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Saving surplus: Gleaned foods make it to the grocery shelf
Most farmers plan to plow a portion of their crops back under every year, but a new project in the Bay Area is stepping in to reduce food waste at the farm level.
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Hydropower: Dammed If You Do
No, that is not a picture of cooling ponds inside a nuclear reactor. Those are dust covers on the turbines at the Grand Coulee dam. According to the photographer, you have to pass through a metal detector to get this far into the power plant. Come to think of it, the nuclear power industry could […]
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How nearly empty swaths of Montana guide policy on the Keystone pipeline
While Montana is home to only 0.3 percent of America's population, it controls 2 percent of the Senate. And that 2 percent supports Keystone.
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Patriot Coal files for bankruptcy
The company cites the coal industry's "major transformation" in a public statement.
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As water dries up, so do crops. Get used to it.
The link between reduced agricultural irrigation and reduced crop yields is becoming increasingly apparent -- and for a more populous world, an increasing problem.
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These beautiful bridges are just for animals
Some highways have overpasses built specifically for animals like deer, elk, and grizzly bears. Take a look at some of these gorgeous wildlife bridges.
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Just Energy Independence or Clean Energy Self-Reliance?
In Thomas Friedman’s latest column, he praises Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts because he “took one for the country.” Friedman sees that “America today is poised for a great renewal” if only it can get some “big, centrist, statesmanlike leadership.” Logically, there would be some renewable (energy) in America’s renewal, right? Wrong. Here’s Friedman’s […]
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TV news endumbens viewers on climate, again
A recent ABC clip on climate and extreme weather is physically difficult to watch.
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Beyond red lists: The power of community-supported fisheries
A growing movement to connect consumers directly to small-scale fishermen has the potential to strengthen the national dialogue about what fish we should be eating when.
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Review: ‘Romney Campaign’ parody of the clueless ultrarich is hilarious, but unrealistic
Not that we didn't enjoy it.
