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Latino eco-festival hosts big stars, bigger ideas
Congress members, Nobel Prize winners, and even Commander William Adama will hit Boulder, Colo., this week for the Americas Latino Eco Festival. Founder Irene Vilar spills the details.
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“Rebel” cowboys say we have no right to kick their cattle off our public lands
You thought Cliven Bundy and his band of self-styled militiamen were outrageous? You obviously haven't met Wayne Hage.
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Why Michigan is doing compost right
How Detroit Dirt is building a better food system.
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Is necessity the mother of climate protest?
Massachusetts coal-barge civil disobedience settlement means that the "necessity defense" for climate protest remains tantalizingly untested in court.
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Climate film gets activists pumped for NYC march
"Disruption" debuted to an enthusiastic crowd, inspiring them to try to make the upcoming People's Climate March the biggest climate event ever.
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Get paid to make your commute awesome
Got an idea for how to make the daily trek less awful? This contest could make your dream come true.
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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.
