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Progress rarely glows blue: EEStor and the lure of new technology
What can we learn from the collapse of a much-hyped battery company?
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Fewer hungry humans — but still too many
A new report from the U.N. suggests how far we've come in bringing down the total number of hungry people around the globe. But awful disparities remain.
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36 bits of good news to cure your ocean blues
These stories of measured success and cute animals suggest the ocean may not be entirely screwed!
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Need a fracking supporter? Hire a homeless person.
If you can’t find people who actually support fracking, just pay uninformed members of underprivileged groups to fake it!
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The Coup takes on climate change
Rapper Boots Riley, from the legendary rap-funk-punk group The Coup, has made a PSA about climate change. If you're a longtime Coup fan, it might throw you for a loop.
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Dunkin’ Donuts cleans up its palm-oil act (and Krispy Kreme follows suit)
The doughnut giant announces it will use only rainforest-friendly fat to fry up its sweet rings of temptation. Pressure's now on the competition.
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A podcast for those who like food for their brain
"Gastropod" is a podcast about understanding food and agriculture through the lens of science and history.
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Why New Mexico is doing chilies right
How My Chilito is building a better food system.
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There’s a place in the world that is fighting poverty with solar power
Solar power is taking off in villages where connecting to the grid is seen as a bad joke.
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Black church leaders rev up for climate justice
The good revs. Lennox Yearwood and Otis Moss III say it’s time to get serious about caring for our planet — and our fellow men.
