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Herbicide drift threatens vineyards
Wisconsin is home to a flourishing grape-farming industry. Who knew? But that industry is threatened by pesticides from corn and soy farms.
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Sketchy food policy: Exploring our broken food system in cartoons
Marion Nestle's newest book packs a lot of food policy into easy-to-digest illustrations. Here's a sampling.
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LEGO-like modular phones mean you never have to throw away an obsolete phone again
Meet the smartphone designed to outlast today's throwaway gizmos.
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Finally! Fashion designer says “Buy less”
A fashion designer telling us not to invest in fashion? THAT’S pretty chic.
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7 tips for sharing your car without going broke
Rent your car out when you’re not using it -- sounds like easy money, right? It’s not.
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This video explains almost everything you want to know about fracking
Still trying to figure out what the big deal with fracking is? A viral video can help.
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Oil and fracking chemicals spill into Colorado’s floodwaters
Pipelines are sagging and snapping. Chemical tanks are toppling over. Oil and gas wells are inundated. As if the floods haven't caused enough tragedy already.
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Bills will make it easier for Californians to buy and sell solar power
Soon it will be simpler for renters, schools, and others to buy renewable energy, and for people with solar panels to sell their power onto the grid.
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How to avoid letting Chipotle’s depressing new ad brainwash you
Reforming our food system will taste way better than a burrito bowl. I KNOW. But it's possible.
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Hawaii molasses spill less delicious, more disastrous than it sounds
The molasses is sucking the oxygen out of the water, suffocating fish, and then the decaying fish are making the situation worse.