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A proposal to save the middle class … by cutting carbon pollution
Peter Barnes' plan is politically impossible, but isn't everything now? So what the hell, let's check it out.
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This video explains how to make you richer and protect the climate
Author and thinker Peter Barnes gives an elevator pitch for his proposal -- in an actual elevator.
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For farmers, using pesticides is a lot like picking the wrong smartphone
"Path dependency" is when a choice of technologies hems in your future. Is that happening today as developing countries build out their farming systems?
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Are compostable diapers the most eco-friendly?
A reader wonders how best to swaddle the little poo machine. Umbra says it's a wrap.
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There must be 50 ways to prep potatoes
Too often overlooked in a world of more beautiful vegetables, potatoes deserve to be shown off, starting with this Rösti.
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Here’s what it looks like when a typhoon devastates your city
A year ago, Typhoon Haiyan slammed the Philippines. Here's what that looked like.
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Stephen Colbert to the children of America: Dream of being a politician with zero grasp of science!
America's coastline, meet your reaper: James Inhofe, Oklahoma senator.
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Was the shocking outcome of Maryland’s gubernatorial race about rain, or something else?
Pundits have blamed the "rain tax" for Anthony Brown's loss to an unknown Republican. But did race play a role?
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Scotland may achieve energy independence before political independence
Scotland's wind turbines are producin' loads o' lecky.
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I watched a bunch of scrotums get snipped and it was totally fine
Before advocating for men to take some reproductive responsibility, we set out to confirm that their options don't suck.
