Articles by Sarah Laskow
Sarah Laskow is a reporter based in New York City who covers environment, energy, and sustainability issues, among other things.
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You could light your whole house with boiled potatoes
The big trick, as a team of researchers discovered a few years ago, is boiling the potato.
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San Francisco could ban bottled water at big events
The city is looking at how to provide permanent sources of water, using innovative technology like water fountains.
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Cyclist takes a London bikeshare bike to France and rides it up a mountain, all before the rental period expires
London's Bixi bike share bikes are, it turns out, becoming quite the world travelers.
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Oslo’s bright pink manhole covers remind its citizens what, exactly, can be flushed down a toilet
Apparently the citizens of Oslo have some weird ideas about what goes down a toilet.
