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Detroit residents are turning the city into suburbs
Detroit is undergoing a remarkable process of un-building, its residents literally transforming its denser neighborhoods into sparse suburbs.
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Ohio fracking is latest target for anti-Keystone activists
The folks who brought you the blockbuster protests against the Keystone XL pipeline are planning the largest-ever demonstration against natural-gas fracking.
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Adorable video of kids on wheels in the bike-friendliest place on earth
There is a city in which 80 percent of residents commute to work by bicycle, even in winter. And they train their young to do the same!
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New science reveals agriculture’s true climate impact
Scientists can finally prove that overuse of fertilizer in industrial farming is a major cause of climate change. Whether or not this will make it easier to hold Big Ag accountable is yet to be seen.
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Critical List: Mexico City’s pollution-busting vertical gardens; tiny kitchens
A look at the news of the day.
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Street people: In San Francisco, humans reclaim the right-of-way [SLIDESHOW]
In the City by the Bay, when the weather is nice, people have taken to lounging, cycling, and otherwise making themselves right at home -- in the middle of the streets.
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Hope and climate change: Reasons to remain optimistic
Crawl out of that fetal position: Maybe we can still do something about climate change. Here are a few things to be hopeful about.
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Pew poll: Clean energy still popular among everyone except old conservatives
The oldest, most conservative Americans may get turned off by clean energy, but it still has solid support among the rest of the electorate -- making it a classic wedge issue.
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Building codes: Small rules that help homeowners save big on energy
Illinois is poised to adopt the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code. New building codes can make a big dent in carbon emissions, and save residents money.
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Betsy MacLean: Community development as public health
Can sustainability make sense in the inner city? Sure -- if you talk about saving money instead of saving polar bears.
