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Biking is the best way to get somewhere fast while getting in shape
Running everywhere isn't really feasible.
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No, bike lanes don’t hurt retail business
They may even bring in more customers, according to a recent Seattle case study.
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All of Yale’s squirrels have mysteriously disappeared
Did the college kill them off?
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Official Texas review: “Creation science” should be incorporated into every biology textbook
Reviewers appointed by the Texas State Board of Education are fighting against climate science and evolution in textbooks that will likely be used across the country.
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Why would Kiewit want the risk of an expanded coal mine?
That’s the question at the heart of a letter sent today to the CEO of Kiewit and the President of its mining subsidiary as this major construction company considers whether to bid on the Hay Creek II coal lease next week. The Bureau of Land Management has scheduled the lease of 167 million tons of […]
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Ground Zero garden revisited: Remembering 9/11 with a homegrown meal
"Four Fish" author Paul Greenberg assembles an entire meal out of foods grown or caught near the World Trade Center site.
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Sorry, skeptics: Arctic ice is still melting quickly this summer
Well-below-average Arctic ice levels continue a recent slump -- but that won't stop climate deniers from misinterpreting the data as evidence the planet is cooling.
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Is this a La Niña or El Niño year? Try La Nada
For more than a year now, the Pacific Ocean has been without La Niña or El Niño. In its place is La Nada, which could be a lot more extreme than it sounds.
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Green in a mayor way: Bloomberg’s successor likely to leave his legacy intact
With the primary still up in the air, one thing is clear: Climate activism and smart growth will live on in New York City long after Mike Bloomberg is gone.
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Kentucky’s Coal Challenges – Public Health, Clean Water, and Clean Air
Guest column by Heather Moyer, Sierra Club This week’s column focuses on some big coal-related news items out of the Bluegrass State, where some inspiring Beyond Coal activists are making waves. First, some good news: In a victory for clean water and public health, late yesterday a Kentucky circuit court overruled a lax permit that […]
