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People-friendly streets: They’re not just for big cities anymore
A bill in the Senate promotes "complete streets" that are more accessible to walkers and cyclists, and it appeals far beyond liberal urban areas.
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Obama has a good transportation plan. Now we just need to raise the gas tax to pay for it.
Enviros and smart-growth advocates are praising Obama's proposed transportation bill. Too bad funding is such a hurdle.
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America’s first carbon-trading program can boast some impressive numbers
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative collected about $1 billion from 2009 to 2012 and is expected to save $2 billion in lowered energy bills.
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IKEA is in trouble for cutting down 600-year-old trees
Logging subsidiary Swedwood had its forestry certificate pulled in Karelia, Russia.
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New Google Street View project lets you hang out with polar bears
Well, not in real life, but there is a nice video.
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How big meat recalls hurt small cattle ranches
The recent recall of 9 million pounds of meat won't just harm the Rancho Feeding slaughterhouse. It has the potential to put small producers out of business, too.
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Whole Foods doesn’t want organic food and regular food to touch (but this may not be totally crazy)
It is a little bit funny, though.
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Ask Umbra: Is my compost pile contributing to climate change?
A reader worries that her banana peels are giving off bad gas. Umbra forks over some scrappy advice.
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Western Marylanders Arrested in Stop Cove Point Protest
CUMBERLAND—A local Unitarian minister and three western Maryland residents were arrested just before noon today outside the Allegany County Courthouse in Cumberland for peacefully protesting Virginia-based Dominion Resources’ plan to build a liquefied natural gas export facility at Cove Point in southern Maryland. The protesters blocked the courthouse entrance to demand justice in the controversial […]
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Snails wearing sweaters might just be the best thing ever
Rescued critters in hand-knit garb? YES, PLEASE.
