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Why shade balls aren’t such a great idea after all
Those plastic balls that got dumped into the L.A. Reservoir aren't even designed to fight evaporation, and they may cause ecological problems.
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This chef built her reputation on seafood. How’s she feeling about the ocean now?
Seattle chef Renee Erickson weighs in on the world's changing waters, and how they might change her menu.
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Muslim leaders call for climate action in new declaration
It's not just the pope anymore.
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How do you study an underwater volcano? Build an underwater laboratory
John Delaney is taking the internet underwater, and bringing the deep ocean to the public.
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The secret ingredient in your homemade jam may be coming from the lid
Sure, there's less BPA in use these days -- but, a reader asks Umbra, what about the plastics that replaced it in our cans and bottle tops?
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How much plastic is in our oceans? Ask the woman trying to clean it up
Carolynn Box, environmental program director of 5 Gyres, talks about what it's like to sail across the ocean, pulling up plastic in the middle of nowhere.
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Amazing cucumber salad — and other recipes for your CSA veggies
Your cucumber salad will never be bland again with this great trick.
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San Francisco dreams up mean way to crack down on public urinators
Many cities have a pissing problem. Here's what some are doing about it.
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How catching big waves helped turn this pro surfer into a conservationist
Ramon Navarro first came to the sea with his fisherman rather, found his own place on it as a surfer, and now fights to protect the coastline he loves.
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Should you joke about good hair and scary earthquakes?
And can men be funny? We discuss on the MSNBC show Greenhouse.