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Climate change got you down this Earth Day? Time for a badger mask
Hopelessness peddler Paul Kingsnorth keeps winning attention for his Dark Mountain project, but his climate fatalism looks more like midlife-crisis posturing than insight.
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This Argentinian ranch sticks to the gaucho way of raising beef
Factory farms are replacing grass-fed beef in Argentina. Join Perennial Plate as they explore a ranch that's sticking to tried-and-true methods of cattle ranching.
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Wanna know what’s happened to the Gulf Coast since the BP spill? Read this blog, now
The Bridge the Gulf blog is hands-down the best source of post-spill news and insight, written by locals who have a stake in the recovery.
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Now available: 29 flavors of open source seeds, sans patents
Wisconsin researchers release the first batch of seeds designed to propagate the old-fashioned notion of sharing.
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A surprisingly pleasant song about plastic pollution
Maybe you've never thrown a plastic bottle at a sea otter before, but chances are you're still responsible for ocean pollution. Now you can hum this catchy tune to remind yourself!
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Three Gulf Coast victories scored since the BP spill
As we mark the fourth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, not all the news is grim. Determined activists have made some real gains.
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Obama delays Keystone decision — again
The administration is giving federal agencies more time to weigh in on the pipeline. That means a decision will probably be pushed past the midterm elections.
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Ex-BP official got rich on Deepwater Horizon spill, gets busted
The coordinator for BP's cleanup effort dumped company stock while the magnitude of the spill was being covered up. The SEC calls that insider trading.
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The week in GIFs: Mark Ruffalo edition
Mark Ruffalo won our "Who's your fave green celeb" poll, plus he's just plain rad.
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Making the road safe for biking’s nervous Nellies
California cities edge closer to a comprehensive plan for riders and drivers to sensibly share the streets.
