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Smarter roads for the future

February 20, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Energy, Environment, Science, Transportation One comment

Twenty million miles of road snake across the surface of the earth. That’s enough pavement to wrap around the equator 833 times—or enough road

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Obama’s win brings hope for a rational approach to climate change

November 22, 2012 Renee Shur 2012 Election, Climate Change, Congress, Environment, Science Leave a comment

If you were listening closely at 8:16 p.m. (EST) on election night, you might have heard a subtle but persistent sound blowing across the

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A rural-Missouri progressive reflects on 2012 voters & victories

November 8, 2012 Susan Cunningham 2012 Election, Environment, Missouri region, Obama, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Like you, I’m still digesting the 2012 election results and trying to make sense of what happened. I worked at a polling station out

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Francis Moore Lappe: GM foods not safe

November 7, 2012 Madonna Gauding Corporations, Environment, Health, Science Leave a comment

On Octobert 23, Renee Shur wrote an in-depth post on California’s Prop 37 and the fight to label GMOs (genetically modified organisms). You can

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CA Prop 37: Right to know what’s in your food

October 23, 2012 Renee Shur 2012 Election, Corporations, Environment, Health, Public safety, States, Voting/Elections One comment

On the morning of November 7, we may owe the Golden State a great big “thank you” note. Perhaps the almost one million Californians

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Chemical cuisine: What’s in your gullet?

October 9, 2012 Renee Shur Consumer issues, Environment, Government, History, Public safety, Science, Technology Leave a comment

You know something’s wrong when you walk down the aisles in your local supermarket, and you no longer see the food on the shelves

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Alarming disappearance of Arctic sea ice

October 5, 2012 Madonna Gauding Climate Change, Environment, Science Leave a comment

Climate change is real and presents a huge threat to life on Earth. It’s not a “theory;” it’s a reality, and it’s happening before

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Hybrids for everyone without buying new? It’s possible!

September 13, 2012 Stacy Mergenthal Energy, Environment, Technology, Transportation Leave a comment

A professor from Tennessee is closer than ever to the marketplace for a hybrid kit that will allow everyone to transform their vehicles into

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Obama sets new auto fuel efficiency standards: 54.5 mpg by 2025

August 31, 2012 Madonna Gauding Economy, Environment, Good government Leave a comment

When adding up the accomplishments of the Obama administration, the increase in auto fuel efficiency standards, also known by the acronym CAFE (Corporate Average

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Bill Mckibben: “Global warming’s terrifying new math”

August 7, 2012 Madonna Gauding Corporations, Energy, Environment, Government One comment

If you want to know where we stand with global warming, read Bill McKibben’s groundbreaking new piece in Rolling Stone, “Global Warming’s Terryifying New

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