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Labor of love: Domestic fair trade grows
Just like Fair Trade for international farms, the Food Justice Certified label is rewarding farms with fair labor practices inside the U.S.
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Ask Umbra: When should an old refrigerator be replaced?
A reader is finding it hard to part with an aging fridge. Umbra says it’s time to give the appliance the cold shoulder.
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Green goo: Sustainable meat producers market their own ‘pink slime’
Food advocates have pushed back hard against the ammonia-doused fatty beef trimmings used by Big Ag as filler in meat products. But some local food producers are fighting fire with fire -- by making their own local, sustainable version of "pink slime."
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‘We lost’: Eco-warriors, green stars throw in towel
Gore, McKibben, Ruffalo, and other movement leaders abandon the field. Looks like we're on our own, people.
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FDA on BPA: We need more time to think
In their belated response to a petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Food and Drug Administration says it refuses to ban the chemical.
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Scientists use Thoreau’s journal notes to track climate change
By examining Thoreau's records of flowering dates, researchers found that Massachusetts temperatures have increased by 2.4 degrees C since the author's time.
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A bright green future for Kansas City [VIDEO]
The story of one neighborhood in Kansas City shows how investment in sustainability can transform entire communities.
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Thinking inside the big box: Seven brilliant uses for abandoned chain stores [SLIDESHOW]
Some look at the abandoned big box stores littering the American landscape and see senseless blight -- and others see an opportunity to create something new. Here are some examples of the latter.
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Joel Kotkin: The man urbanists love to hate
The prominent “suburban apologist” talks about how much he likes cities and how he loves to ride his bike -- and generally goes all Jane Jacobs on us. Wait, wha?
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Chris Hayes on the absurdity of oil subsidies
Guest hosting for Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes unspools a nice, long segment on the latest failed attempt to remove oil company subsidies. It’s worth watching the whole thing:
