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This tool-lending library brings the sharing economy out of the city and onto the farm
Instead of shelling out big bucks for specialized machinery, food producers in Maine can now join a lending library of farm tools.
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Which plants will survive climate change? This greenhouse could have the answers
The greenhouse is owned by a biotech company in Durham, N.C., that understands that resilience means money.
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Meet the mom leading the fight against fracking in Santa Barbara
Rebecca Claassen has put her life on hold to fight for Measure P, a ban on fracking and similar techniques in Santa Barbara County.
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You kids get off my sidewalk: Baby boomers want walkable cities, too
In a heart-warming juncture between millennial ideology and baby-boomer practicality, AARP is campaigning for more walkable cities.
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When Republicans say crazy sh*t, it ought to matter
Soon-to-be Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst believes in Agenda 21 conspiracy theories and wants to totally shut down the EPA, and the mainstream media thinks that's not worth mentioning.
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3,500 voters in North Dakota could put the brakes on huge fracking boom
Voters on a small Native American reservation are choosing between two candidates who want to crack down on the oil industry.
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Tar-sands industry loses $17.1 billion thanks to public opposition
A new report spells out the financial costs of the public opposition to tar-sands development.
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The Tom Steyer campaigns you haven’t heard about yet
The political moneyman and climate activist is spending big to put Democrats in control of key state legislatures.
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In Richmond, Calif., it’s Chevron’s $3 million vs. a green slate
A refinery town's reputation as an environmental-justice pioneer is in peril, thanks to a pile of oil money and a torrent of negative ads.
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Is snacking on a scorpion sexy?
Enter SexyFood, a French startup that's trying to get you to eat bugs -- hopefully with more success than we've ever had.
