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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.
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Holiday shopping is down, mall blight is up
This holiday shopping season may have been the slowest since 2008, thanks in part to extreme weather and a warmer winter.
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The $400 million plan to unsink a giant cruise ship
If the plan fails, the world's biggest passenger ship crash could still prove catastrophic for the protected coast of Tuscany.
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The year in food and farming
From GMO labeling to pink slime to food worker rights, here's a look at 2012's biggest food stories.
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Christmas trees aren’t just festive, they also eat methane
Christmas trees are really good at eating up methane from the atmosphere. Except when you cut them down. Then they suck at it.
