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Help indie rockers buy solar panels for a cool L.A. nonprofit
Homeboy Industries teaches former gang members how to install solar panels. Now you can get them solar panels of their very own.
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USDA doesn’t care about GMO contamination of alfalfa
The feds are refusing to do anything after Monsanto's GMO alfalfa contaminated a Washington farmer's crop, saying the marketplace should sort it out.
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Amazing self-healing plastic can reduce how much you throw away
A group of scientists has created a plastic that, if you cut it in half, can merge the two pieces back together into one.
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Big Coal, Republicans go after Obama’s energy nominee, saying he’s too green
Rob Binz, Obama's pick to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, thinks renewables are a good hedge against fossil fuels. So he's being crucified.
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The secret, sordid lives of shared cars
Wonder what mischief your car might get into in the hands of strangers? Here are a few cautionary tales.
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Fracking study downgrades methane worries, escalates enviro infighting
Environmental Defense Fund helped pay for a study that found fracking might not be so terrible for the climate. Other green groups are not pleased.
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Pebble Mine project in Alaska is on the ropes
One of two companies that wanted to build a massive gold and copper mine near Bristol Bay has pulled out of the project, leaving its future uncertain.
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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.
