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The most first-worldy complaints about superstorm Sandy

Superstorm Sandy has brought on some serious #firstworldproblems for Wall Street traders and CEOs in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey.

Baby walrus perfectly safe after superstorm

He was at an aquarium in Coney Island, not exactly best place to weather the storm. The entire place was underwater, and not in the way aquariums usually are.

Congressmember from heavily subsidized state worried about waste during Sandy relief

Rep. Steve King is terribly concerned that federal money going to New Yorkers instead of Iowans will be spent on purses and massages.

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.

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 […]

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.

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?

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.

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.”

Madison may require food carts to offer vegetarian options

Meatless meals on wheels: Food carts in Madison, Wis., could be pushed to go greener.