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Good news for ExxonMobil investors!
The company made more in one hour over the last three months than three average college grads will make in their lifetimes.
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This mobile restaurant brings the table to the farm
This mobile-home-as-restaurant might have won the war for most local food ever. Instead of bringing the farm to the table, the Buijtenkitchen is bringing the table to the farm. It’s basically just a hut with a wood-burning stove inside, but it’s small enough that it can be loaded onto a trailer and moved without much […]
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Will Fox News be angry at this obvious indoctrination in our schools?
A recent seminar held for Oklahoma teachers could be the next big outrage. At least, in a more sensible world.
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J.K. Rowling’s sustainable-wood treehouse is a mini-Hogwarts
Every thing that J.K. Rowling thinks of is magic. Well, maybe not her novels for adults. But definitely this two-story treehouse that looks like a mini-Hogwarts.
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William Gibson explains why global warming will make your grandkids hate you
Science fiction author William Gibson, who knows from the future (he’s the guy who invented the word “cyberspace,” in 1982 mind you), explained yesterday on Twitter that he’s concerned our descendants will hate us.
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Meatless Monday suggestion causes D.C. to have a cow
The USDA's internal suggestion that people cut back on meat basically is the worst thing that ever happened to our nation.
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Online marketplace set to launch local food vendors into the mainstream
As the tech world rushes to fill the local food space, a team of industry veterans has launched Good Eggs, a site to help small vendors scale up.
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Obama could make climate progress internationally even if he’s hobbled at home
A big, global climate treaty isn't going to happen, but Obama could push forward lots of smaller deals to promote clean energy, efficiency, and other good stuff.
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Which foods will cost more because of the drought?
Consumers can expect the worst U.S. drought in 50 years to cast a shadow across food prices throughout 2013. They're increasing at a rate well above normal.
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Coal company changes its mind about sworn testimony, decides a big pile of coal ash outside is just fine
Prairie State does a little tiptoe around democracy and its promises about coal-ash disposal.
