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The world is yours: Kids take the lead in the climate fight
When it comes to protecting the planet and our overburdened neighborhoods, young people are taking matters into their own hands.
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How much cleaner will Obama’s climate rules make your state?
They're all getting greener, but the math is a little complicated.
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These exterminators want you to have a tasty, free lunch — of bugs
If you are used to restaurants and pest companies trying to keep bugs OUT of the kitchen, this may be confusing.
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Wave energy finally gets its day in the water off the Oregon coast
Reader be warned: While this story may seem swell, it is full -- not just half full, but FULL -- of watery clichés.
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Chicago area off the hook from climate lawsuits
An insurance company had sued Chicago-area municipalities for failing to prepare for climate change and flooding, but those suits have now been dropped.
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Canadian meteorologists barred from talking about climate change
But maybe that shouldn't be a surprise in a country that's become a rogue petrostate.
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“Protected bike lanes safer, better,” says science. “Duh,” says rest of us.
Study finds that cyclists feel safer when bike lanes are separated from car traffic. Study’s parents consider study underachiever, wish study was more like its sister Human Genome Project.
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Don’t worry about that collapsing ice shelf — just book your beach week in Arizona
According to a new study, the Antarctic ice shelf has melted before. One recent episode happened to coincide with a mass extinction and a 50-foot rise in sea level, but no biggie, right?
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Alice Waters vs. the techno-chefs: The evolution of wild gourmet
What's more natural -- locavore purism or technical wizardry? Pork from a happy pig or live ants on your lettuce? An email dialogue about the future of sustainable eating.
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Up the coast without an auto: My life with the Post-Car Travel Agency
Getting out of the city on your bike can take you places you never imagined. And if the wind turns against you, you can always thumb a wild ride.
