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Bad news for Obama: Fracking may be worse than burning coal
New science shows that thanks to methane leaks, gas won't work as a "bridge fuel."
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About that novel
David Roberts told people he was going to write fiction during his year-long sabbatical. Here's why that didn't happen.
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Why Massachusetts is doing insect snacks right
How Cambridge's Six Foods is building a better food system.
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Do I really need to rinse my recyclables?
A reader wonders if he should bust out the scrub brush. Umbra says he'd be nutella not to.
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Why food prices scaled the peaks — and why it matters
You may not have felt a thing, but when food prices spiked in 2008 and 2011, they sent experts into a tizzy of debate over why it happened and what we can learn.
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When adding bike lanes actually reduces traffic delays
In New York, smart street design helped the city have its safety and its speed, too.
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China just got serious about global warming. Now we’re really out of excuses.
The world's biggest polluter will set up a carbon market as early as 2016. Here's why that matters.
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The insect-eating revolution will not be bro-ified
A study finds marginally more enthusiasm for eating bugs among the testosterone set. But, truly, entomophagy does not bow to gender.
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Why Maryland is doing local food right
How Baltimore's Woodberry Kitchen is building a better food system.
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“Night Moves” is why people hate environmentalists
This indie thriller highlights some of the most detestable clichés of the save-the-trees mentality. Our roundtable of writers weigh in.
