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The secret to bigger, healthier crops may be urine
Pee. It might be really good for crops. And then again, it might not be. It's a matter of some pee-bate.
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Of a Kind brings ‘know your farmer’ mentality to clothing
We rarely know where our clothing has been, who made it, or how it was dreamed up. This apparel site tells those tales.
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To survive, fast food will have to think fresh
We all know what Bad Fast Food looks like. Millions of Americans eat the stuff. But can there be such a thing as "Good Fast Food"?
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Biblical flood means climate change isn’t caused by humans, says Texas Rep. Joe Barton
Barton says Noah's Great Flood was caused by climate change, which proves that carbon emissions don't cause climate change. Or something.
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Obama biofuel budget spills few details, still attacked by House GOP
GOP lawmakers are pushing bills to limit the amount of biofuels in the nation's energy supply and axe requirements that gasoline producers use ethanol.
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Keystone XL protestor cleverly disrupts Valero golf tournament, explains how he did it
An anti-tar-sands activist got his message onto an official tournament sign, embarrassing sponsor Valero, one of the oil companies pushing Keystone XL.
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Get your turtle a sweater so you can find it in your yard
These colorful turtle sweaters keep your little guy from getting lost in the grass, or hiding from hawks.
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A clear, comprehensive overview of the U.S. electricity system
Here's a clear and comprehensive overview of the U.S. electricity system -- utilities, transmission, regulations, all of it -- in convenient slideshow form.
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How greens can stay happy, without drugs
This will surprise and shock you: It is sometimes hard to stay positive and be an environmentalist.
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You can help this activist bring fresh veggies to the Bronx in a bus that runs on vegetable oil
Tanya Fields is a Bronx food-justice advocate who has come into possession of a used school bus that she wants to use to bring produce to underserved communities.
