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‘Farmageddon' doc tracks the coming food-safety showdown

Will jack-booted thugs from the FDA shut down the alternative food movement? The new documentary Farmageddon seems to think so.

Moscow's transportation policy makes even Republican plans look okay

Newly elected Republican leaders may be blocking passenger-rail plans in Wisconsin, Ohio and New Jersey and wishing it were the 1950s in Congressional transportation planning, but at least we're doing better than Moscow.

How do you eat well? Share your 'food rules'

Culture has much to teach us about how to choose, prepare, and eat food. I'm collecting and preserving more of this wisdom before it disappears, in an expanded edition of my last book.

DIY turkey: From farm to family dinner table [VIDEO]

I wanted the full Thanksgiving experience: turkey hunting, visiting farms, bringing a bird home to my backyard -- and killing it and serving it to the family.

Increasing on-site consumption of distributed solar

Germany has developed a tool -- roughly translated as “own consumption” -- to increase the amount of solar electricity used on-site.

Bicycle safety by the numbers

A new study of injury rates among Portland bike commuters suggests we could do more to make bicycling safe, starting with simple infrastructure fixes.

EPA targets polluters who do their business on poor communities

Whether it's coal ash or hazardous waste or just bad air, low-income neighborhoods are more likely to be dumped on.

Ask Umbra on DIY stain removal and spray starch for the holidays

Ask Umbra shares green tips on how to get your tablecloths crisp and how to get them clean after the holiday revelry is done.

Cancun Climate Negotiators No Match For New Energy Alliances

On November 29 representatives from 190 countries will be in Cancun, Mexico for the 16th Conference of the Parties under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Late last week, following a two-day Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate in Washington, the Obama administration’s chief climate negotiator told reporters not to expect too […]

Boulder school food isn't quite cooked from scratch — yet

Boulder offers a rare glimpse into the carefully choreographed steps that must be taken to accomplish radical change in a large school district's food service. It's a work in progress.