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Yes, black people talk about climate change
A recent blog post declared that “President Barack Obama might be the only black person on the planet who cares about climate change." Uh, no.
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Your local delivery man may soon get a flying robotic sidekick
Remember that video of a drone delivering a box from Amazon? Total pie in the sky. But launch that drone from a roving delivery truck and you might have a system that works.
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This meat lover isn’t giving up on the test-tube burger
Grist grills New Harvest's Isha Datar on her love of flesh, her beef with factory farms, and how close we are to lab-grown meats on shelves.
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A meat giant gobbles up another meat giant
Tyson will acquire Hillshire Brands -- further concentrating corporate power in the already centralized animal-farm industry.
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Here’s how California could fix its drought-time water woes
By improving irrigation, efficiency, recycling, and stormwater-capture practices, California could free up enough extra water to meet all of its cities' needs.
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Guess which company got the first U.S. commercial drone permit?
Oh – hello, BP! Always a pleasure to hear from the Charlie Sheen of the oil industry.
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Illinois becomes first state to ban lake-fouling microbeads
The plastic microbeads will be barred from personal-care products starting in 2017. Other states might soon follow Illinois' lead.
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Will Obama’s power-plant rules lead to an international climate agreement?
They'll help, but they're not enough on their own. And now other countries, like Australia, are trying to gum up the works.
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There’s gold in that there drinking water — which can’t be good
Residents of Whitehall, Mont., are finding heavy, er, precious metals in their kitchen sinks and toilet tanks. Eureka! Or maybe not.
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Why we’re watching this climate scientist turned socialist politician
Jess Spear was a driving force behind the $15 minimum wage campaign in Seattle, and now she's running for the Washington State Legislature.
