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Crop insurance claims likely to hit $16 billion in wake of 2012 drought
Raising two questions: Can we cut costs? And: What happens when such drought becomes the norm?
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Somehow horse meat made it into a bunch of burgers in Ireland and the U.K.
French people might enjoy horse meat every now and again, but the British, as a rule, do not. Nor do the Irish.
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Interior Secretary Salazar to step down
We'll remember him for opening federal land to renewable development and, sadly, for letting Shell drill in the Arctic.
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This leopard would win at hide and seek every time
Some animals just think they're good at a camouflage. This leopard actually is.
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Snow made from sewage looks like someone peed on it
It wasn't supposed to be this way.
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Virginia AG Cuccinelli leads charge to yank renewable energy credits
It's certainly got nothing to do with his political ambitions, of course.
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North Frackota’s population boom means more young men — and more problems
Thanks to the fracking boom, the ratio of men to women tops 3 to 2 in some places of North Dakota -- and harassment and assault are on the rise.
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Aisle be damned: How Big Food dominates your supermarket choices
We can’t shop our way out of a broken food system, says Wenonah Hauter. The head of Food & Water Watch talks about her book "Foodopoly" and taking on the corporate system.
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Grist comic wins population prize; babies still happening
The Population Institute honors our illustrated feature "7 Billion, Unpacked."
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‘Sustainable communities’ give Glenn Beck nightmares
Glenn Beck made this fun word cloud of his biggest green fears, from "social justice" to "restoration." Thanks, Glenn Beck!
