Frederick Kaufman looks at the ambitious, if obscure, consortium called the Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops that pairs megafarms and megastores. On Earth
Frederick Kaufman looks at the ambitious, if obscure, consortium called the Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops that pairs megafarms and megastores. On Earth
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The Federal Transit Authority has submitted a proposal to update its bus testing regulations to more accurately reflect average passenger weights.

Here's a bird's eye view visual comparison of the Rally to Restore Sanity/Fear and the Glenn Beck Rally.

Right now, the government is signaling that it prefers people drive to work, despite the negative consequences of car commuting.
In what should not be a blow to supporters of tiny cars like the Yaris and the Smart, crash test results released today by the Insurance Institute...
Believe it or not, climate change and "Peak Oil" are not the biggest problems facing the 21st century. "Peak Phosphorous" could hit sooner and...
Our taste for tuna rolls is depleting the oceans, so Bamboo Sushi wants to add new fish to the sea for every one you eat.

Chile was just hit with an earthquake bigger than Haiti's and suffered no injuries or damage. How'd they do that?
With budget cuts come larger class sizes. Will more kids in a room keep teachers from being effective? The debate headed to the Dylan Ratigan Show.

How big is the latest iced coffee offering? Bigger than you think.

Guangzhou's kick-ass bus system helped it win the 2011 Sustainable Transport Award. No American city was even in the running.
It sounds like something from a robot-ruled dystopic future, but the "Crowd Farm" is anything but.It's a sub-flooring system of blocks that...
Earlier this spring, a group of students from the Stanford Graduate School of Business took a trip through California and Nevada. Their mission:...
You may know of the farm in South Central LA, which is the biggest community garden in America. Well, it's going to be sold and bulldozed unless...
The urban farm in South Central, the largest urban farm in America, is no more. Despite raising millions of dollars, the farmers and activists...
You remember Farm Aid, with those awesome mid-80s concerts featuring Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, John Mellencamp (and many more). Well, despite...
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America's first wave-power farm is under construction off the Oregon coast. The system generates energy as waves on the surface of the ocean move...
Spending an extended period of time around dirt, explains artist/activist/architect Fritz Haeg, is a deviant act. “In our society we are not...