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We Can Reforest the Earth

By Lester R. Brown Protecting the 10 billion acres of remaining forests on earth and replanting many of those already...

Earth Policy Institute Uncategorized July 31, 2012

Origami furniture made from recycled cardboard

Recession got you living in a cardboard box? Take heart: That doesn’t have to mean missing out on stylish furniture....

Jess Zimmerman Culture May 16, 2012

A helpful compendium of all of the recent stories about our friend the drought

Given all of the news stories about the drought, we figured a handy index was in order. Please print out and carry with you.

Philip Bump Climate & Energy August 16, 2012

How Peabody gets dirt-cheap land and the rest of us get a gigaton of carbon pollution

In the Bureau of Land Management's corrupt coal-leasing program, taxpayer-owned land is leased at "auctions" where companies like Peabody are often the only bidder.

Joe Smyth Energy June 24, 2012

Everything you need to know about where Obama and Romney stand on energy policy

The presidential candidates' energy agendas couldn't be more different. Here's a side-by-side comparison.

Daniel J. Weiss & Jackie Weidman Climate & Energy September 30, 2012

Health care and sustainability, part deux: More …

Reax to the Supreme Court's ruling from Van Jones, Alex Steffen, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, and Gary Hirshberg.

Lisa Hymas Culture June 28, 2012

What we stand to lose (or gain!) in a compromise transportation bill

As the clock ticks down on compromise legislation, here are the things in the Senate version of the transportation bill that we'd most hate to lose.

Philip Bump Cities June 27, 2012

Big-city problems, small-farm solutions: ‘Carbon Zero,’ chapter 6

Reorganizing our food system provides an opportunity to ratchet down our cities' carbon emissions while also reconnecting them to the natural world.

Alex Steffen Cities December 5, 2012

9-year-old’s lunch blog shames school into making changes

Martha Payne had some sad-ass lunches at her school in Scotland -- unsatisfying food that sometimes had more hair than vegetables. So the 9-year-old decided to start a blog with photos and vital statistics about her meals.

Jess Zimmerman Food and Agriculture May 18, 2012

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