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Update on Hurricane Sandy: Everyone is doomed
Yesterday, Tropical Storm Sandy became a hurricane. And this morning, NOAA updated its forecast track: It's now a hurricane plus snow plus a nor'easter, and it's headed for New York City.
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As U.S. oil booms and refineries hum, why do we need a pipeline from Canada again?
Refineries are making money. Pipelines are being built. The U.S. oil industry is fiddling a fine tune as the climate burns.
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Baby echidna may be cutest, weirdest baby animal ever
Echidnas are spiny mammals that live in Australia and are like the weird cousins of duck-billed platypuses.
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The newest gourmet coffee is made out of elephant poop
You can pay $50 for the privilege of drinking coffee made from beans that an elephant shit out. Or you could just buy yourself a pair of pants.
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Thanks to warming, ozone hole second-smallest in 20 years
It's almost like unified international action can address environmental problems!
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The Great Transition, Part I: From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy
By Lester R. Brown The great energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy is under way. As fossil fuel prices rise, as oil insecurity deepens, and as concerns about pollution and climate instability cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new world energy economy is emerging. The old energy economy, […]
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Feed your soil — and the rest will follow
What absorbs water, nutrients, and CO2, while helping even the biggest corn and soy farms hurdle many of the most pressing climate obstacles? Healthy soil, that's what.
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The gift of garbage: A first-timer tries her hand at ‘upcycling’
Grist's green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, dives into her own dumpster and emerges with a veritable craft fair of useful reusables.
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How green is LEED anyway?
How green is LEED anyway? A new report from USA Today says, not so much.
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Sugary sodas make kids wanna smash
Sugar riot! Harvard study shows a correlation between sweet sodas and violence in kids.
