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Finding your force multiplier
It means looking at existing resources and asking, “What more could we get out of what we already have or already spend?”
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Sharks with actual frickin’ laser beams
Oil spill? Pff, whatevs. The new undersea menace is considerably more dangerous, where by “more dangerous” I mean “less dangerous, but more awesome.” That’s right, folks: I’m talking about sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads.
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‘Food, Inc.’ chicken farmer has a new, humane farm
Carole Morison talks about her new pasture-based operation and the example she and her husband hope to set for other poultry farmers looking to change the industry.
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Thinking of a master plan: Portland’s mayor on building prosperous cities
Portland, Ore., Mayor Sam Adams says that cities are ideally positioned to lead the way toward prosperity.
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Speak up! Young people need to be heard at the Earth Summit
This is an opportunity, one youth leader says, for those energized by the street and internet democracy that has proliferated in recent years to bring their voices to the table with world leaders.
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SUV with built-in stationary bike: It’s like biking to work, except stupid as hell
Introducing the most bougie car possible: the Becker Cadillac Escalade ESV.
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The ‘reasonable middle’ on climate change
Climate impacts will be worse than skeptics say and not as bad as some climate hawks say -- but those impacts will still be really, really terrible. David Roberts wonders: Can a "reasonable middle" stance on climate change ever influence those with political power?
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Beautiful chart tells you how to eat seasonal (in the U.K., at least)
This beautiful interactive chart from U.K. organization Eat Seasonably may not apply precisely to your climate, and it’s pretty British in other ways too — “courgettes” are zucchini, FYI. But I love the concept — a handy calendar showing you what fruits and veg are in season at what times — and I love the […]
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Teen makes prom dress out of 5,000 soda can tabs
This Colorado high school junior spent five months making the dress.
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President Bartlet wants you to go for a walk
If you worked in President Bartlet’s White House, you would not have to worry about dying an early death from sitting all day, because the West Wing staffers are always walking! And talking! And walk-and-talking! About things like how no one realizes that the president actually can’t fix gas prices. And after you watch this […]
