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If we build it right, they (emissions) will come (down): ‘Carbon Zero,’ chapter 4
The key to carbon zero cities lies not in retrofitting old structures, says Alex Steffen, but in optimizing the tons of new building we'll do over the next 20 years.
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Ask Umbra: Are wrinkle-free shirts treated with toxic chemicals?
A reader wonders about the toxicity of her husband's non-iron shirts. Umbra straightens her out.
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Getting ready for climate change: How the West Coast can lead the way
Leaders in California, Oregon, and Washington are talking about climate-smart infrastructure, while residents of the states are calling for clean energy investments.
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How Walmart is devouring the food system
One out of every four dollars Americans spend on groceries goes to Walmart. Get more scary facts about Walmart and food.
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Are trendy homesteaders clueless about class differences?
Gardening and sewing clothes aren't just activities for hipsters. They've long been practiced by the poor.
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Friday music blogging: Father John Misty
Joshua Tillman is your basic aimless white boy who washed up in Seattle in the early ’00s and started writing songs. (Kinda like me, if blog posts were songs.) He released a series of solo albums under the moniker J. Tillman and started opening for like-minded whispery experimental folkies like Damien Jurado. From 2008 to […]
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AAA, EPA, GM trade barbs over ethanol
The American Automobile Association says the E15 ethanol fuel mix damage vehicles. The EPA responds with brightly colored stickers.
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Prominent fundamentalist: God gets sad when we don’t use the oil He gave us
Or at least so says Bryan Fischer, a prominent fundamentalist who hates gays and loves fossil fuels.
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Hundreds of cyclists demand safer Austin streets
Cyclists rode en masse to the Texas State Capitol following several hit-and-runs in recent weeks.
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North Korea claims to have discovered an ancient unicorn lair
It was bound to happen sooner or later, what with all those unicorns running around.
