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Curtain kale: Farmers get jiggy with it to support local CSAs
What’s the matter, farmer? Down on your luck? Pick up a pitchfork -- or better yet, put on some knee socks and roller skates -- and do some interpretive dance.
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California town could require solar power on every new house
If the mayor gets his way, the desert town of Lancaster in Southern California would set a precedent for other sunny cities.
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BP officially quits the solar business
So much for the oil giant's "Beyond Petroleum" branding and sunburst logo. Meanwhile, Chinese solar companies are having troubles of their own.
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Senator feels bad for BP, wants it to bid on new Gulf drilling leases
Sen. Mary Landrieu says she has "had enough" of the Obama administration persecuting BP and the whole oil and gas industry.
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Can this contraption make fracking greener?
A California company says its new tool can help plug methane leaks. But the proof will be in the fracked pudding.
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Domesticated and wild bees are both in trouble
A new study finds the decline in wild bees is bad news for agriculture, while domesticated bees continue to face a host of troubles.
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Pink-slime maker’s lawsuit against ABC grows slimier
The main producer of the pink-slime beef product says it has "no other choice" but to go after ABC for $1.2 billion. That's billion, with a B.
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New Volvo tech aims to keep drivers from hitting cyclists
New technology uses radar to differentiate between pedestrians, cyclists, and other cars, and triggers auto-braking if a collision is imminent.
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Faux meats get a boost from horsemeat scandal
Sales of frozen hamburgers are way down in the U.K., while sales of frozen fake burgers are way up.
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Fort Collins, Colo., passes fracking ban; state and gas industry threaten to sue
The Fort Collins City Council voted to ban fracking within city limits. Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper says the move is illegal and the state will sue.