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Republicans for Environmental Protection drops ‘Republicans’ from name
Once upon a time, there were green Republicans. Now, not so much.
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We-Flashy sells reflective biking gear that looks like normal cool clothes
Oh yes, you're cool. Your bike looks like a Victorian gentleman. Your helmet looks like a tweed fedora. And your reflective vest looks like ... a shitty reflective vest. You have two options: Embrace ugliness as a hipness signifier, or find reflective clothing that actually looks like something you'd wear on purpose.
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Facebook for cities: A social network for building better neighborhoods
Neighborland, an online platform born from an experiment in street art, helps residents cook up smart ideas for improving their communities, then gives those ideas wings.
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Obama ad ties Mitt Romney to Big Oil’s gas-price attacks
The Obama campaign is acting as if it is already in a general-election fight, against a Big Oil-Mitt Romney ticket.
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Power source of the future: Snails
Sometimes it seems like researchers design experiments specifically to win an Ig Nobel prize. How else do you explain a paper titled "Implanted Biofuel Cell Operating in a Living Snail"?
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Glean unto others: Ending hunger with foraged foods
Fruit and vegetable gleaning isn't just for nature-curious hipsters. It's also a great way to get fresh food in the hands of those with less access.
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All the insanity of modern car culture, in one image
See also: Solar-powered tanning salon.
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My radio silence
I said the other day that I'm going to start blogging more and then I went silent. What's up?
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Williams-Sonoma wants to sell you a chicken coop
Sure, it’s green to raise chickens in your backyard, but it’s a tragedy that they have to live in rough-hewn, generic coops. What about your chickens’ sense of style and feng shui? Luckily, Williams-Sonoma takes this problem seriously.
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Anti-coal campaign is ‘the most significant achievement of American environmentalists’ since the 1970s
The Sierra Club's anti-coal campaign has shut down proposals for 166 coal-fired power plants.
