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A Big New Milestone Reached In Coal Retirement, Public Health, Climate Disruption
Millions of Americans are breathing easier these days as we announce that the Sierra Club Beyond Coal campaign has crossed the halfway mark toward meeting our goal of securing the retirement of a third of the nation‘s coal-fired power. It’s only been a year and a half since Bloomberg Philanthropies gave a $50 million grant […]
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Rad posters will inspire you to do the Green Thing
Photos of weeping seal cubs won't encourage you to walk more and waste less. Here are 11 great posters that encourage greener everyday habits.
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This bike is so light even a kid can lift it
This bike is called the BlackBraid, and it weighs only 11 pounds.
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Calories make you fat, but sugary calories make you fat and diabetic
A big global study finds that sugar leads to diabetes.
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Affectless hipster invents, what else, an Oreo separating machine
A Portland man has created an amazing device that takes the cream out of an Oreo. No, it's not a butter knife.
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At South by Southwest, even the free bikes will use Twitter
Sometimes, ad agencies have amazing ideas. Like bikes that tweet while you ride them.
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Watch a helicopter rescue a deer stranded on ice by blowing it to shore
A deer stranded on the ice was pushed to safety with the air blast off a low-flying helicopter. Like James Bond for deer.
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Sorry, Michelle, but cheerleading isn’t enough to make Big Food change
The first lady calls on the food industry to lead the fight against obesity. But since junk food is still better for the bottom line, it'll take laws, not just encouragement, to fix our food system.
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There must be 50 ways to share your sweater
We'd like to help you in your struggle to be free. Here's how to stop buying and start sharing, swapping, and renting clothes.
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How the USDA plans to plant around climate change
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says farmers need help coping with climate change and encouragement to become part of the solution.