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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.
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Ask Umbra: Is it safer to ride a bike or drive a car?
A reader is worried about becoming road pizza. Umbra breaks out the pie charts.
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A former heroin addict started this awesome e-waste company that hires others in recovery
"We're giving computers and electronics a second chance, but what talks to my heart is giving people a second chance." AWW.
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Al Gore talks climate, Tesla, and the Koch brothers in a new Politico interview
If you don’t feel like spending your weekend reading all 5,000 words, here are some choice bits. (In sum: Someone get Al Gore a Tesla.)
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Jon Stewart continues being amazing, rips CNN for lack of climate coverage
This video involves strategically placed ping-pong balls, a hot tub, and "canine dogs." LOTS of canine dogs.
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How climate change makes Everest an even deadlier game
After 16 Sherpas died in a horrific avalanche on Everest, a writer who climbed the peak wonders what's next for the world’s tallest mountain.
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“Salute Your Shorts” made ’90s kids care about sustainability
The early-’90s show is full of wisdom like "If we don’t change the way we live, we’ll be covered in puke and rotting garbage."
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The week in GIFs: Robots, chainsaws, and freak gasoline accidents
It's a messy, crazy world.
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Hey, list-makers: Most millennials don’t want to live in sprawling, car-dependent cities
Are lots of young people really clamoring to move to Orlando, Houston, and Dallas for the quality of life? Try again.
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Which is sadder, factory-farmed animals or the carnivores who eat them? The Onion weighs in
The Onion nails the grossness of being carnivorous in the language of a factory farming expose.