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Man braves radiation exposure to care for Fukushima’s abandoned animals
Meet the modern-day, post-apocalyptic Dr. Doolittle. Naoto Matsumura lives right inside the Fukushima evacuation zone in the town of Tomioka, just 10 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The reason he’s stayed in the poisoned region post-nuclear meltdown is so that he can take care of all the abandoned cows, pigs, dogs, and […]
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How high do gas prices have to get to trigger behavior change?
Are gas prices high enough to get Americans junking their minivans in favor of cargo bikes, or ditching their exurban McManses for walkable city living? Two new polls offer a little insight.
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Anheuser-Busch turns beer leftovers into usable products
Now you can feel good after knocking back a few brewskis — and not just because you’re tipsy. Beermaker Anheuser-Busch has found a way to turn its waste grain into an array of products, from clothes to cosmetics to biogas. The beer behemoth has partnered with a company called Blue Marble Bio, which plans to […]
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Instead of hacking the planet, should we hack our babies?
S. Matthew Liao, a philosopher and bioethicist, has some incredible ideas about how to deal with climate change. Instead of resorting to geoengineering, he suggests, why not consider engineering humans to cause less damage to the planet? Ross Andersen interviewed Liao, and one of the most fascinating ideas that they discussed is the possibility of […]
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Ask Umbra: Should I boycott my local gas station?
A reader wonders if no-gas Mondays send a message to Big Oil. Umbra fuels the conversation.
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Green screen: 20 years of environmental films
The first environmental film festival is celebrating its 20th year of using movies to bring green issues to the masses. Founder Flo Stone took a minute to answer our questions before the excitement begins.
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Electric scooter version of Zipcar hits San Francisco
San Francisco's hipsters are about to get motorized: Scoot Networks rents scooters like Zipcar.
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Best light bulb ever will cost you $50
Remember the awesome LED that the government declared the greenest lightbulb ever? Well, you can buy it now. But you probably won’t. Because you like to do things like eat and pay rent. We knew this sucker was going to be expensive. The number that was floating around was $40, and green commentators near and […]
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Mercury-loaded cosmetics target minority communities
Beauty may only be skin deep, but the damage from cosmetics reaches way down into the kidneys, brains, and other organs — at least, it does if those cosmetics contain mercury, as several brands do, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). What’s even worse is that these mercury-loaded cosmetics are targeted specifically towards […]
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Delicious, edible food packaging could curb plastic waste
If you want to know why the earth and waterways are quickly morphing into giant garbage heaps, look no further than your pudding cup. Desserts, sodas, yogurts, and every other processed treat that comes tucked inside a plastic container are creating a slew of plastic pollution. But Harvard scientist David Edwards has an innovative — and […]
