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Washington, D.C., wants to be the greenest city in the U.S.

Just weeks after the district unveiled an ambitious new sustainability plan, drastic federal spending cuts kicked in, possibly dooming the entire effort.

The rare non-sucky infographic on climate change

Here's an infographic that's genuinely informative and helpful.

Smash patriarchy, save the planet

Fighting climate change also means fighting for women's safety and equality.

Everyone to Asia: We don’t want your stinkin’ unsustainable palm oil

Dunkin's dumping the stuff from its donuts, Norway's draining it from its investments, and palm-oil producers are left holding the greasy bag.

Whole Foods to label frankenfoods by 2018

While states debate the merits of labeling GMO foods, grocery stores lead the way by voluntarily honoring customers' right to know what they're eating.

Activism and policy are not the same thing

Keystone scolds seem to think that what activists are engaged in is a policy proposal. That's stupid.

Watch a guy melt coins and burn concrete with nothing but concentrated sunlight

If you've got any doubts that the sun packs enough of a wallop to provide us with adequate power, this "solar scorcher" will explode them.

For the price of a few dead whales, Spain gets to grow food in the desert

Attempts at turning a desert into a greenhouse have serious consequences for Mediterranean sea life.

TweetFarts lets you find out how much carbon your dumb Twitter hashtag is generating

Everything you do on Twitter produces carbon emissions. Is that enough to shame people out of participating in dumbass hashtags? If only.

British Customs discovers 30 million cigarettes masquerading as wind turbine parts

Some sneaky people tried to smuggle some cigarettes into the U.K. by telling customs officials they were wind turbines. Customs Officials, 1, Sneaky People, 0.