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With Real Food Calculator, students take Prop 37 into their own hands
College students can use the calculator's results to challenge their schools to commit to more just and sustainable purchasing.
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Walk the walk: Take the Two-Mile (no-car) Challenge
Grist's green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, decided to ditch her car for short trips for a month. Easier said than done when it's raining out and you're carrying a pizza.
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Ticks are turning victims into vegetarians
People in southern and central parts of the U.S. are developing mammal meat allergies after getting bitten by the lone star tick.
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Stephen Colbert on ‘wind turbine syndrome’
Colbert takes on the health effects of wind turbines ... including herpes.
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Building climate resilience through smarter cities and tighter communities
To cope with climate change and the disasters it brings, we need not just better infrastructure but stronger community ties.
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Obama limits oil-shale development OK’d by Bush
The Interior Dept. plans to close 1.6 million acres of federal land that had been slated by the Bush admin for oil-shale development. Remember Bush?
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Will baby boomers just keep on driving?
Boomers drove America's love affair with the automobile. Now that they're aging, will they cut out the driving, or just shift to different cars?
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Grist’s theme for November: What’s next for the climate?
Introducing: monthly themes! Here's a smattering of the stuff we've got on tap.
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Hundreds of thousands still without power post-Sandy, provoking backlash against utilities
New York Gov. Cuomo is furious with utilities and promises to review their contracts. Meanwhile, Reuters looks at whether customers could sue.
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Sustainable food advocates should celebrate National Scrapple Day
If you're already thinking "eeeeeewwwwww," stop. Scrapple is a great, old-school example of nose-to-tail cooking.
