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Detroit Bikes aims to mass-produce simple, light, relatively affordable commuter bicycles -- but you'd better be happy with black.
A reader wonders if he can use rain barrel water for his garden. Umbra collects her thoughts.
What's the most promising way to extend electricity to those who now lack it? Is it top-down, extending the centralized grid and building large power plants? Or is it bottom-up, with distributed energy?
Democrats in the state are divided over two proposed initiatives that would curb fracking near homes and give cities more regulatory power.
Big doughnut chains use big amounts of palm oil, and they still haven't signed on to rainforest-protecting agreements
The city council also moved to divest from fossil-fuel stocks.
Ohio's Rust Belt cities are plagued with poverty and pollution. James has pledged to help the youth there, but this is no slam dunk.
A reporter spent three weeks kayaking the length of California's San Joaquin River -- but thanks to its forlorn state, he had to do a lot of walking.
At incubation temperatures higher than 84 degrees F, fewer and fewer males are born. They need a box fan or more umbrella drinks, stat!
