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Snowbound city chickens lay eggs for a decadent quiche [VIDEO]
Though the Minneapolis Metrodome collapsed, my chicken coop stood strong. And despite the cold, our hens are outside laying eggs that I used to make this decadent, Thomas Keller-inspired quiche.
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Ask Umbra’s Book Club: Why don’t people talk about population?
Overpopulation is a big theme in Umbra's latest Book Club selection, Freedom. We've got exclusive Grist video of author Jonathan Franzen talking about the issue. Why isn't everyone else talking about it? Do you worry about 220,000 new people being added to the planet every day? Tell us what you think, whether you've read the book or not.
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Why you should eat insects instead of meat [VIDEO]
Marcel Dicke (it's French or something, perv) argues that insects are a savory, eco-friendly alternative to meat. This is apparently not a joke.
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Jonathan Franzen on activism, compromises, overpopulation, and birds
In an exclusive interview with Grist, Jonathan Franzen talks about the environmental themes in his novel "Freedom," plus activism, population, & more.
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USDA chief visits with Stephen Colbert, brings cheese
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack makes an appearance on the Colbert Report, parries the comedian's pointed policy questions, and delivers a strangely familiar cheese sculpture.
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Do the childfree get the shaft at work?
CNN and The Fiscal Times look at how childfree people can get stuck working longer hours and less desirable days and shifts.
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Giving thanks — to turkeys, without flinching [VIDEO]
A smart and compassionate young farmer walks her customers through the tough business of slaughtering and processing their turkeys so they really understand how a life becomes meat. And how to give thanks for that life.
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NBC’s green nagging takes a break for the Prince of Wales documentary ‘Harmony’
The film looks mighty, mighty earnest, so consider yourself warned if you're prone to nodding off at such things.
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High-speed rail too expensive? Let’s go with bullet-speed buses [VIDEO]
President Obama's proposed high-speed train system will be replaced with a fleet of buses that will rocket along highways at speeds up to 165 mph (according to The Onion).
