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Sugary sodas make kids wanna smash
Sugar riot! Harvard study shows a correlation between sweet sodas and violence in kids.
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Fertilizer companies and climate change are killing the Dead Sea
The Dead Sea has gone dry in the past. It may be on its way to doing so again.
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Heritage seed icons bring back pioneer chic
Emilee and Jere Gettle run the largest mail-order heritage seed business in the U.S. -- and have neo-Amish wardrobes straight out of an old Sears catalog.
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Solar power saves school music program
Solar power has resuscitated a central California school music program.
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Cities need to get dense to survive, says Alex Steffen
Anti-urbanists argue that density is pushing low-income people out of cities. Alex Steffen schools them in the basics of supply and demand.
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Organic food may be best for kids, pediatricians say
The American Academy of Pediatrics weighed in for the first time on the conventional vs. organics debate. Their conclusion: Stuff your kids full of organic veggies.
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Farmland prices continue to spike, despite drought
Agriculture land prices have been posting double-digit gains for years. Should we use the word "bubble?" Everyone else seems to be.
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Central Park receives $100 million gift, largest ever to a public park
The big donation from hedge-fund manager John Paulson will increase Central Park's endowment by a third and fund park improvements.
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Zakiya Harris says communities of color can lead us to a sustainable future
This Oakland-based hip hop artist and green crusader says the inner city is fertile ground for change.
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Zappos founder digs for community in the seedy streets of Vegas
Bright lights, big urban changes, Las Vegas style, from the $350 million "Downtown Project" experiment.
