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Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables

July 27, 2011

By Mark Bittman WHAT will it take to get Americans to change our eating habits? The need is indisputable, since heart disease, diabetes and cancer are all in large part caused by the Standard American Diet. (Ye...

Tim DeChristopher: Is Civil Disobedience The Key To Climate Change Action?

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July 27, 2011

Climate Change

By Tom Zeller Jr. On Dec. 19, 2008, a 27-year-old man named Tim DeChristopher, troubled by American energy policy and its contribution to global warming, broke the law. He did so by attending a federal auctio...

Furor Erupts Over Boxing Kangaroos

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July 26, 2011

Wildlife & Animal Welfare

By Jennifer O'Connor PETA has filed a complaint with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission regarding Rocky's suffering, and the agency has confirmed that it has opened an investigation...

The ‘Flying Car’ Gets Some Competition

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July 26, 2011

TRANSPORTATION

The Terrafugia Transition hasn’t even entered production yet, but the first ‘flying car’ of the 21st Century may already be facing some competition – and it’s a hybrid. As his la...

Writer, Filmmakers Expose Plight Of Migrant Workers

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July 26, 2011

Sustainable Business Practices

The plight of the migrant farm worker is a sad reality of American agriculture. There are two new recent efforts (one book, one movie) that spotlight the day-to-day living and working conditions of the workers,...

Solar Leasing Companies Head Eastward. Popsicle, Anyone?

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July 26, 2011

Sustainable Business Practices

By Tom Zeller Jr. "We've got to make solar feel simpler than people see it today," says Patrick Crane, the chief marketing officer for the California-based solar leasing outfit Sungevity. Is th...

Pets: Adoption vs. Buying

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July 26, 2011

Green Pets

The decision to add a pet to your family should not be taken lightly. It’s a big responsibility, one that could last as long as 15 to 20 years. But if you’re willing to do what it takes to care for ...

Twice the height of the Empire State – EnviroMission plans massive solar tower for Arizona

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July 26, 2011

Energy Use

By Loz Blain An ambitious solar energy project on a massive scale is about to get underway in the Arizona desert. EnviroMission is undergoing land acquisition and site-specific engineering to build its first fu...

So Fresh & So Green

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July 26, 2011

Eco-Cars

By Rochelle La Mont & Kenric Nilsson Looking to drive a car from the most sustainable company in the industry? Buy a BMW. The Dow Jones Sustainability index world listed BMW as ‘The most sustainable a...

The other-worldly INgSOC hybrid bike concept

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July 26, 2011

Eco-Bikes

By Paul Ridden Although the technology is not exactly new, I still find the look of a spokeless/hubless bike wheel somewhat spell-binding. When combined with a frame design that wouldn''t look out of pl...

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Ways To Have A Healthier And Safer Bathroom

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Help the planet by swapping these 6 foods

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Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables

Tim DeChristopher: Is Civil Disobedience The Key To Climate Change Action?

Furor Erupts Over Boxing Kangaroos

The ‘Flying Car’ Gets Some Competition

Writer, Filmmakers Expose Plight Of Migrant Workers

Solar Leasing Companies Head Eastward. Popsicle, Anyone?

Pets: Adoption vs. Buying

Twice the height of the Empire State – EnviroMission plans massive solar tower for Arizona

So Fresh & So Green

The other-worldly INgSOC hybrid bike concept