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Ten more great walking cities [SLIDESHOW]
A few months back, we published a slideshow on the world’s top 10 walking cities, as determined by a vote of Lonely Planet readers. Some of you, dear friends of […]
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Clean energy advocate gives a 'how to' clinic on rebutting fossil energy disinformation
Cross-posted from The Great Energy Challenge blog Over the past few months, I’ve made the case that dirty energy lobby plays a full contact game against clean energy, using lobbying […]
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The 10 deadliest cities for pedestrians in the United States [SLIDESHOW]
Streets in the U.S. are designed not for people, but for cars. And it shows. From 2000 through 2009, some 47,700 pedestrians were killed by drivers. Transportation for America has […]
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Great places: turning from stuff to happiness
This is how happy great places can make you. This is part two in a series on “great places.” Read parts one, three, four, and five. Today, America is making […]
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Speak Out For Mercury Safeguards at EPA's Hearings
This is a big week for public input for the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed safeguards against mercury and other air toxics spewed out by coal-fired power plants. EPA is holding […]
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The Rapture didn’t come, but don’t worry, the world is still boiling
Cross-posted from Beyond the Choir Church this morning must have been quite awkward for some people. The sermon might have gone something like, “I know we’re all disappointed that the […]
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Rapture Playlist
Because Pandora won’t work on my iPhone as I ascend…or am left behind. Either way. Track 01: All Over the World – ELO Track 02:In the Air Tonight – Phil […]
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Coal fades as clean energy rises
Roger Singer loved the recent good energy news out of Colorado. “We’re now seeing further on-the-ground evidence that a swift conversion by energy providers from dirty coal to increased levels […]
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Innovative farmer Eliot Coleman speaks [AUDIO]
Eliot Coleman.Eliot Coleman is one of the most innovative, successful, and influential small-scale farmers in the United States. Eliot runs Four Seasons Farm in Maine, where he has become legendary […]
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Oil Executive to Young People: 'As Long I Make Money, I Don't Care What Happens to You'
Cross-posted from Jack & Jill Politics Quick question: Do you think that tax subsidies for the “big five” oil companies — which earned $32 billion in profit during the first […]
