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Heritage seed icons bring back pioneer chic
Emilee and Jere Gettle run the largest mail-order heritage seed business in the U.S. -- and have neo-Amish wardrobes straight out of an old Sears catalog.
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Sewer discretion is advised: Explorers find hidden wonders in urban waterways
Following intrepid bands of drainers into the bowels of the concrete jungle, the films "Lost Rivers" and "Rock the Boat" remind us of the powerful role rivers play in urban life and culture.
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Solar power saves school music program
Solar power has resuscitated a central California school music program.
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Cities need to get dense to survive, says Alex Steffen
Anti-urbanists argue that density is pushing low-income people out of cities. Alex Steffen schools them in the basics of supply and demand.
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Ikea aims to go way green by 2020
Ikea plans to get 100 percent of its power from clean sources by 2020, part of a new sustainability plan backed by a $2.4 billion investment.
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Organic food may be best for kids, pediatricians say
The American Academy of Pediatrics weighed in for the first time on the conventional vs. organics debate. Their conclusion: Stuff your kids full of organic veggies.
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Here are some cute bike messengers and their butts
Men with good glutes, dumb hats, and questionable facial hair pose for a calendar.
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U.S. on pace to be the world’s largest oil producer
The U.S. could soon overtake Saudi Arabia as the biggest oil producer in the world. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is looking to go 100 percent renewable.
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Watch a cute rescued fox eat his birthday treat
He gets a whole bag of marshmallows, but don't worry -- it's just a once-a-year treat, and anyway, he saves some for later.
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1,000 protest new coal plant in China as U.S. coal exports near record high
The protests in Yinggehai come as the Chinese government restarts work on a coal plant halted after protests in April.
