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Bloomberg proposes banning plastic foam containers, probably because they can hold soda
Actually, it's because 20,000 tons of plastic foam get thrown away in New York City every year. And considering it doesn't weigh much, that's a lot.
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Knit together: Can collaborative fashion change the way we approach clothing?
Amy Twigger Holroyd wants to slow fashion down and empower people to make their own long-lasting, sharable clothing.
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Can Sally Jewell sell Obama on the value of the great outdoors?
Conservationists are tripping over themselves to praise Obama's nomination of the CEO of REI as the nation’s top land manager. Can she convince the president it's time to kick some ass?
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Read and take over: Occupying urban streets with guerrilla libraries
In New York, kiosks offer books outside Sandy-shuttered libraries, and in Oakland, a people's library is surviving on the sidewalk.
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Matt Damon says he’s going to stop using the toilet
He was looking for a way to, and we quote, "persuade people to give a shit about toilets."
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A guide to ethical chocolate
The chocolate industry is awash in shady practices, GMOs, and child labor. Here's how to tell if your bar is truly guilt-free.
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Adorable sea turtle gets prosthetic flippers after a shark attack
A sea turtle who lost her flippers in a shark attack got a nice pair of prosthetics. They are attached to a vest. Yes. They are cute.
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How are you celebrating Darwin’s birthday? Here are our best ideas
It's Darwin Day! That's the day we celebrate Darwin's birthday, the survival of the fittest, and the fact that the planet's more than 6,000 years old.
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‘Farmhouse porn’ will make you want to quit your job and raise cattle
There's not a Tumblr, yet. But there is a Pinterest board, brought to you by undercaffeinated editors at Modern Farmer.
