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Using wind energy: You're doing it wrong [VIDEO]
Wind power: It's not just a good idea, it can also help you break your neck!
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A Lapel Pin With a Purpose
After 9/11, every politician in America quickly donned an American flag lapel pin. Even nine years later, the patriotism of public officials who fail to wear the pin is called […]
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More reasons why birds are dumb and humans are terrible
Birds falling from the sky -- sign of apocalypse or coincidence? More the latter, but here's what bird deaths had in common: Humans are bad neighbors.
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Birds are dying because of Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal, says prophet
There's nothing mysterious about thousands of dead birds -- at least not for Cindy Jacobs, earthly representative of the Almighty.
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Obamarator
Grist staff receives a special delivery. Hopefully it doesn’t contain pthalates! The Obamarator: your personal stimulus package
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Friday music blogging: Dan Reeder
I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know about Dan Reeder until a week or two ago. His debut -- which he made at home, with homemade instruments in a homemade studio, and mailed to John Prine, who liked it enough to give him a two-record deal -- came out in 2004 and was reviewed favorably on NPR. His third record, This New Century, came out in February of last year. It's a gem.
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The urban landscape from A to Z
We’ve covered a lot of urban ground in the past year, so we thought it would be fun to take a look back (and a couple of peeks forward) by […]
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iPadding into the future
The iPad has been one of the most hyped gadgets of 2010, and I have to say, after just a few days of using one, the buzz is mostly deserved. […]
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Jerry Brown to live in walkable neighborhood for his new stint as California governor
California's new governor is getting some urbanist love for his choice of dwelling.
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Why we need to encourage telecommuting
Telework saves money, time, and emissions. And it can make cities more resilient -- something we need to be thinking about.
