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This election season, Americans pony up for public transportation
With federal funding for mass transit flagging, locals seek to pick up the slack with ballot-approved tax measures. So far, it seems to be working.
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Saved by the bell: How recess makes kids healthy, smart, and well-adjusted
Spurred by studies that show that kids need physical activity not just for their health, but also for social and academic development, schools are reinstating an old standard.
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Three ways to fix the climate in 2012 and beyond
How can we move Americans more quickly toward climate action? Here are three answers.
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We’ve got our red cup out, and we’re rattling it
There are only two days left to fund our Kickstarter project -- the documentary biography of an American icon. Help us out!
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Amtrak high-speed train will be slightly higher speed for a little bit tonight
Amtrak is testing a train in New Jersey that will travel at 165 miles per hour.
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Vermont’s lieutenant governor has super-smart opinions on wind energy
Lt. Gov. Phil Scott is calling for a two-year moratorium on big wind-power projects in order to study their environmental impact. Oh, and this headline is sarcastic.
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The N.Y. Times tells us how much energy the cloud uses — but not why it matters
Pollution and waste are bad. But the New York Times' new series doesn't explain the context in which the internet's pollution and waste exist.
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New Wind Farm is Nation’s Largest; Means More Clean Energy, Jobs
This past weekend marked the opening of the largest wind farm in the U.S. — a site that will power 235,000 homes. The Shepherds Flat Wind Farm near Arlington, Oregon, is a just the latest example of our nation’s clean energy industry powering our homes, businesses, and economy. Work on the Shepherds Flat project began […]
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If we criminalize arsenic in rice, only criminals will have arsenic-rich rice
Three Democrats in the House have introduced a bill that would draw up federal standards for arsenic levels in rice.
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Discount rates: A boring thing you should know about (with otters!)
Unless you're an economics geek, you've probably never heard of "discount rates." Behind that technical term, however, hides a social and ethical debate at the heart of climate policy. David Roberts explains (otters included).
