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Let’s bring back New York City’s goat beauty pageants
In the 1930s, the goats competing for "Mr. Manhattan" were mostly "mascots and talismans," but surely the vogue for urban farming means we could start this back up again.
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The queen rides the Tube to celebrate 150 years of subway transit in London
She's a sweet old lady. It's a grand old public transit system. And check out these useful badges they have for pregnant ladies!
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New York is getting rid of rats by sterilizing them
There are too many rats. So they're going to sterilize them. Seems like a plan.
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Fastest-growing metro areas in U.S. are sprawling and water-challenged
Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and L.A. added the most residents from 2011 to 2012, according to new Census data.
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The least sustainable city: Phoenix as a harbinger for our hot future
For a taste of the brutal new climate to come, look to where the climate is already harsh, and growing more so -- the aptly named Valley of the Sun.
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Chicago tackles the next big challenge in urban ag: Growing farmers
City officials unveil plans to create a new generation of growers who will turn thousands of vacant lots into Chicago's bread baskets.
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Are municipal utilities more resilient during disasters?
Proponents say publicly owned utilities would better respond to superstorm super-outages. Oh, they also tend to be cheaper.
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These LED streetlights can fight crime
Smart streetlights that light up when they're needed might be coming soon to a park near you. To creepily spy on you.
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Washington, D.C., wants to be the greenest city in the U.S.
Just weeks after the district unveiled an ambitious new sustainability plan, drastic federal spending cuts kicked in, possibly dooming the entire effort.
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Some monster stole the single tree out of Portland’s two-foot-wide park
Someone stole the lone tree from Portland's Mill Ends Park, the smallest park in the world. A local cop vows that justice will be swift and severe.
