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New Matt Damon fracking flick is worthy, but lacks sound and fury
"Promised Land," the eco-drama about natural gas drilling in small town America, is noteworthy as a cautionary tale, yet still a bit of a snooze.
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Peer-to-peer sharing went big in 2012 — and so did opposition
Airbnb, Uber, Lyft, Sidecar, and others are growing fast, to the horror of government regulators and established businesses.
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It’s high-speed rail vs. farmers in California
A planned bullet train linking California's major cities would cut through hundreds of the state's prized Central Valley farms.
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New Hawaii senator says climate change is urgent
Brian Schatz (D) marked his appointment to the U.S. Senate with a strong statement on global warming.
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Rebecca Tarbotton, head of Rainforest Action Network, dies at 39
The green movement has lost one of its few female leaders. Tarbotton led major campaigns to fight climate change and corporate greed.
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Chick-fil-A is using a classic picture book about farming to brainwash kids
The scary thing is that this works, on some level.
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2012: The year cities stood up to climate change — and took a beating
While national and international leaders fiddled, cities got serious about the climate crisis. Then superstorm Sandy showed us how much is at stake -- and how far we still have to go.
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These DIY bike signals are so easy to make there’s no excuse not to
The Instructables user who made them writes, "Since I don't have ultra cool reflective clothing or a lot of money, I came up with this."
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Asparagus may keep you from getting a hangover
Want to get super drunk and not be hungover? Just eat some asparagus. It works like a charm. Or it may. Give it a try.
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How to legalize goats in your city
The "godmother of goat lovers" describes how she went about changing Seattle's backyard goat laws.
