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Superstorm Sandy destroyed hives that were home to a million bees in Brooklyn, a blow to efforts to develop bees well-suited to New York City.
Which seems kind of like a no-brainer, but what do we know.
I guess that headline was a little over the top.
Damage to New York from Sandy will run $19 billion -- but we don't seem to want to prevent it happening again.
Just as Republicans chose to ignore projections that Romney would lose, many Americans are choosing to ignore dire climate projections.
Bikers, it turns out, are better consumers than car-drivers.
Walmart is expanding its "Sustainability Index" to make its products greener. But it should start with its labor force: Workers are planning a big "Black Friday" strike.
350.org's campaign to create pressure on universities to divest from fossil fuel companies is not just rolling -- it's snowballing.
Microhousing promises the kind of density essential for building sustainable cities -- but it doesn't always go over smoothly with the neighbors.
