Climate Cities
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You can’t ignore the smog in China
The one embarrassing problem China is taking seriously.
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London is going to use excess heat from the subway to heat homes
Now Brits can warm their toes with the stinky heat of the London Underground! It's the next best thing to a crackling fire.
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A fresher Philly: Fruits and veggies make a comeback in the city’s corner stores
With 31-year-old Brianna Almaguer Sandoval at the helm, the Healthy Corner Store Initiative is adding nutritional value to some of the city's poorest neighborhoods.
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Get paid $100 a day and improve your city by writing reviews of public bathrooms
Improve public facilities through public shaming by becoming a professional bathroomologist!
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Break the cycle: Why stronger laws will save bikers and curb reckless drivers
We can do a hell of a lot better than telling bicyclists and drivers to be on their best behavior.
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There’s another dolphin trapped in a Brooklyn waterway
Dolphins just can't stay out of Brooklyn. This one's stuck in a creek in Coney Island.
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Heavily polluted Beijing now has 8-year-old lung cancer patient
But don't worry -- health officials say she probably just smokes too much.
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6 ways Bill de Blasio can make New York’s streets more people-friendly
Creating more pedestrian plazas, enforcing traffic laws, getting trucks off city streets -- there's lots the new mayor could do to make New York City safer for walkers and cyclists.
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Do 30 squats and ride the subway for free
Usually popping a squat in the subway station is discouraged. Not anymore.
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Everybody managed to not get killed during the first five months of New York’s bikeshare
Doomsayers predicted helmetless tourists careening into taxis, but so far there have been no deaths on or caused by Citi Bikes.