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Why GMO labeling won’t increase food prices
Big Ag argues food costs would rise if Washington state votes to label GMOs. Here's a closer look at why those claims are false.
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Swedish co-op creates a stake for women in wind industry
Once dismissed as "sewing circle," a women-only co-op has grown to 80 members and has invested more than $1.5 million in wind projects.
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Could this 2013 Nobel laureate afford college today?
Randy Schekman, one of this year's Nobel Prize winners in medicine, says access to affordable, publicly supported higher education was crucial to his success. Can today's scientific talent even afford to pursue a career like his?
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For energy efficiency, Americans deserve a big thumbs-up
Even as America's economy and population continue to grow, its energy appetite is falling. That's thanks to big efficiency gains.
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Banksy’s latest project shows screaming stuffed animals being taken to slaughter
The street artist is sending a truckload of squealing puppets on a tour of the Meatpacking District.
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Americans cited for hiking on federal lands, but drillers can keep on drilling
You want to drill or log on federal lands? No problem. But don't you dare camp or hike there.
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Huge North Dakota oil spill went unreported by furloughed feds
A spill of fracked oil from a pipeline was discovered two weeks ago, but we're only just learning about it.
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10 Things to Know About Food on World Food Day
October 16 is World Food Day. It offers the opportunity to strengthen national and international solidarity in the fight to end hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. With falling water tables, eroding soils, and rising temperatures making it difficult to feed growing populations, control of arable land and water resources is moving to center stage in the […]
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Folding up this paper battery makes it 14 times more energy-dense
We're mainly imagining replicants powered by origami unicorns.
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Grist’s looking for a few good fellows
Come work, write, and learn with us in Seattle for six months. Applications are open now.
