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Please save my favorite Christmas cookies, reader begs
A reader is hard pressed to find a sustainable cookie maker. Umbra excels at pizzelles.
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Love and long-distance travel in the time of climate change
It's very strange to be in a position where you weigh spending the holidays with people you love against the climate crisis.
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Lessons from 2014: If you care about green cities, you must care about justice too
Cities may hold the solutions to our global climate crisis -- but only if we address deep-seated inequities.
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These fantastic maps showed us different worlds in 2014
From rising sea levels and acidifying oceans to rural roads and dollar buses, these exercises in eco-cartography will open your eyes.
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A bit of good green energy news for your holidays, courtesy of New England
In Northeastern power markets, renewable energy is increasingly cheaper than fossil fuel energy.
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Violent cops suffocate the street life they claim to protect
Police unions have blamed protesters for sparking violence against cops. Clearly, they've missed the point.
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How to win at last-minute holiday shopping (hint: buy vintage)
Head to the local vintage store for that last-second holiday shopping. Your loved one (and the planet) will appreciate it.
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Have people of color been locked out of the green economy?
Black entrepreneurs want to see themselves reflected in the green economy before they join the army to defend it.
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Life in the bike lane was pretty good in 2014
We spent some time this week pedaling through our bike coverage from 2014, and here are our favorite stories of the year.
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Bad news for wheat and eaters everywhere
Production of wheat -- one of the world’s most important staple crops -- is set to fall by 6 percent for every 1 degree C rise in temperature.