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Watch out, Car2Go! Zipcar to launch one-way car rental
Starting this fall, Zipcar will offer one-way trips. And rather than a tin-can two-seater, you'll be driving a five-person Honda Fit. Tempted?
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Annie Leonard of “Story of Stuff” will be new head of Greenpeace USA
She'll start her new gig in August, replacing the outgoing executive director, Phil Radford.
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Chemical plants endanger 134 million Americans. Who gets the worst of it?
If you guessed, "B. Blacks, Latinos, and the poor," congratulations! You're correct. A new report dishes out all the dirty details.
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To Live Dangerously or Not to Live Dangerously? It’s Our Choice
What’s next? What can I do? Those are questions you might be pondering if you tuned into Years of Living Dangerously on Showtime this weekend, or if you’ve been watching online clips from the “Preacher’s Daughter” story that was featured on Sunday night. In the episode, actor Ian Somerhalder follows Anna Jane Joyner, a young […]
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Colorado drillers are spilling 200 gallons of oil and other poisons every day
Last year, the oil and gas industry reported 578 spills to Colorado authorities, contaminating nearly 175,000 tons of precious topsoil.
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The 12 things the Obama administration wants you to know about climate change
Climate change is affecting you, right now. Yeah, you. That's the topline message of the new National Climate Assessment published by the White House.
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Hemp is having its moment. Meet the miracle plant’s biggest champion
In a new book, Doug Fine argues hemp is the key to a food and energy revolution.
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Want to breathe new life into your city? Build a fence around it
Protecting local farms can be a recipe for urban revival, if Portland is any indication. Of course, that's easier said than done.
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We’ve come a long way, baby
Grist is turning 15, so we're exploiting our younger selves with the hope that you'll be amused enough to make a donation.
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Top 8 uses for non-laying hens (not including lunch)
What can you do with a chicken past her prime? Here are a few ideas.
