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Answer me this
I often spend parts of my day ranting against theoreticians and conference attenders who are essentially fiddling while Rome burns. I get really tired of the theorizing and the screwing around next to the chocolate dipped strawberries outside the panel discussion. That said, I realize there is an anti-intellectual flavor to this kind of thinking, […]
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Choosy tasters stick to Skippy-like organic peanut butters
Some of the scary problems with peanut butter can be avoided by buying organic. But do any of them taste as good as the bad stuff? Lou Bendrick assembles a panel to find out. Find out which one will drive your taste buds nuts.
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One Dallas neighborhood revives its streets with some DIY energy
The Better Block project in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas aims to bring life to streets that had been left for dead. And people around the country are starting to take notice.
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California ups the ante on renewable electricity standard
California has stepped up again. Yesterday it raised the bar for states setting targets for using renewable energy.
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Texas guv candidate Bill White talks wind, solar, and urban planning
The Democratic candidate for governor spoke to Grist about energy, high-speed rail, and the daunting prospect of urban planning in Texas.
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Your meat is too big — try this worm instead
Americans have issues with meat. But maybe we wouldn't have so many problems if we started to favor the flavor of the small -- and wiggly. Would you make a meal of worms?
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Bjorn Lomborg: same skeptic, different day
Bjorn Lomborg, the Danish climate skeptic, is back in the news. He now wants to have it both ways, calling climate change real, but not really urgent.
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The Climate Post: Castro's secret meeting with scientists proves climate change is a communist plot
Read about the renewable energy standard's 11th-hour comeback, the Cancun climate summit, the White House's "sinister plot," and more.
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Mixed results from the Edible Schoolyard
Elementary school children regularly involved in gardening, cooking and nutrition education are more likely to develop a taste for fresh fruits and vegetables–even leafy greens–and will more eagerly help make fresh meals at home, but those gains come to a screeching halt as kids get older and move into middle school, where they often backslide. Those are […]
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From the kitchen to the catwalk: clothing you can wear, then eat [SLIDESHOW]
Recently, Lady Gaga raised a ruckus with a meat dress and fashion took New York by storm. So we compiled some tasty clothing you can wear then eat.
