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Arnold Schwarzenegger: My future as a green activist
What will outgoing Calif. governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's next role be in the global fight against climate change?
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Have a renegade Thanksgiving with sage-roasted chicken and pumpkin risotto
Calling all adventurous, rebellious cooks: Are you bored with Thanksgiving menus that are the same from year to year, and coast to coast? If you're brave enough to defy tradition and turn your local, seasonal ingredients into something for the tastebuds to be truly thankful for, we want to know. To inspire you, here are some renegade Thanksgiving thoughts and a nontraditional recipe.
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World's biggest art installation will call for climate action
Over the next week, a project called 350 EARTH will put together the planet’s largest work of art, visible from space. Want to lend your body to the cause?
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U.S. homes are right-sizing and greening
Are McMansions going the way of the Hummer? Not entirely, Kaid Benfield suspects, but he does think demand for them is dropping.
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Last Chance to Tell EPA We Want Strong Coal Ash Safeguards
The comment period ends tomorrow for the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed federal safeguards for toxic coal ash. Coal ash is the by-product of burning coal for electricity, and it contains a toxic mix of chemicals: mercury, arsenic, lead, chromium, selenium, and more. We’ve been calling for strong federal safeguards from EPA during the comment period […]
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Ask Umbra event tonight with The Yes Men and No Impact Man in NYC
If you hearing a voice in your head saying, "Charge!" your inner superhero may be looking for an outlet.
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Tester amendment protecting local food production now attached to food-safety bill
Last night, consumer groups joined forces with the sustainable agriculture camp, agreeing to enough compromises in the Tester-Hagan amendment for its protections of "family-scale farms" and small processors to be included in the package of amendments agreed to by both sides in advance. This is great news.
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India, China buying U.S. coal mines, shale gas fields
This ought to send a chill down the spine of anyone hoping for a thoughtful approach to climate change policy from the White House.
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Debating new strategies for curbing global warming
As the final component of the Climate Next series, our panelists sent a flurry of emails back and forth, debating the best way forward.
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Houston to deploy electric car charging network
The nation's oil capital, Houston, is making a bid to become the first city to deploy an electric car infrastructure.
