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Vancouver is making doorknobs illegal
Vancouver is phasing out doorknobs in favor of easier-to-use levers, to make the city more accessible.
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Fracking boom is fueling a plastics boom
Plastic crap that Americans are accustomed to importing from Asia is increasingly being manufactured right here in the U.S., thanks to cheap natural gas.
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Kanye West says design can save the world; students respond
The hip hop superstar made a surprise visit to Harvard to talk about architecture, design, and a utopian future. We talked to the students who invited him.
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The week in GIFs: Mean Girls edition
Every day is a good day for Mean Girls GIFs.
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Farming is getting less white and less male, and these photos prove it
FarmHer, a photography project by Marji Guyler-Alaniz, highlights female farmers of a variety of ages and racial backgrounds.
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Saving the city from climate change, one house at a time
New York City’s chief urban designer struggles to protect his house from future floods, and gets a taste of just how unprepared we really are.
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Was the environment a decisive factor in the Virginia governor’s race?
Voters chose the more climate-friendly candidate, Terry McAuliffe, but was that because of his views on the environment? Or abortion or gay rights or immigration ... ?
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Is a green energy revolution on the global agenda?
Mass protests over green space in Turkey posed a significant threat to the ruling party, and other countries have begun to feel the heat as well.
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Someone has made cheese out of Michael Pollan’s belly button bacteria
When Pollan said we should make our own food, this is NOT what we thought he meant.
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These members of Congress are bankrolled by the fracking industry
The growing fracking industry is "yielding gushers" of campaign donations for congressional candidates, according to a new report.
