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One frack mind: How a determined New Yorker won the green Nobel
Helen Slottje found a legal strategy for upstate New York towns to block fracking through zoning. Now she's ready to take it national.
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Could garbage fuel help green the airline industry?
If British Airways’ plan pans out, air travelers could be singing, “I’m leavin’ on a trash-fueled jet plane.”
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Super cute Japanese posters encourage proper transit etiquette
Every April, Tokyo gets a new transit safety mascot. This year, it’s an adorable lion reminding you not to hold up the subway with your cake habit.
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Why not add powdered crickets to your protein shake?
There are already bugs in our processed food. Vegans should embrace insects as a rich source of protein, says one entomophagist.
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The Guardian says your cats are a climate menace
A Guardian writer argues for a drastic rethink of America's love of pets. First up: golden retriever time-shares.
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How solar energy cuts electric grid costs
With solar power, “we can avoid that $100 million investment in transmission lines, distribution lines, in capital infrastructure…” That was Vice President of Environmental Affairs Michael Deering of the Long Island Power Authority in a remarkable podcast interview, explaining how local solar energy can help offset expensive grid upgrades for bringing in remote power generation, […]
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Californians, stop watering your lawns — for real this time
The entire state is now officially in drought, with a quarter in "exceptional drought." Gov. Jerry Brown says this is no time to waste water on landscaping.
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BP won’t pay for Gulf oil spill research
The oil giant whines that it has forked out a lot for research already, and can't understand why it should have to pay more.
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An Occupy founder says the next revolution will be rural
Former Occupier Micah White wants to spark micro-movements in small towns across the country. Tiny Nehalem, Ore., is his test lab.
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Ask Umbra: Is it safer to ride a bike or drive a car?
A reader is worried about becoming road pizza. Umbra breaks out the pie charts.
