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We won’t stop future Fergusons and floodwaters by planting a tree
Congressional leaders planted a tree at the nation's capitol this week to honor Emmett Till, whose killing sparked the civil rights movement. That's nice, but not enough.
Obama’s immigration order won’t help farmworkers. What can?
As with everything in the good ol’ U S of A, corporations can have more power than government when it comes to the treatment of farmworkers!
Are your urban veggies really toxic?
A recent Cornell study found alarming levels of lead in NYC-grown vegetables. Should we be freaked?
Walmart is a huge consumer of dirty coal energy
The retail behemoth gets a lot of good press for putting up a few solar panels, but it gets far more electricity from coal than from the sun.
Keystone “trade” talk is still empty nonsense
Beltway pundits keep saying Obama is about to “trade” Keystone approval for some other policy he cares about more. They are delusional.
Hey Big Soda, stop targeting black and Latino kids
A new study shows that major beverage companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi are aiming their advertising campaigns largely toward black and Latino youth.
How do Whole Foods’ $6 cupcakes help Detroit’s urban poor?
A reporter's deep dive into Whole Foods' Detroit launch suggests that it will take more to change the inner-city foodscape than one new store.
Congress is trying to squash one of the few examples of American leadership on climate
Obama has banned U.S. investment in most overseas coal plants. Republicans and fossil-fuel-loving Democrats want to undo that ban.
These terrible governors won reelection and will keep on wreaking environmental havoc
Wisconsin’s Scott Walker, Florida’s Rick Scott, and Maine’s Paul LePage were all vulnerable -- and they all triumphed anyway.
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This poo-powered bus runs on the regular as long as you do
Move over, Popemobile. The poopmobile is heaven scent.
Republicans were wrong about China’s climate commitment
The world's top emitter is pledging to cap coal use starting in 2020.
Your city’s water would be cleaner if it had a magic island in it
Floating wetlands feed on nitrogen pollution in streams and ponds, stifling gross algal blooms and bringing some wildness back into cities.
Farming in the face of climate change? Monsanto has an app for that
The GMO giant wants to help you beat climate change … with your phone.
After you pop the pill, what to do with the trash?
A reader says her contraceptive is over-packaged. Umbra says you should see the packaging that kids come with these days.
Here’s why Hawaii’s anti-GMO laws matter
If Hawaii opts to stop biotechnology, that would be a serious blow to the industry.
This bike helmet makes Google Glass look sexy
The Smart Hat might save your noggin, but it'll destroy your sex life.
One man wants us all to sh*t equally. So he started World Toilet Day
You've gotta fight. For your right. To pooooootty.
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