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Overstock.com moves beyond flat-screen TVs to CSA boxes
The online retailer hopes to disrupt corporate ag by selling fare from small farms online.
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No, the new climate deal does not let China off the hook
Republicans say the agreement doesn't require China to do anything. Here's why they're wrong.
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Your odds of getting struck by lightning just increased
Thanks, climate change.
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This map shows where we’ve screwed the oceans most
Now we know exactly which places are suffering most from ocean acidification.
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Anti-consumption Pope would rather you knit him something for Christmas
Pope Francis warns world leaders to consider the vital issues of over-consumption and climate change when talking global economics.
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Palm-oil giant makes big commitment. Rainforests rejoice
Seventy-five percent of all palm oil will be produced responsibly -- if all the big companies live up to the promises they've now made.
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Obama’s deal with China is a big win for solar, nuclear, and clean coal
We could soon see an armistice in the solar trade war.
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Meet the Senate leaders who plan to gut the EPA and approve Keystone
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the new Republican committee chairs are all hostile to climate action.
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Relax — California isn’t about to dump pesticides on organic farms
A new state report outlines some edge-case scenarios, but mostly, California's pest control strategies do a good job of protecting the interests of green farmers.
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Can a vegan ever truly love a carnivore?
A reader wonders whether two hearts can meat. Umbra says vegan start by accepting each other for who we are.