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'Portlandia' recap: Farming is magic!
Did you tune in for the first tasty squeeze from the laughter-lemon that is Portlandia? No, you have a life? Read the recap.
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Obama's State of the Union: what he should say but won't
The best climate hawks can hope for from Obama over the next two years is to defend the EPA. Here's what he should say about it in his State of the Union.
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The soul of a city is in its people
We've got to figure out how to make our cities more livable and sustainable without triggering the seemingly inevitable march of gentrification.
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Why the Happy Meal is a crime — and not just a culinary one
Strong scientific evidence suggests that marketing to children under age 8 is "inherently deceptive." Deceptive advertising is illegal. Therefore ...
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Ask Umbra on the disappearance of OB tampons and more sustainable alternatives
Some are calling it a Tampocalypse. But sometimes disappearing OB tampons happen for a reason. This could be your chance to switch to a greener option
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If you're under 25, you should be pissed about climate change
"Generation Hot" is the 2 billion young people who will be stuck dealing with global warming for their entire lives, writes Mark Hertsgaard in his book "Hot."
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Welcome to the food deserts of rural America
How is it possible that people in farm country have a hard time finding food? In short, food deserts are complicated.
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Friday music blogging: best music of 2010
Ever since 2001, I've engaged in the annual ritual of assembling a two-CD mix of the last year's best new music. (Kids, let me translate: two 80-minute playlists, both of which fit exactly on the kind of "compact disc" your parents used to listen to.) This year's is rather late, but it's finally done.
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How much better is Canada?
Site ifitweremyhome.com fuels the which-country-is-better debate by comparing stats like electricity use and oil consumption. Warning: It's addictive.
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Live chat with author Mark Hertsgaard on climate change and ‘Generation Hot’
Join us Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. Eastern for a chat with renowned journalist Mark Hertsgaard about his book, "Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth."
