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School cook in Sweden told to make her food less delicious
When you were growing up and you ate your school lunch of disgusting gristle-filled burgers and rubbery pizza and creamed chipped beef, did you ever think that one day there might be a school somewhere where the lunches were too good? Well, such is the case in the magical socialist paradise of Sweden. (You didn’t […]
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Seeding justice: Monsanto vs. soybean farmer case hits the Supreme Court
Can the seed giant patent DNA, even if a farmer comes by it legally? After several courts sided with the company, the Supreme Court will take up one farmer's appeal.
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Guess how many times the House voted for fossil fuels and against clean energy
Hint: a lot. A new report spells out the dirty details.
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These grassroots heroes are fighting for food democracy
The recipients of this year's Food Sovereignty Prize represent the diversity of a powerful global movement promoting healthy food for all.
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Bill McKibben nails it on Bill Maher show — plus Tuesday-afternoon quarterbacking
Bill McKibben did a bang-up job of talking about climate change on "Real Time with Bill Maher" -- and it got David Roberts thinking about effective climate communication.
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Texas city moves 100-year-old tree rather than cut it down
When road construction threatened this 100-year-old, 260-ton oak, League City, Texas stepped up and moved it.
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Climate change: The elephant in the dining room
Food security expert David Lobell says climate change is already throwing our food systems for a loop. To survive the coming decades, he says, we’re going to need all the tools at our disposal.
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Massive wildfires are chewing through budgets as fast as they are forests
Climate change brings unpredictable disasters, and unpredictable disasters aren't budgeted for, which puts governments in a bind.
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Big Coal Wins Latest Battle to Blast Historic Blair Mountain
Is nothing sacred to coal companies in Appalachia? In a jaw-dropping display of contempt and disregard for the communities and landscapes where they mine coal, three coal companies back in 2009 challenged the listing of West Virginia’s Blair Mountain on the National Register of Historic Places. The companies, including mining behemoths Alpha Natural Resources and […]
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Rep. Upton proposes eliminating fossil fuel subsidies, kind of
Rep. Fred Upton is proposing to kneecap the renewables industry while making the political liability of fossil fuel subsidies go away.
