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10, 9, 8, 7 … Counting down the most popular Grist stories of 2012
Rescued ducks, a crime scene involving a 3,500-year-old tree, and 40 million McMansions that nobody wants -- these are the things you were reading about last year when you should have been studying up on cap-and-trade and carbon taxes.
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The hottest race of 2013: House climate hawk Markey is gunning for Kerry’s Senate seat
Ed Markey looks likely to be the Democratic nominee in a Massachusetts special election, and Scott Brown looks likely to be his GOP opponent.
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Wind-energy tax credit would get extension under ‘fiscal cliff’ deal
It appears that a deal in the works to avert the fiscal cliff would extend a critical tax credit for the wind-power industry for one year.
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Street scenes: 12 great cities stories from 2012
From street artists to Martin Luther King, and gun violence to our odd, sometimes nonsensical obsession with Jane Jacobs -- these are our favorite city-related stories from the past year.
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Kansas City is making millions by using municipal sewer sludge to fertilize a farm
Last year the city used 9,982 tons of sewer sludge fertilizer on 1,340 acres of corn and soybean crops.
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Single people aren’t as good at recycling as couples are
While 79 percent of mixed-sex couples recycle, only 65 percent of single people do.
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It’s a sports dome and a hurricane shelter all in one
Twenty-eight double-duty domes are going up along the Texas Gulf Coast thanks to funding from FEMA.
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Between the earth and a hard place: Umbra’s top 10 eco-conundrums of 2012
Am I saving too many emails? Is it OK to pour beer down the drain? What’s that stuff in my bra? You asked, and Grist’s green advice columnist, Umbra Fisk, answered.
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Pray-in at the White House Jan. 15
We are facing a Climate Cliff, and we need you – our religious and spiritual leaders, other believers and all people of good will – to join us in addressing its danger by participating in “A Pray-in for the Climate” in front of the White House on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, following the agenda listed below. To […]
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Living large in small houses
More and more people are finding that living in smaller spaces -- backyard cottages and tiny houses -- leaves room for a larger life. Here are some of their stories.
