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Can streetcars create shortcuts to better urban transit?
Desire lines: not the opposite of stretch marks, but close. They're where commuters and tourists want to go.
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Brazil’s World Cup gets a red card on the environment
Between razing the Amazon for a stadium and promising a mondo carbon footprint, Brazil's World Cup is shaping up to be a no gol for the environment.
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If oil spills in the Arctic and no one is around to clean it up, does it just stay there?
A new report is yet another reminder of why oil companies should be kept out of the thawing Arctic.
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Oregon tells rail companies to keep oil deliveries secret
A newspaper won the right to see reports about trains carrying crude. So state officials told rail companies to stop sending in the reports.
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This artist builds coral reefs by hand
Courtney Mattison used her marine biology background to build giant, ceramic art installations that highlight the beauty and fragility of reefs as climate change takes its toll.
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Ask Umbra: What should I do with used tissues, old mixtapes, and rage against the greens?
Readers wonder how best to dispose of snotty tissues and outdated casettes -- and whether breathing contributes to global warming. Umbra keeps a cool head.
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Here’s a killer video that explains climate change with Tetris
If you’re having a hard time wrapping your head around climate change -- or need a way to break it down for your nephew -- take three minutes for this video.
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Go on, steal a bike — the San Francisco police dare you
The cops are using bait bikes with built-in trackers -- but will that catch serial bike thieves or opportunistic poor people?
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Vermont will label genetically engineered food
The state's rule -- the first in the nation -- faces likely challenges in court, and could be overridden by a federal law.
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Tired of milking your cow? There’s a robot for that
Milking robots could be the next big thing in dairy.
