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Think commodity corn farmers are evil? Meet a few of them
If you actually sit down and talk with a commodity farmer, they start to sound a lot like the typical small farmer -- only with a gazilion times more corn.
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Could Seattle activists throw a wrench in Shell’s Arctic drilling plans?
Shell wants to use Seattle's port as a staging ground, but citizens and protestors are cooking up plans to block the oil giant's scheme.
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Beneath the tar sands is even dirtier oil, and industry is salivating over it
Oil companies are buying rights to extract crude from bitumen carbonates in Alberta, even though it's hard-to-reach, expensive, and filthy.
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The bright side of California’s drought: More solar power
Less rain means fewer clouds, fewer clouds means more sun, more sun means more solar power.
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Should climate scientists give up flying?
Climate scientists curtailing their air travel would only make a tiny dent in carbon emissions, but a new paper argues they should do it anyway.
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These new ride-sharing apps actually involve sharing rides
And they could help you get a date.
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Why more pipelines won’t solve the problem of oil-train explosions
Heavy regulation of oil trains will.
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Wanna change an oil exec’s mind on climate? Here’s how
Make it a family affair.
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This affordable housing complex has a solar farm on its roof
A community solar project in Seattle is powering the real sharing economy.
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Want to fix the climate? First, we have to change everything
Gar Alperovitz worked within the systems that helped pass civil rights legislation and launch Earth Day. Today, he says, those systems are closed for business.
