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Going vegetarian can cut your diet’s carbon footprint in half
A new study tells you how much your diet is warming the planet.
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First Nations, first dibs, says Canada’s Supreme Court
The prospects for Canada's energy industry to pipe Alberta oil to the West Coast just got much cloudier thanks to a ruling in favor of First Nation rights.
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This floating magnetic pod is the public transit of the future (we hope)
Israel Aerospace Industries is teaming up with California-based SkyTran to build a personal maglev system for its corporate campus.
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The public comment process is where bureaucracy and democracy get a room
Welcome to the most democratic, weird, and earnest corner of our federal government.
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The oil boom in one slick infographic
There's a mess of oil (and oil data) out there. This nifty interactive infographic will help you make sense of it all.
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Just how friendly are your “bee-friendly” plants?
"Bee-deadly" might be more accurate thanks to widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides. But now retailers like Home Depot are trying to fix the problem.
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To motivate climate activists, use optimism
Hope is critical as a motivator in the very doom-heavy world of climate change activism, according to a new study.
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Yes, it’s getting hotter in the U.S. — but the humidity will kill you
Hotter temperatures mixed with humidity will make it unbearable to live in, oh, everywhere.
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Farm stands turn your backyard kale into cold, hard cash
Farm stands enable your neighbors to sell you farmers-market-quality produce with lemonade-stand convenience. But not all cities are psyched about them.
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The greenest man in America doesn’t drive a Prius or shop at Whole Foods
Lipo Chanthanasak's activism is so organic, granola gets jealous.
