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John Dingell was better for the environment than you think
The soon-to-retire Michigan rep defended the auto industry and lagged on climate action, but he did a lot to protect air, water, and habitat, and he ultimately voted for the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill.
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Big polluters tell Supreme Court they’re worried for Chinese restaurateurs
Major emitters claim to be concerned that the EPA could crack down on CO2 from millions of small businesses, even though the EPA has no intention of doing so.
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Can the World Feed China?
By Lester R. Brown Overnight, China has become a leading world grain importer, set to buy a staggering 22 million tons in the 2013–14 trade year, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture projections. As recently as 2006—just eight years ago—China had a grain surplus and was exporting 10 million tons. What caused this […]
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Blast from the past: Audio project reminds us that times, and temps, are changing
Plug in your earbuds and take a ride with Winters Past. It’ll melt your heart.
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Lunch money: Can schoolkids really eat local without breaking the bank?
High-quality local ingredients can spruce up cafeteria offerings, but they require some careful bargaining and accounting, too.
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Oil is spilling from trains, pipelines … and now barges
River barges are increasingly being used to transport crude. The recent spill into the Mississippi River shows why that's not such a great idea.
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This new whistleblowing site wants to be the WikiLeaks of poaching
Yes, it's time to narc on your friend who keeps a slow loris in her purse.
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Ocean bottomliner: Why Mike Bloomberg is investing in fish
Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg dropped $53 million in the bucket toward solving our ever-increasing ocean woes.
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This nifty box can (illegally) turbo-charge your bikeshare cycle
Two hours of charge will get you 12 miles of riding.
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Florida judge rules it’s illegal to unhook from the city’s water system
A Florida official decided Robin Speronis was doing something too strange to tolerate: She was trying to live off the grid.
