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Monsanto picture book teaches kids about the wonders of biotech
A kids' activity book funded by Monsanto and other biotech firms explains how biotechnology is "a really neat topic [that is] helping to improve the health of the Earth and the people who call it home."
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Critical List: EPA to release draft rules for power plant emissions; Keystone XL’s doppelgangers
The EPA’s going to release draft rules governing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Environmental writer and advocate Sandra Steingraber is using her Heinz Award prize money ($100,000) to start New Yorkers Against Fracking. The world’s going to pass a few climate change tipping points very soon. Republicans and Democrats agree: They should spend some […]
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Can the University of California make campus food sustainable?
A look at what it will take to get the behemoth University of California system to move its cafeterias and fast food franchises toward sustainability.
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Passing on gas: Driving rates falling across the board
The decline of U.S. car culture -- among young people and in general -- has serious implications for transportation policy.
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No vacancy: Unleashing the potential of empty urban land
A group of volunteers in Brooklyn mapped all the vacant city-owned properties in the borough, and discovered a remarkable amount of unused real estate. Now, they’re giving residents the tools to reclaim the land for the good of the community.
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The top five things you need to know about EPA’s new carbon rule
The EPA finally issued its rule governing climate pollution at new power plants. It is likely to prompt a fusillade of bogus political attacks. Inoculate yourself with these five key facts.
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For Pennsylvania’s doctors, a gag order on fracking chemicals
A new law forbids the state's doctors from sharing information with patients exposed to toxic fracking solutions.
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Welcome to the Anthropocene
We have entered what a growing number of earth scientists are calling the "Anthropocene," a geological era characterized by the influence of a single species.
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Climate scientists: It’s basically too late to stop warming
If you like cool weather and not having to club your neighbors as you battle for scarce resources, now's the time to move to Canada, because the story of the 21st century is almost written.
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‘Point Nemo’ is the farthest you can get from land without being in outer space
The Pacific Ocean’s Pole of Inaccessibility, aka Point Nemo, is 1,670 miles from the nearest land. It’s the furthest you can get from terrestrial lifeforms without launching yourself into space.
