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Hug life: Sometimes activists need to retreat, recharge, and embrace the “woo”
Those working for social change face constant uphill struggle. They need recharging. Up in British Columbia, a place called Hollyhock is devoted to that purpose.
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The feds get seriously creepy about climate change
Turns out climate change may be a top government priority after all -- just not in the way you might think.
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Syngenta plays dirty to shape public opinion on herbicide
The ag-tech giant paid "experts" to discredit critics and support shills, according to a new story.
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Facing climate reality, cities look for ways to adapt
As stronger storms brew and sea levels rise, city leaders figure they’d better prepare for the worst.
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Wind farms seek federal OK to kill eagles, pissing off both left and right
Wind developers want to be allowed to kill a few eagles. Conservationists say this is unnecessary. Right wingers are delighted to spread negative news about renewable energy.
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Three key features of Los Angeles’ new local solar program
Officially launched in January after years of development, a new CLEAN (feed-in tariff) program from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (the city’s municipal electric utility) promises 100 MW of new local renewable energy by 2016. In absolute size, the program will be among the largest CLEAN programs in the U.S., but compared to […]
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Nicaragua OKs plan for cross-country canal, environment be damned
Lawmakers have given a Hong Kong company rights to build a canal intended to rival Panama's. As you might imagine, there would be huge eco-downsides.
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If your commute isn’t douchey enough, ditch the bike for a $2,700 electric unicycle
Do you have too many wheels and too much money? Perhaps you want this self-balancing electric unicycle.
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How Shell is trying to send a chill through activist groups across the country
One of our most important rights as Americans is the freedom to express ourselves. This takes the form of voting, it takes the form of activism, and it takes the form of our First Amendment right to free speech. This summer, the 9th Circuit Court in California is weighing the question of whether companies have […]
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This is where pay phones go when they die
A Manhattan photographer has solved the mystery of where all the defunct pay phones went.
