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Don't fear riding a bicycle, fear sitting in that chair
We know that bicycling is good for public health. But what about YOUR personal health and safety?
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Don’t fear riding a bicycle, fear sitting in that chair
We know that bicycling is good for public health. But what about YOUR personal health and safety?
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Thanks, climate change: Here comes Snowzilla
This week's "historic" storm will affect up to 100 million Americans; in Chicago, the National Weather Service is predicting the storm could be "lethal." Meanwhile, a new report says this is exactly what we should expect from a warming world.
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Tea Party-backing Koch Industries is major carbon polluter
Here is an estimate of the carbon footprint of the Kochs, based on the pollution generated by its activities and from the use of its products.
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In Egypt, you can switch off the internet but not the streets
The streets of Cairo themselves have been the medium that has carried the message of the Egyptian people.
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Los Angeles residential solar PV less costly than any concentrating solar power plant
This is part of a series on distributed renewable energy posted to Grist. It originally appeared on Energy Self-Reliant States, a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s New Rules Project. A residential rooftop solar PV system in Los Angeles, Calif., has a cheaper cost per kilowatt-hour of electricity delivered than the most cost effective, utility-scale […]
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Ask Umbra on avoiding candles connected to carcinogens and deforestation
Are the candles you're using at home contributing to indoor air pollution? Or might they contain palm oil connected to mass deforestation?
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How to prevent your airplane from hitting a goose
I recently wrote a big-think piece for The Atlantic about how the federal government’s and New York City’s gassing of Canada geese in a misguided attempt to reduce the risk of bird-plane collisions actually represents the beginning of a new and disturbing era in Man’s relationship to the creatures of the sky. Particularly if you’re […]
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Review of The Rational Optimist — How Prosperity Evolves
Photo courtesy s.red via Flickr Crossposted from the Biodiversivist blog Just how rational are we? Had the optimists not prevailed would the Titanic have sailed? I’ve read most of Ridley’s books and have recently read my favorite, The Red Queen-Sex and the […]
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Why Seattle will stay dry when your city floods
Seattle is better prepared for a climate-changed future than most U.S. cities. You can thank Ron Sims.
