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U.N.: Global hunger not as bad as we thought, but it’s still bad
And with the advent of climate change, it's not going to get better any time soon.
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Brewmaster makes beer out of yeast harvested from his beard
A brewmaster in Oregon discovers that the yeast in his beard is no different from other yeast. Then he decides to use it to make beer. Then he gives it a gross name? Sadly, if someone handed us a cold one, we would drink it.
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Back from the dead: MacArthur genius wants to keep runoff out of the Gulf
Marine ecologist Nancy Rabalais has spent 30 years studying the Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" -- a human-made disaster caused in large part by industrial agriculture. Here's what she wants you to know.
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New Agtivist: Paul Kearsley’s gardens play by nature’s rules
Kearsley, an industrial designer by training, is spreading the gospel of permaculture -- a style of growing that puts food on the table while bolstering local ecology.
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Average Size of Solar in the United States: Small
It often seems like big progress on clean energy only comes in big pieces, but in solar power the sweet spot is small. The following infographic from ILSR shows that the average size of installed solar PV in the U.S. is just 34 kilowatts, enough to power about 7 homes.
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Despite the end of summer, Iowa’s drought hits a new low
What Iowa needs is a long, wet autumn -- something it's not likely to get.
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Meet the members of Congress who’ve invested the most in the energy industry
An exposé by the Washington Post shows how congressmembers' investments can influence their policy positions.
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Old phone booths get new life as giant public fish tanks
Phone booths are the appendix of the urban landscape — useless and occasionally full of junk. So what better way to rehabilitate them than to fill them with fish? The phone booths, not your appendix.
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Yes, coal is dying, but no, EPA is not the main culprit
A Christian Science Monitor headline claims that EPA regulations are squelching coal companies. Not so: David Roberts explains what's really snuffing out the industry.
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Obama says clean energy is not a socialist plot: A play in one act
Upon hearing President Obama deny a link between green energy and socialism, his handlers leap into action.
