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Sad Stuff on the Street reveals that your city is actually an existential film
This Tumblr collects melancholy tableaux from the sidewalks and gutters of cities across the world.
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The Great Transition, Part II: Building a Wind-Centered Economy
By Lester R. Brown In the race to transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy and avoid runaway climate change, wind has opened a wide lead on both solar and geothermal energy. Solar panels, with a capacity totaling 70,000 megawatts, and geothermal power plants, with a capacity of some 11,000 megawatts, are generating […]
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At long last, New York City considers how to ward off rising waters
With subways and streets flooded, New York City is facing a few reality. Infrastructural changes may be the phoenix to rise from Hurricane Sandy's ashes.
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Woman wants memorial for fish that died in a traffic accident
An Orange County woman wants there to be a memorial for some fish that got in a car accident. Yes, she's a member of PETA, why do you ask?
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A food desert in paradise: Solving Hawaii’s fresh vegetable problem
When it comes to food access, some parts of rural Hawaii are not unlike the inner city. But one Maui organization is helping Native Hawaiians get access to fresh vegetables, despite the odds.
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You’ll never eat crabs again: Barry Levinson’s eco-freakout ‘The Bay’
It’s the scariest movie ever made about tainted seafood -- and Levinson says it’s “85 percent real.”
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Madison may require food carts to offer vegetarian options
Meatless meals on wheels: Food carts in Madison, Wis., could be pushed to go greener.
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Sandy wipes out biggest beekeeping operation in New York City
Superstorm Sandy destroyed hives that were home to a million bees in Brooklyn, a blow to efforts to develop bees well-suited to New York City.
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Expect less seafood in Sandy’s wake
Post superstorm Sandy, you may see less fish on restaurant menus.
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Want the truth on clean coal? Ask a random dude on the phone
Science is cool and everything, but opinion, man, that's the important thing.
