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The future of solar
It'll be a while before we see the final shape of the solar industry, says Michael Liebreich of Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
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Community-supported agriculture: Grist readers stand up for local food
Want to know why the local food movement matters to so many? Take a look at these articulate responses to our recent interview with the authors of the "Locavore's Dilemma."
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What can our protected places teach us about saving the Arctic?
Protecting the Arctic is one of the great environmental challenges of our age. What lessons can we learn from earlier generations who won protection for the national parks we enjoy today?
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The greenest Fourth of July
Fireworks displays are powered by fossil fuels and chemicals. Luckily, nature offers a captivating green alternative: lightning bugs.
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How to put solar panels on your roof, even if you don’t have a roof
A bill advancing through the California legislature would make it easy for anyone who pays a utility bill to become a solar customer.
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Media ignore climate change in reporting on wildfires
Only 3 percent of reports on Western wildfires by major TV and print outlets mention climate change, according to a new report by Media Matters.
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Ultimate green car drops your carbon footprint to zero, by killing you
The Onion shares a really innovative green breakthrough: The Prius Solution kills you with a spike as soon as you get in.
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Do fireworks kill birds?
An illegal fireworks display in Arkansas killed up to 5,000 red-winged blackbirds, but is that sort of carnage likely to happen where you live?
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List of presidents’ favorite foods is surprisingly fascinating
I would not expect a list of favorite White House breakfasts, lunches, and dinners to be all that interesting, but Sarah Marshall has posted one on The Awl and it’s actually endlessly entertaining. Here’s some of what we learned: Some presidents favored exactly the food you’d expect (George W. Bush: “grilled cheese sandwiches made with […]
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Artist turns abandoned home into human-sized dollhouse
Abandoned buildings tend to make a community feel sketchy, whether it’s an urban area or the town of Sinclair, Manitoba, Canada. So when artist Heather Benning found this dilapidated farmhouse in 2005, she set to work turning it into a 1 to 1 scale dollhouse.
