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In southeast Costa Rica near the Panamanian border, there’s a group of farmers growing bananas and…Weak deal at Lima climate talks disappoints climate hawks
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Instead of buying cheap, mass-produced gewgaws to give out this season, show your loved ones you…Delicious recipes to beet your winter blues
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Winter is coming and we’re serious about keeping farmers market produce on the menu. Alexandra…How to make your true love a sweet succulent terrarium
Dec 13, 2014, 7:59 am By Amelia Bates
Instead of buying cheap, mass-produced gewgaws to give out this season, show your loved ones you…California communities fight back against crude by rail
Dec 13, 2014, 7:14 am By Tara Lohan
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Dec 12, 2014, 5:41 pm By Brentin Mock
So, you’ve been watching the protests and unrest unfold around the grand juries’ non-indictments…Millions of crabs swarm Australia for a giant beach party
Dec 12, 2014, 4:01 pm By James West
This month, an eerily precise annual migration began in earnest on a tiny Australian island about…Red states more likely to be burned by climate change
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LIMA, Peru — Though fossil fuel companies may wave their hands dismissively at the divestment…Blackfish, dwindling revenues sink SeaWorld’s CEO
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Dec 12, 2014, 9:00 am By Sara Bernard
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Climate science is complicated. Last month, we called the 139-page synthesis of the…How regular people are fixing the international palm-oil industry
Dec 12, 2014, 6:14 am By Nathanael Johnson
One palm-oil trader after another has committed to helping protect forests this year. Now it’s…How to make your true love an aromatherapy rice bag
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Instead of buying cheap, mass-produced gewgaws to give out this season, show your loved ones you…The new federal budget is chock-full of goodies for pollutocrats
Dec 12, 2014, 2:55 am By Ben Adler
House Republicans and Senate Democrats have managed to agree to a budget that will fund the federal…
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