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This recycled-plastic bike rack would be great if it actually worked
The rack's made out of 15,000 juice pouches made by Honest Tea, which donated it to the store. Now, if only it worked.
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Colorado district wants to hoard drinking water so oil companies can maybe use it
Who could complain about that?
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This weird cologne is supposed to smell like sushi
To be fair, it apparently has more of a grassy, rice-y, seaweed-y, gingery, lemon smell.
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Wind turbines: Wrong for Sandy, wrong for Colbert
A conservative columnist argues that oil was the cure for Sandy. Oil does not, however, cure stupid.
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Umbra’s second helpings: Stressing out
The elections have you frazzled? Umbra says to chill the frack out.
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Out of the cage and onto the grass: Helping pastured eggs go mainstream
Austin's Vital Farms helps egg producers who want to transition to a pasture-based model, then markets and distributes their eggs around the country. Now it's using crowdfunding to help get more chickens out on pasture.
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The Climate Silence Continues
Anyone who takes the threat of climate change seriously has to view the reelection of Barack Obama with great satisfaction. The American people rejected Mitt Romney, a candidate who mocked the threat of climate change, much to the delight of his base. Among the millions of Americans already suffering from climate impacts, and the thousands […]
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Growing urban electorate is bad news for Republicans
The presidential election wasn't blue states versus red states: it was cities versus everyone else.
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It’s time for the Green Party to grow up
The Green Party doesn't want to do the hard work to actually build a political movement, it just wants to be a flamethrower. So don't take it seriously.
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Marijuana may be more law-friendly, but it’s not more eco-friendly
Washington and Colorado voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Can legalization help the pot industry blaze a greener trail?
