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Five reasons to shop at thrift stores
An endless quest for the latest fashion trends is money-draining, space-consuming, wasteful, and takes a toll on the environment. Here's why a shift to thrift is worth it.
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Feed 9 billion people? We can do that, but it’s not going to be pretty
Stanford biology professor Peter Vitousek says that our population bomb doesn't need to cause an all-out apocalypse.
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Todd Akin is a moron on climate change too
Todd Akin, GOP Senate candidate in Missouri, is not only fundamentally deluded about the basic facts of women's reproductive systems. He's also fundamentally deluded about the basic facts of climate change.
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Lawyers go after processed food industry with tactics that worked on Big Tobacco
In an effort to supplant government regulation, a group of high-profile lawyers plans to use the financial costs of obesity and diabetes to sue large processed food companies.
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Bill Koch is building a cool Wild West town and you can’t come
The billionaire oil magnate's faux town will never be open to the public.
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Here is an otter that is smarter than Todd Akin
Like Rep. Todd Akin, Nellie the sea otter does not understand how human reproduction works. But she’s never said anything offensive about rape, plus she can stack three cups! She should probably run for Congress.
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Phase-Out of the Federal Wind Tax Credit a Good Thing?
Energy and Environment News has a very long story on a new angle for the federal wind tax credit debate: a phaseout. This article raises several issues, apart from that policy strategy, that are worth a quick discussion. 1. Why Would Wind Compete with Natural Gas? The article waxes long about the trials of the […]
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Yet another ship makes it through the ice-light Northwest Passage
Little did European explorers know that they only had to burn a shit ton of coal and then wait a bit in order to discover the fabled route.
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2012 may not end up being the hottest year ever — just close
The world is hot, getting hotter, and generally getting hotter faster. But not uniformly, so that's good anyway.
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America’s silent housing crisis calls for a fresh, greener approach
Habitat for Humanity has made a name for itself building new houses for poor people. Meanwhile, there is a silent crisis among those who can’t afford to keep up the homes they’re already in.
