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Cities, get ready — the tiny houses are coming
How should one fill an awkward, leftover urban space? Put a tiny house on it.
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Public transit’s unlikely advocates? Older Americans
In addition to transit, older adults prioritize grocery stores and parks over big-box stores and malls. Wisdom DOES come with age!
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Farmers vacuum maple syrup out of trees in an attempt to save breakfast
Climate change is screwing with maple syrup. Farmers are trying a new tool to salvage what syrup they can get.
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Should you become a demitarian? (Yeah, probably)
Relax, no one’s eating Demi Moore. Demitarianism means eating half the meat you usually do.
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Wine in cardboard bottles ain’t classy, but you might want to get used to it
Putting wine in bottle-shaped cardboard can cut fuel needs by 80 percent. But will it provoke Judge-y In-Law Side-Eye?!
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Crowdsourcing graffiti: Color+City matches empty walls with street artists
Sign up to donate a blank wall or claim a space as your canvas for 15 days, and make your town a little brighter.
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Super cute Japanese posters encourage proper transit etiquette
Every April, Tokyo gets a new transit safety mascot. This year, it’s an adorable lion reminding you not to hold up the subway with your cake habit.
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Why not add powdered crickets to your protein shake?
There are already bugs in our processed food. Vegans should embrace insects as a rich source of protein, says one entomophagist.
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The Guardian says your cats are a climate menace
A Guardian writer argues for a drastic rethink of America's love of pets. First up: golden retriever time-shares.
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An Occupy founder says the next revolution will be rural
Former Occupier Micah White wants to spark micro-movements in small towns across the country. Tiny Nehalem, Ore., is his test lab.