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Switching to LEDs could help eliminate food waste
When you put food near heat, it spoils more quickly.
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New bill would crack down on fish fraud
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has introduced legislation that would track fish from ocean to plate to help diners know what they're eating.
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‘Breakfast beer’ is part of this complete, worryingly alcoholic breakfast
The beer tastes like grapefruit and multigrain cereal. At least it’s not trying to taste like Lucky Charms.
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Some monster stole the single tree out of Portland’s two-foot-wide park
Someone stole the lone tree from Portland's Mill Ends Park, the smallest park in the world. A local cop vows that justice will be swift and severe.
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Climate change is making animals shrink
Animals worldwide cope with climate change by getting physically smaller, in a biological trend scientists call "adorbs."
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March is ‘Get Small’ month at Grist
Do massive, planetary-scale dilemmas look different at eye height? In March, we intend to find out, as we seek micro solutions to macro problems.
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Curtain kale: Farmers get jiggy with it to support local CSAs
What’s the matter, farmer? Down on your luck? Pick up a pitchfork -- or better yet, put on some knee socks and roller skates -- and do some interpretive dance.
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Schools across the U.S. will soon start teaching real climate science
Thanks to new science education standards, most of America's students will learn about climate change during science class.
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Superstorm Sandy aid dollars go to rebuilding in flood-prone areas
The vast majority of federal loans to rebuild in New York City and New Jersey post-Sandy are going to properties in flood zones.
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BUILD Act could make it easier to green toxic brownfields
A bipartisan Senate bill would help the EPA and local communities clean up contaminated sites -- good news for the economy and the environment.
