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Reforming fashion, one killer dress at a time
Yael Aflalo's label The Reformation is a sustainable clothing company with a high-couture twist.
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Put a bee on it: Portland “bee dork” makes hives with pollinators in mind
Ever the artisanal trend-setter, Stump Town is now rolling out stylish condos for backyard bees.
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The sharing economy locked itself in its room again — it’s going through puberty
Once you could use Airbnb for a harmless little orgy. NOW the grownups say no. Parents just don’t understand!
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What’s cooler than an electric Fonzie? Nothing. Nothing is cooler than an electric Fonzie
Would the Fonz drive one of these bad boys? Oh yes he would. And they're coming soon to a street near you.
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More oil spills ahead for Puget Sound?
Three proposed fossil fuel projects aim to boost coal and oil exports out of the Pacific Northwest, which would raise the risk of oil spills.
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Could a bullet train take you from the U.S. to China to Europe?
China wants to build a high-speed rail network that could ferry passengers from the U.S. to Beijing in two days, and onward from there.
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Do coal companies have more rights than voters?
A coal company in St. Louis doesn't want to wage a ballot battle over its lucrative tax breaks -- so it sued to get the measure thrown out.
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When China became the world’s workshop, it inherited the world’s air pollution, too
A visit to Beijing, and its notorious blanket of smog, brings a flashback to the U.S. industrial heartland in its heyday.
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Billions of barrels of new reasons to not frack California
Fracking opponents are seizing on news that California shale deposits may contain 96 percent less recoverable oil than previously estimated.
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Here’s what to expect from Obama’s big new climate rules
The Obama administration is on the verge of taking its biggest-ever step to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
