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How did Vancouver get so green?
Vancouver's progress on greenhouse gas emissions shows what's possible with political will and bold leadership. But it also reveals the limits.
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One California oil town keeps fracking in check — by banning all drilling
Flummoxed by an oil company's changing stories, Carson City plays tough -- and faces a longer battle.
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Dirty Kochs will dish out millions for polluting this Texas town
The Koch bros' plant is just one of a gaggle of polluters strangling Port Arthur, a city also beset by ghastly levels of lung disease and cancer.
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Please, scientists: Tell us how you really feel about climate change
Scientists need clearer language to express the urgency of climate change. Dropping an F-bomb or two would be a good start.
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San Francisco’s Castro district is putting in rainbow crosswalks
Here's something to literally brighten your day.
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Attn. babies: Don’t be born poor and black in North Carolina
A new EPA study finds that poor black kids are more likely to arrive in this world underweight and undernourished, on top of being underprivileged.
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Don’t worry: Your rail trail is (probably) safe
A Supreme Court ruling this week was a bit of bad news for rails-to-trails advocates, but it won't actually affect most such trails.
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San Francisco moves to ban plastic water bottles, scoffs at every other sad city
San Francisco is clearly vying for the title of Most Sustainable City in the United States.
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Mass transit ridership grows from pathetically low to just low
Last year, Americans took more trips on mass transit than in any year since 1956 -- but our population has doubled since then, so the stat is not so impressive.
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Thanks to these sweet posters, green habits have never looked cooler
Do the Green Thing is celebrating Earth Hour by releasing a new poster every day until March 29. Here are some of our favorites.
