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‘Yogurt for men’ comes with its own abs
Why should women be the only ones who get to sit around listing off stereotypes about their gender while eating oversweetened fat-free yogurt glop?
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This guy built an authentic passenger rail car in his basement
To make this subterranean transit-geek wonderland, self-described "train-obsessed nutcase" Jason Shron went in with a friend on a decades-old train car that was slated to be scrapped.
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10 reasons why fracking for dirty oil in California is a stupid idea
The oil industry is eyeing California’s tight oil reserves, and even Gov. Jerry Brown thinks it might make sense to frack them. Here are 10 reasons not to.
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Ask Umbra: On holey jeans, holey socks, and dyeing clothes
Readers ask about that holiest of all topics: their clothes. Umbra sends some smoke signals up the Grist chimney.
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Obama: “All of the above,” again and again
The day after the November 6 election I wrote about Obama’s electoral victory over Romney, which I was glad for. My column was about the need for the climate movement to “make it impossible for the Obama administration not to speak up and take action on the rapidly deepening and most important issue human civilization […]
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The least sustainable city: Phoenix as a harbinger for our hot future
For a taste of the brutal new climate to come, look to where the climate is already harsh, and growing more so -- the aptly named Valley of the Sun.
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What do the young conservatives at CPAC think about climate change? [VIDEO]
Climate change didn't get much attention at the Conservative Political Action Conference, so one journalist asked a few young attendees what they think.
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New bills in Congress would crack down on the fracking industry
Legislation introduced in the House would repeal exemptions for oil and gas companies under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act.
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Too big to prosecute: How Monsanto slipped the DOJ’s grasp
The DOJ wasn't "prepared to bite the bullet" and prosecute its antitrust case against Monsanto.
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Another climate delay from the Obama admin?
The EPA may postpone release of its landmark greenhouse gas regulations for new power plants. Environmentalists are not pleased.
