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Help sponsor food justice for only 10 cents a day
A new report out today (Food Day!) shows a $2.55 minimum wage increase would just barely impact food costs for American families.
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Guess where all of our new energy came from last month? (Hint: Not coal)
At this rate, we'll be renewable-only just a few short decades after we're all dead!
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Liquid metal battery inventor goes on Colbert, still manages to teach us some stuff
[protected-iframe id=”1dfecc6778c0925b1ef0f4f3c3eb5d3e-5104299-30166106″ info=”http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:cms:video:colbertnation.com:420372″ width=”460″ height=”288″] Donald Sadoway, MIT materials science professor and inventor of a new liquid metal battery that could revolutionize energy storage, went on Stephen Colbert’s show last night. The segment wasn’t all that funny, per se, but it was surprisingly informative — Sadoway didn’t get rattled by Colbert’s “relentless ignoramus” routine, and […]
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Food Mythbusters: Do we need industrial agriculture to feed the world? [VIDEO]
These new explainer videos (a la "The Story of Stuff") aim to unpack the biggest myths about the food you eat. The first one asks: Is Big Ag necessary to stave off hunger?
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Fertilizer companies and climate change are killing the Dead Sea
The Dead Sea has gone dry in the past. It may be on its way to doing so again.
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Lady Gaga is going to launch a brand of bottled water
Seems like someone who says she cares about the world and who is not a total moron might want to do something else with her time.
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Probably a good idea: Government to study cancer risk of living near nuclear sites
A similar study in 1990 found nothing to worth worrying about, but, hey, good idea to check.
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This light switch forces kids to save energy through emotional manipulation
This dimmer switch smiles when the lights are off and frowns when they're on.
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Alternative presidential debate: Some climate, mostly drugs
Last night's alternative presidential debate took on climate change -- kind of.
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Dutch towns could heat their bike lanes during the winter
As usual, the Dutch have it all figured out.
