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A proposal to save the middle class … by cutting carbon pollution
Peter Barnes' plan is politically impossible, but isn't everything now? So what the hell, let's check it out.
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For farmers, using pesticides is a lot like picking the wrong smartphone
"Path dependency" is when a choice of technologies hems in your future. Is that happening today as developing countries build out their farming systems?
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America’s solar boom, in charts
It's been a bit player, but solar power is about to shine.
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Here’s how one green group got its investments out of dirty energy
Oregon Environmental Council aligned its portfolio with its values -- and still makes money.
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The Netherlands’ new solar bike lane totally rules
The solar bike lane is the greenest thing in Amsterdam since space cake.
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GMO labeling laws keep failing. Here’s why we can expect more
GMO-labeling initiatives have lost four times now, but proponents are tenacious. Until we actually try out the idea, we'll be stuck on infinite replay.
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Holy sh*t, a town in Texas just banned fracking
Eight fracking bans went to voters during these elections. Half of them won, including one in the Lone Star State.
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Which plants will survive climate change? This greenhouse could have the answers
The greenhouse is owned by a biotech company in Durham, N.C., that understands that resilience means money.
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Tar-sands industry loses $17.1 billion thanks to public opposition
A new report spells out the financial costs of the public opposition to tar-sands development.
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![Dadie Buta, 38, in his fields in Karsa Ilela village, Arsi Negele, in the West Arsi zone in Ethiopia.]()
![Dadie Buta, 38, in his fields in Karsa Ilela village, Arsi Negele, in the West Arsi zone in Ethiopia.]()
From two Ethiopians, what small farmers really want
A new middle class can put down roots when small family farmers get the tools and education to produce more food.
