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Let this poor little fish teach you to save water
In case you don't have bothersome fourth graders handy to remind you to "save some water for the whales," designer Yan Lu has a solution. But Goldie the Goldfish might not be happy about it.
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Ben & Jerry's latest flavor: genetically engineered fish
Most ice cream lovers probably wouldn't line up for any flavor dubbed "Something's Fishy." That is, unless it were Ben & Jerry's phamous Phish Food in political disguise. Would you bite?
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Environmentalists need a new president
I initially thought Bill McKibben's drive to return solar panels to the White House was essentially a waste of time: of all the things to ask the president, it seemed like the smallest, most insignificant, and easiest. I realize now that its very simplicity made the solar panels a masterstroke that clearly exposed, more than any big policy ask ever would, Obama's unwillingness or inability to confront our great planetary crisis.
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Rand Paul doesn't mind mountaintop mining and doesn't want climate action [VIDEO]
The Sierra Club is bashing Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul over the head with his own words on mountaintop-removal mining and climate change.
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Corn subsidies make unhealthy food choices the rational ones
Deliberations have already begun over the Farm Bill, which comes up for debate again in 2012. The corn refiners' recent push to re-brand corn syrup is a clear response to growing consumer awareness that we need to reform which kind of agriculture -- and calories -- we support in this country.
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The rich people in the Senate defend the interests of rich people
Why won't senators act on what the public wants? Politicians are overwhelmingly responsive to the minority of Americans who have lots of money.
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Fortune 500 energy and enviro veteran named chair of solar startup
In any industry, there are turning points that bear watching. BrightSource Energy, a California solar developer, announced John E. Bryson as its new chair.
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Solar cell production climbs to another record in 2009
This article was written by my colleague J. Matthew Roney at the Earth Policy Institute. Solar photovoltaic (PV) cell manufacturers produced a record 10,700 megawatts of PV cells globally in 2009 — an impressive 51 percent increase from the year before. While growth in 2009 slowed from the remarkable 89 percent expansion in 2008, it […]
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Egger's Head: The power of getting off the work hard, drink hard treadmill
Robert Egger took 3 weeks off this summer from his busy schedule to get out of the grind and reconnect to everything that's important. Listen here!
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10 enviro achievers honored with Heinz Awards
The 10 winners of this year's Heinz Awards work in a variety of disciplines, but they're all tackling the big environmental challenges of our times.
