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Global food giants get bad grades on environment and ethics
A new report from Oxfam finds that multinational processed food purveyors don't treat their workers or the environment very well.
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Climate change could kill big U.S. reservoirs
Lake Mead and Lake Powell could be toast as the climate gets hotter and water gets scarcer, according to a new study.
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Senators send pro-Keystone XL letter, once again drenched with oil money
Well, here we are again. Only mere days after the biggest rally and march in support of climate action and against the Keystone XL pipeline in US history, another letter has been sent by a group of Senators calling for approval of the troublesome (to say the least) Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, this time spear-headed by […]
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‘LEGO bombing’ reveals the plastic-brick framework of your city
Street artists are filling holes in crumbling buildings with LEGO bricks. Or possibly the buildings are crumbling to reveal their LEGO cores.
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Keystone scolds should let activists be activists
The climate change effort involves both negative and positive aspects -- protesting the status quo and building sustainable alternatives. Where does activism fit in?
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Scientists have discovered a tiny lost continent under the Indian Ocean
Mauritia once connected India and Madagascar, before sinking deep under the Indian Ocean.
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Shareable’s Neal Gorenflo wants to share with you
Neal Gorenflo, founder and publisher of Shareable, chatted with Grist readers about the sharing economy. Check out a replay of the chat.
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Pro-fracking petition with fake signatures embarrasses gas association
The Colorado Oil and Gas Association wants to retract its pro-fracking petition after a newspaper revealed it was bogus.
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This map shows you where to find love in every state of the union
Public transit lovers who want to meet Mr. or Ms. Right should hang out in New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, D.C., Oregon, or Washington.
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Blazing tires will no longer power Illinois homes
A company that burned tires to produce dirty electricity in Illinois has agreed to shutter its facility following civil rights complaints.
