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Africa’s first green, locavore, gluten-free beer
In Mozambique, home brewing is big -- not because the country is full of mustachioed, fixie-riding expats from Portlandia, but just because it's less expensive. So when brewing giant SABMiller wanted to figure out how to sell beer to people who are already making their own, they had to do it on the cheap.
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MIT climate scientist receives frenzy of hate mail
Climate scientist Kerry Emanuel received a flood of threatening emails after a video circulated of him speaking at a climate change conference.
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Scientists discover color of galaxy, can only describe it in poetry
We went back and forth on whether this would be relevant to your interests, but it's about the universe and the Earth is in the universe, right? I think that's a non-controversial scientific statement even Rick Santorum would agree with. (Maybe. Does Rick Santorum believe in the galaxy?) Anyway, astronomers have found the exact color the Milky Way galaxy would appear if you were standing outside it, and it turns out it is a color that can only be expressed in poetry.
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Scientist blames James Bond for lack of nuclear support
Anti-nuclear campaigners, why do you dislike nuclear power? Is it because of the risk of massive meltdowns? The unsolved issue of what to do with waste? The lack of realistic evacuation plans?
Or is it the influence of a James Bond movie you probably watched at least a couple times as a bored child -- Dr. No? -
Critical List: Shale gas could squash renewables; scientists fiddle with photosynthesis
New York City promises to double the percentage of waste diverted from landfills within the next five years.
Increasing shale gas production could squash renewable energy development.
The Obama administration released a draft plan for protecting the country's oceans.
Scientists are fiddling with photosynthesis in order to make biofuel. -
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Lexicon of Sustainability: Biodiversity vs. monoculture
Grist is beginning a Lexicon of Sustainability weekly series. Check out these artistically altered images from around the sustainable food world.
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Honeybee problem nearing a ‘critical point’
Beekeepers from around the country met to talk about the state of the industry, while new information strengthens the case for the role of pesticides in bees' decline.
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Kicked to the curb: What my kid (and YouTube) taught me about garbage
Next time you're looking for idle entertainment, check out the garbage truck meme on YouTube. You'll be truly amazed at what Americans throw away.
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Chamber of Commerce pushes civilization-ending pollution agenda
In his annual address today, Tom Donohue, Chamber of Commerce president, advocated burning hundreds of billions of tons of fossil fuels.
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NPR has lots of ideas for what to do with Twinkies
The staff at NPR has been responding to the news of Hostess' bankruptcy by getting up to some Twinkie shenanigans. Forget that James O'Keefe stunt, this is NPR's real shame. (But seriously, how do we get in on this action? Call me!) First, Science Desk tried seeing if one would dissolve in Mountain Dew. (Verdict: […]
