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A mapping group at MIT wants to show us the way to greener cities
Sep Kamvar's slick data maps help urbanites recognize the elements that they love, and the ones that need some tweaking.
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Ask Umbra: Is it safe to use newspaper as garden mulch?
A reader frets about dioxins in his topsoil. It's a dirty question, but somebody's got to answer it.
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How we can fight back against herbicide-resistant superweeds
Roundup is losing potency as weeds evolve resistance. Seed companies want to move to other herbicides. Is farming stuck in a spray-rinse-repeat cycle?
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Nebraska utility is phasing out some coal units, and it won’t cost that much
The Omaha Public Power District announced that it will retire three coal units in the next two years -- thanks to public opinion and new regs.
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Jon Stewart explains how to make GOP senators care about climate
"Barack Obama must become a global warming denier," says the Daily Show host. "We'd have cap-and-trade by the morning."
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Pennsylvania ordered its health workers to never discuss fracking
Two former state employees say they were told not to return phone calls of residents who complained that fracking was harming their health.
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NATO chief accuses fracking opponents of being Russian puppets
NATO's secretary general says Russia "engages actively" with "environmental organizations working against shale gas." Enviros say that's bullshit.
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Why are the Kochs giving $25 million to poor black college students?
The Kochs' gift to the United Negro College Fund provides much-needed funding for low-income African Americans. But is it part of an anti-climate ploy?
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Bees and butterflies get a boost from the feds
A new White House program doesn't have a lot of muscle behind it, but at least it acknowledges the problem of declining pollinator populations.
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Meet the sisters who put the rad in radical vintage
Dominique and Jazmyne Drakeford spread their love of vintage threads in Oakland, Calif.
