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U.S. oil production headed for 20-year high
The U.S. is now producing almost 6.7 million barrels of oil a day. So, um, yay?
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2012 has been the hottest year ever in the United States
So far in 2012, the average temperature has been 3.4 degrees above average, and 1.1 degrees above the previous warmest year ever. Also, the drought continues.
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‘Magic’: How New York dried out and fired up its subway system
The New York Times has the fascinating story of how the city's transit system was pulled back from the brink of disaster.
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Roll ’em: A dispatch from 350.org’s Do the Math bus
Eight activists, four wifi hotspots, one bus: Trying to jump-start a grassroots fossil-fuel divestiture movement, and seeing some sparks.
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Smooth as Silk: How big brands milk small farmers for all they’re worth
Very few companies control most of the food we eat. In this example, we look at the outsized effect the Silk brand has had on the organic soy industry.
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A green Salt Lake City? Thank the Mormon pioneers, says Sustainability Director Vicki Bennett
A forward-thinking mayor and progressive community help the cause, too.
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Climate and Hurricane Sandy: What’s in a name?
Plumbing the storm's names and nicknames leads to some useful takeaways for communicating about climate change.
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Tree-sits: Transcendent protest glory or just bottles of pee?
Tree-sitting protests are becoming more common. They're not just about buckets of human excrement -- they can also be effective.
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Climate change and overfishing hurt our cutest, tiniest fish
Sardines and other forage fish are struggling. Is it climate change, plankton decline, overfishing -- or all of the above?
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As gas prices drop elsewhere, New York begins rationing
Nationally, Hurricane Sandy doesn't seem to have affected gas prices, which are continuing to decline.
