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Lessons from Ann Cooper’s school-food revolution in Boulder
In this conclusion to my Cafeteria Confidential: Boulder series, I examine what Boulder can teach other U.S. schools: The government won't fix school lunch, but a fed-up community, led by a pro like Ann Cooper, can effect real change.
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SF to Cancun: Social movements bring hope as COP 16 falters
Thousands of community activists around the world take action to promote Local Solutions to the Climate Crisis The tone inside the conference center at the U.N. Climate Negotiations in Cancun has been a bit dismal this past week. Yet despite the reduced expectations inside, this morning the international peasant movement La Via Campesina gave us […]
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The FDA's crackdown on small cheesemakers fails to turn up many bugs
While the FDA has forced the shutdown of small cheese makers Estrella and Morningland, most of its pathogen hunts have come up empty-handed.
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How can clean electrons compete with dirty electrons?
One of the most fundamental challenges facing clean power is that, to put it simply, electrons are electrons. Power from a solar power plant, once it enters the transmission system, is indistinguishable from coal, nuclear, or natural gas power. To the end consumer, it's all just electricity -- or rather, it's all just lights coming on and dishwashers running. Given that, how can consumers be sold on clean electricity?
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Has Japan killed the Kyoto Protocol? Does it really matter?
Japan won't renew its Kyoto Protocol commitment unless China and the US join. Greens and developing countries condemn them but can we really blame them?
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States aren’t waiting for the federal government to address climate change
Down in Cancun, former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson talked about how states like his are stepping up to embrace clean energy even if the U.S. government is not.
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What are future economists learning about climate?
Yoram Bauman took a look at 16 of the most popular college economics textbooks and found mixed results.
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Increasing consumer demand in China won't save us
In a much-celebrated recent article, ace reporter David Leonhardt argues that China can bail out the U.S. by transforming itself into the "world's next great consumer society." Given the specter of climate change, is this really the best way out of our economic abyss?
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Salad in snowy winter [VIDEO]
I visit Dragsmith Farms, which grows organic vegetables and micro-greens all year round. Although heated greenhouses are a sustainable no-no, a salad in December is a treat.
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Our reporter tries to pick out the red honey of Red Hook in a blind taste test
Does the red honey of Red Hook, made from maraschino cherry syrup, really taste different? We found out.
