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Making monkeys out of climate deniers
What can spider monkeys, peacocks, ostriches & sheep tell us about global warming & the climate debate on Capitol Hill? With the Senate dropping the ball on climate action & global temperatures continuing to soar, this week’s climate news is pretty depressing. So Dirty the Global Warming Denier Sock Puppet & I decided to break […]
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Clip a garden onto your apartment with the ‘Plant Room’
If the earth's population is going to keep skyrocketing as fast as cities are popping up skyscrapers, I suppose we'll be needing mini-parks that attach to the sides of apartment buildings. Good thing these New Zealand design students are already way ahead of us.
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Drill deep and don't spill a drop with Oil Spill Condoms
We can't say we're surprised to see such a clever combination of causes. We're just surprised it took so long. See what we're gushing about.
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Eight potentially poisonous personal care products [SLIDESHOW]
We've done you a favor and examined some of the shocking ingredients hiding in your bathroom cabinets and make-up collections. Proceed with caution.
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Why 'clean coal' will never, ever matter
Carbon capture and sequestration, the great hope of the coal industry, makes no economic sense under any scenario in which there's a price on carbon pollution. Here's why.
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New-potato nirvana, transformed into a meal
When the first potatoes came in this week, I made a classic post-harvest "second breakfast." Get the recipe.
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Delaware passes a state Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard while Congress passes the buck
While Congress was busy breaking our hearts and hopes for a clean energy future, guess what was happening in Delaware? Progress, that's what.
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Online food co-ops like Nebraska's create innovative virtual farmers markets
Right now, I'm facing a problem shared by scores of farmers. I have four lambs that have been raised entirely on grass, and I know there are customers eager to buy them. I just don't know who they are. Luckily, the Nebraska Food Co-op is here to help play matchmaker.
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Breaking the wall of climate opposition
The Senate has taken Americans on an energy and climate roller coaster over the past year as Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), and others attempted to craft legislation that would increase investment in clean energy while cutting global
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Can't afford an electric car? Rent a Nissan Leaf
Enterprise Rent-a-Car will loan out Nissan Leafs in Phoenix, Tucson, Knoxville, Nashville, San Diego, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle.
