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Dirty laundry: How long can one woman go without washing her clothes?
In which Grist's green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, puts off wash day as long as possible. Oh, the things she'll do for the planet!
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Guacamole Sunday: A better name for the Super Bowl, or a crappy marketing campaign?
Central and South American growers are capitalizing on Americans' appetites for out-of-season avocados.
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Sen. Reid proposes chopping $4 billion in oil subsidies to help the economy
With damage from spending cuts already being seen, an end to oil subsidies would be welcome but nowhere near enough.
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BP’s federal penalty for the Gulf spill is final: $4 billion
Here's a little context for the "largest criminal penalty" in history.
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The cost of not using renewable energy
A new study finds that using up our fossil fuels now, making them less available in the future, imposes big costs down the line.
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Good news for peer-to-peer car-sharing
Lyft takes off in California, clearing a regulatory hurdle and expanding into L.A. Meanwhile, Getaround is getting bigger in Portland.
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Republicans are very satisfied with the quality of the environment
But they're not as satisfied as Democrats are with the military. Because Gallup's latest poll is a gauge of bias more than anything.
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U.S. lags woefully behind other rich countries on energy taxes
We'd rather spend $16 billion on a year's worth of crop insurance than 35 cents more for a gallon of gas. And don't even think about a carbon tax.
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The EPA reaches out to LGBT youth with own ‘It Gets Better’ video
The Environmental Protection Agency reaches out to LGBT youth with its own "It Gets Better" video. Yes, the environment includes people too.
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Multinational oil companies, 2; sovereign nations, 0
Shell beats back a lawsuit over pollution in Nigeria, and Chevron scores a point in its fight to avoid paying for its mess in Ecuador.
