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Don’t toss your cookies: Curbing the crisis of food waste
Almost half the food in the U.S. goes uneaten, and every part of the supply chain is to blame -- including you and me. But we can do better.
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Elephants in the room: Urban poverty, climate change, and other problems we love to ignore
When times get tough, Americans seem incapable of having rational discussions about our most pressing issues. As a result, they’ve been erased from the political discourse. The implications are downright ugly.
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Beyond chicken patties: How to improve school lunch without spending more
As kids go back to school this month, cafeteria expert Kate Adamick is working with parents and school administrators to rethink school lunch budgeting in radical new ways.
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Possibly on the GOP convention guest list: Hurricane Isaac
Could a hurricane hitting the 2012 GOP convention change minds on climate change? Ha ha, no.
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New fuel-efficiency standards coming any day now — and not a day too soon
The Obama administration has delayed new standards for auto fuel efficiency -- but not for too long, we hope.
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New guide helps you scrimp and save without eating toxic junk
Have you ever been shopping for groceries and wished someone would help you find the foods that are the least toxic and processed for the best price? A new guide does just that.
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Artist makes apple orchard into a giant living battery
Photographer Caleb Charland takes pictures of batteries made out of power sources like stacked coins, fruit, and vinegar. But maybe his most impressive trick was wiring up this apple-powered battery using fruit that was still on the tree.
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If you’re building a power plant and it isn’t natural gas, you’re not trendy
And if you're building one that burns oil? Graduate into the 20th century, pops.
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One way to stop coal mining: Cut off the water
Sunrise Coal's plan for a new Illinois mine is being held up by concerns over water use -- bad luck in a drought year.
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Four new ways climate activists can organize in an age of extreme weather
Climate chaos has kicked into high gear this summer. That means new opportunities for activists.
