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Watch a pool of oil magically turn into a Christmas tree
NPR's Robert Krulwich calls this "the perfect tree for an oil billionaire.”
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This stray dog and orphaned deer are best friends, and their story will make you sniffle
The unlikely buddies were living together in a Kansas City cemetery, but now the dog is up for adoption. We're hoping they still get to visit.
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Better than Pop-Tarts: Blood orange galette [RECIPE]
This creative dessert utilizes one of the most memorable winter fruits. Bring it to your next holiday party.
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A million and one ways (at least!) to simplify the holidays
We asked Grist readers for suggestions for how to rock the holidays without partaking of the shopping madness and materialism. Boy, did you deliver.
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Will the FDA keep hiding most data on farm antibiotic use?
The FDA has been protecting big agriculture's trade secrets and ignoring the public's right to know.
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San Francisco’s private-public spaces go public-public
After languishing underused for more than 25 years, dozens of plazas in downtown San Francisco are finally becoming more accessible to the public.
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The real gun crisis is in America’s urban sacrifice zones
The massacre in Newtown, Conn., has revived the national debate over gun control. But the real bloodbath happens every day in our cities.
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For the 36th November in a row, global temperatures were above average
Yet 2012 is on track to be only the eighth warmest year ever. We can do better!
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Immigrant farmers grow against the odds
As the majority of American farmers near retirement age, immigrant and minority farmers are stepping up in the face of adversity to take their places.
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Wyoming considers adding fossil fuels to school curriculum — with the industry’s help
The proposal has already passed one key legislative committee.