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Dutch ‘Repair Cafes’ keep stuff out of the trash by fixing it for free
In the Netherlands, there are more than 30 "Repair Cafes" -- groups that meet once or twice a month to repair clothes and gizmos and tools that might otherwise be discarded.
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Critical List: Canada will fall short of emissions goal; people hate smart meters
Props to Canada for setting an actual carbon emissions goal. Too bad there’s almost no way they’re going to meet it. The World Bank is pushing countries to put a monetary value on the resources their ecosystems provide. A new study shows that monkeys who were exposed to BPA in utero developed unusually dense mammary […]
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Can real-time pricing green the grid? [VIDEO]
To address climate change, don't forget the largest carbon-spewing machine on earth: the U.S. electric grid.
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Born to bee wild: How feral pollinators may help prevent colony collapse disorder
Some scientists believe that crossbreeding with wild bees may be key to preserving the domestic honeybee. But will anyone pay attention in time?
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Where the Rio action is: Behind the Earth Summit bureaucracy
While international bureaucrats dicker endlessly with their “zero document,” bands of stalwart scientists and diplomats are fighting to address massive issues that impact us all -- starting with our oceans.
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Why aren’t women’s issues on the agenda at Rio+20?
Including family planning and reproductive health in the Earth Summit agenda should be a no-brainer.
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U.S. coal lobbies frantically to save its doomed-ass self
The U.S. coal industry is going down the crapper, and even Dale Earnhardt Jr. can't save it.
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Grist’s psychotronic climate billboard generator
Can't get enough of Heartland's nutso climate billboards? Neither can we. So we made our own magic billboard with an endless supply of pure truth and homespun wisdom from more notorious killers, tyrants, and psychos. Give it a spin!
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The most beautiful illegal treehouse you’ve ever seen
OK, I had always understood that Canadians build tree forts with little tiny fridges in them if, and only if, they have a million dollars. But Vancouver-area software developer Joel Allen built his insanely beautiful HemLoft when he went financially bust. And because he was broke, he built it by hand, illegally, on government-owned land.
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Rap battle: Save us from ourselves [VIDEO]
Dawg, we're cursed, this $#*! is wack -- gotta speak in verse, so we're spittin' rap. Now we don't mean to put on the squeeze, but we need your help to earn some G's.
