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Blue-collar desert town goes green
Lancaster, Calif., has embarked on a program to solarize the community -- and that includes the home ballpark of the minor-league Lancaster JayHawks.
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Evangelicals are greener than you think
Young evangelicals are increasingly inclined to care about climate change. Don't let the far right set up a false culture war.
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Scoop: word analysis reveals GOP secret Senate strategy
Here's a document WikiLeaks doesn't have: a so-called "word cloud" produced by sophisticated word-frequency-analysis software, only available on the internets.
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Britain abandons renewable power mandates, embraces feed-in tariffs
In a potentially precedent-setting move for the English-speaking world, the UK proposes abandoning its "market reforms" of the 1990s.
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Less energy, less pollution, and greater savings. Some dilemma.
David Owen blames a host of evils on efficiency, but fails to back up his accusations with facts.
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Favorite food books of 2010
Michael Pollan, Ruth Reichl, Novella Carpenter, and many more Friends o' Grist Food tell what tomes they most relished this past year. Plus: A Wendell Berry bonus treat!
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Taming the mean streets: A talk with NYC transportation chief Janette Sadik-Khan
NYC DOT commish Janette Sadik-Khan has been giving primacy to people over cars for the first time since Robert Moses started building urban freeways.
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Scientists say carbs — not fat — are the biggest problem with America's diet
The L.A. Times reports on the growing scientific evidence that carbohydrates -- not fat -- are more likely to be responsible for obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and the other ills of modern civilization. I've certainly gotten healthier on a low-carb diet.
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Cooking for a crowd in the dead of winter [VIDEO]
A harvest dinner I hosted at Two Pony Gardens was made with 100% Minnesota ingredients, except salt -- hey, I did the best I could!
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The top five stories of the year for climate hawks
Here are the top stories that mattered for climate hawks this year. Some of them aren't even depressing!
