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Ecuador’s dropping 22 tons of poison on the Galapagos to kill 180 million rats
The rats first came to the islands in the 1600s, aboard ships from far away, and on a steady diet of eggs and baby tortoises, lizards, snakes and now-endangered birds species, they multiplied.
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Hostess is going out of business, but Twinkies will live forever
The problem the company faced wasn't its food, it was its accounting.
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They’ve made a car for women, and, surprise, it’s pink
Other than that -- just a car. It doesn't even have glittery exhaust.
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These numbers will help you feel grateful, not wasteful
Turkey doesn't grow on trees (yeah, OK -- it'd be really weird if it did). So why do we waste almost one-third of the turkey we buy?
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Umbra’s second helpings: How to make organic Twinkies [VIDEO]
Hankering for a Twinkie? The Hostess with the mostess shows you how to make your own.
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Occupy’s ‘Rolling Jubilee’ is a model for cooperative purchasing power
Could Occupy Wall Street's "People's Bailout" be scaled up to bail out the environment?
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Americans less optimistic about Obama’s environmental impact
A new poll shows Americans are not as hopeful about Obama's ability to make positive environmental change as they were in 2008.
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Three battle plans for fixing climate in Obama’s second term
To charge ahead on climate action, Obama could follow one of these three paths to victory, ripped from military history.
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Dole sued over dirty banana plantation
The world's largest producer of fresh fruits and veggies is accused of destroying wetlands and local farms in Guatemala.
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Walmart wants to be sustainable? It should start with its labor force
Walmart is expanding its "Sustainability Index" to make its products greener. But it should start with its labor force: Workers are planning a big "Black Friday" strike.
