.
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This new underground bike park totally rules
Built some 75 feet underground, Louisville's Mega Cavern is the latest in a run of ridonculous urban bike parks. Sick, brah!
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Picky eaters — like penguins and my cousin Jables — could starve under climate change
Specialist eaters like chinstrap penguins could face species-ending food shortages, while generalists like gentoo penguins thrive.
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When did letting your kids walk home alone become a crime?
A couple in Silver Spring, Md., let their kids walk home form the park unchaperoned. Their reward was a visit from Child Services.
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Republicans edit climate-denial mockery out of Obama’s State of the Union
Obama poked the GOP for their overused "I'm not a scientist" dodge. Seems they didn't like it one bit.
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Fracktivists fight liquefied natural gas terminal near NYC
New York’s famously dedicated anti-fracking activists are pushing Gov. Andrew Cuomo to veto an LNG import project.
