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Wisconsin hospital is powered by beer and cheese
Gundersen Lutheran Hospital, in La Crosse, Wis., aims to be energy independent by 2014. Hospitals use a ton of energy, so that’s a tough goal to meet. But Gundersen is getting there by piggybacking on Wisconsin’s best-known industries: beer and cheese. Beer and cheese, while delicious, both slough off a lot of gas while they’re […]
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Critical List: Eating organic makes people judgey; U.S. selling drones to Iraq to protect oil
Eating organic food makes people more judgmental about others’ actions and less altruistic, according to a totally bogus study. The U.S. is selling drones to Iraq to protect oil exports. White-tailed deer are eating so many leaves, they’re keeping migratory birds from being able to build their nests.
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And the winner for greenest building is … that old thing?
New awards roll out the “green carpet” for old buildings that have been given eco-tastic upgrades you probably can’t even see.
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Ask Umbra: What can I do with old CD cases?
A reader wonders what to do with all the CD cases he no longer needs. Umbra has the answers.
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Soda-ad fight bubbles up on NYC transit
The New York City Beverage Association is buying ads on hundreds of subway cars and buses, hitting back against the city's anti-soda campaign.
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Americans still support environmental protection, thank you
Conservatives take note: A new poll shows a decisive majority of Americans believe protecting the environment is good for the economy.
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Breakthrough Institute gets it wrong on climate economics — again
The Breakthrough Institute is missing the point: Carbon pricing can't do the whole job alone, but that doesn't mean we should dismiss it outright.
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Peabody Coal buys coal from U.S. taxpayers for cheap, sells it abroad for huge profit
The feds just sold 400 million tons of mineable coal at bargain-basement prices to a company that's now going to strip-mine public land and screw the climate.
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Global warming makes syrup taste gross
We’ve known for a while that climate change will threaten supplies of our favorite foods, like wine and bourbon. (Oh, and bacon, coffee, chocolate, oysters, and pecan pie.) But the optimists among us took this news with good humor. “Oh sure, our favorite foods and intoxicants might be a little scarcer,” these imaginary chirpy little […]
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Chefs’ disregard for environment leaves a bad taste
When Thomas Keller, the iconic chef at The French Laundry, made a point to privilege flavor over sustainability in the New York Times recently, he did us all a disservice.
