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Walmart’s latest organic scheme is just part of its plot to take over our food system
The retail giant already controls more than 25 percent of the U.S. grocery market, and with its new organic label, it's aiming to control even more.
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Is there a sustainable future for America’s most popular seafood?
The shrimp farming industry gets a bad rap, but it might be greener than you think -- and we eat enough of the stuff that it's worth getting right.
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Diversity? Inclusion? Let’s talk about racism first
Getting kids of color into the outdoors alone can't remake our environmental institutions. We need to understand that the lack of diversity is a symptom of deeper problems.
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Enviros urge U.S. to stop meddling in Indian solar affairs
American green groups are asking the Obama administration to back away from a WTO complaint against India's solar policies, warning it could hurt the climate.
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Google wants to bring you affordable solar panels (again)
The big G is teaming up with SunPower to buy solar panel systems, which the companies will lease to homeowners for cheap. Rad!
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Which is sadder, factory-farmed animals or the carnivores who eat them? The Onion weighs in
The Onion nails the grossness of being carnivorous in the language of a factory farming expose.
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Peep popular bike routes in this hella-detailed national map
One commenter snarked, “Nobody exercises in the Midwest.” But we’re betting that’s due to lack of bike infrastructure, not laziness.
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Mwahaha! Thief who stole electric bike calls owner for help recharging it
If your $4,200 electric bike gets stolen, this is pretty much the best outcome you could hope for.
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Are you a terrible gardener? This brilliant tool could change your life
The UrbMat makes gardening as easy as pushing a starter ball of parsley into its pre-marked slot.
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Life on a sheet of paper: Tiny house satire is spot-on
This Onion-worthy piece from The New Yorker is sheer genius.
