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Which hardware store is the greenest?
A reader wonders where to get sustainable home-improvement supplies. Umbra is the helpful hardware ham.
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Why are federal dollars financing this thirsty crop in Arizona?
The federal government is propping up cotton farming during the West's water crisis.
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What do we do with all these dead coal-fired power plants?
About 13 gigawatts worth of coal plants will close this year. What should we do with these old things?
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Amy’s Kitchen moves to fast food
Will Americans go for vegan, gluten-free fast food?
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2 cool maps that show how wind power is poised to go big — really big
The U.S. Department of Energy has published two new maps that put that our wind-powered future in concrete terms.
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It’s official: California farmers volunteer to give up water
The state has already asked most farmers and residents to cut water use. Now it's turning to the people whose water rights are first in legal line.
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This palm oil company just bulldozed a rainforest
Pressuring a little-known ag corporation is hard, so activists are going after a posh hotel chain that's owned by the same conglomerate.
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Oil spill returns to its ancestral waters near Santa Barbara
Here's a short list of ways the spill could lead to serious legislative change.
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Can cities, businesses, and other new climate actors help bridge the emissions gap?
The U.N. Climate Summit last year elicited dozens of action plans, and some of them could make a real difference, new research finds.
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Railroad safety fact check: Fires and spills are up despite industry claims
The railroad industry says 2014 was its safest year on record -- but a close look at the numbers isn't going to make you feel very safe.
