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Will Sochi have enough snow?
Piles of fake snow at the Olympics are the latest sign of an industry on the brink.
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Subway removes yoga-mat ingredient from its bread
An activist gathered more than 57,000 signatures on a petition asking Subway to cut the chemical.
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The brutal cost of a cheap chicken
Two new books detail the inner workings of our factory-style poultry and meat system -- and the long history of our love/hate relationship with it.
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Frackers are guzzling water in drought-plagued areas
Most of the fracking underway in the U.S. is occurring in regions that are experiencing water stress.
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Russia locks up enviros who criticized Olympic construction
Just as the Games kick off, Russia has jailed two activists who were about to publish a report on damage caused by Olympic preparations.
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The week in gifs: Carrie Brownstein edition
Who better to bring you this week's green news than rockstar, Portlandia star, and all-around amazing Carrie Brownstein?
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We’re making birds sick just by existing
Not only are we humans stressing the birds out, but we’re spreading germs with our well-intentioned bird feeders. D'oh!
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How much power do cities really have to combat climate change?
A new report looks at how much power cities have over climate change adaptation and CO2 emissions.
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A British scientist is building a 280-cubic-foot model of the entire Arctic ocean
It's hard to do research in the Arctic Ocean -- it's dangerous, expensive, and really, really cold.
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This guy found and restored the world’s oldest subway tunnel, and New York City took it back
Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue tunnel was sealed in 1861, and totally forgotten about until 1980.
