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• They plowed parking lots, and put up paradise

  Forbes: By 2018, ‘one-fifth of urban food will be grown on rooftops and in former parking lots’ 4

  Posted 11 Oct 2010 2:53 PM By Tom Philpott

  Within a decade, will a huge portion of your food will come from around the corner? It sure is pretty to think so. Read More

• more than meets the IT

  Are Google’s self-driving cars actually signs of Transformers’ imminent world domination?

  Posted 11 Oct 2010 2:33 PM By Ashley Braun

  The world is pumped that Google is passing mile markers on the road to creating a fully automatic automobile. But let's consider what we got the last time robot vehicles were allowed to freely roam the earth: Transformers. Read More

• zombie cures welcome

  Stupid goes viral: Climate Zombies of Oregon, Hawaii, Minnesota, and northern Rocky Mountains 1

  Posted 11 Oct 2010 2:10 PM By RL Miller

  Today, I finish up all states west of the Rocky Mountains, throw in Minnesota as a bonus, and find not one, but two Republican incumbents who admit the reality of climate change. Read More

• The new New York

  How NYC’s streets are being reclaimed from the automobile [VIDEO] 1

  Posted 11 Oct 2010 12:04 PM By Sarah Goodyear

  The last three years have seen an incredible transformation of New York's streetscape. More than 200 miles of bike lanes have been added, while Times Square and many other formerly car-clogged spaces have been turned into havens for pedestrians. Read More

• Hot off the presses

  How does population affect climate change? 7

  Posted 11 Oct 2010 12:01 PM By Lisa Hymas

  Slowing population growth could get us 16 to 29 percent of the emission cuts we need by 2050 to stave off dangerous climate change, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read More

• The world's gone Madison

  Wisconsin governor’s race: Barrett vs. Walker 2

  Posted 11 Oct 2010 9:38 AM By Jonathan Hiskes

  For a glimpse at the future of Wisconsin, look to the recent past of Milwaukee. The city's mayor, Tom Barrett (D), is running for governor against Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker (R). The two have disagreed plenty in the past, and their local clashes over clean energy and mass transit reveal just how sharply their visions for the state diverge. Read More

• How we roll

  There’s safety in numbers for cyclists 9

  Posted 11 Oct 2010 8:04 AM By Elly Blue

  You might reasonably think that the number of bicycle crashes would skyrocket as more people take to the streets on two wheels. It's a fine, common-sense assumption -- that happens to be wrong. Read More

• go with the dough

  Big Oil money pouring back into California to boost Prop 23 2

  Posted 11 Oct 2010 6:54 AM By Randy Rieland

  They're ba-ack. After a recent pause in fundraising Big Oil supporters of Prop 23 are writing checks again. Marathon Oil joins Texas-based Tesoro and Valero and other fossil fuel giants to try and bring down California's global warming law. Plus, China calls U.S. a "preening pig," and Google tests cars that drive themselves. Read More

• Another tunnel to nowhere

  The Cincinnati subway that never was [VIDEO]

  Posted 11 Oct 2010 4:09 AM By Sarah Goodyear

  Today, some people look at the decision to halt the Cincinnati subway in 1925 as fatally short-sighted. "If they had finished this system, we may have actually held on to some of our businesses that have left. Cincinnati downtown may have been a viable institution." Read More

• The moth man cometh

  Ask Umbra on ridding your home of moths and repairing the sweaters they ate

  Posted 11 Oct 2010 4:00 AM By Umbra Fisk

  Autumn is here! Have you gotten out your favorite sweaters only to find something else got to them before you? Ask Umbra answers a reader's question about the culprit: clothes moths. She shares how to get rid of them and salvage the savaged sweater. If you care about your cardigans, you'll read this! Read More

• work it!

  10/10/10: The world gets to work [PHOTOS] 4

  Posted 10 Oct 2010 2:26 PM By Grist

  There were more than 7,000 worldwide examples of people getting to work to combat climate change for 350.org's 10/10/10 Global Work Party. See what the climate-conscious were doing in Afghanistan, China, and Uganda, to show world leaders how to get to work on climate change. Read More

• Sydney Greenstreets

  Australia, Pacific kick off global climate action

  Posted 10 Oct 2010 9:00 AM By Agence France-Presse

  The Global Work Party has kicked off in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, and is set to spin its way across the globe via more than 7,000 community events in 188 countries. Read More

• China and U.S. blame each other as climate talks conclude 1

  Posted 9 Oct 2010 4:39 PM By Agence France-Presse

• Tyra Banks quizzes childfree couple [VIDEO] 5

  Posted 9 Oct 2010 8:46 AM By Lisa Hymas

• Telling the truth about climate change is good politics 80

  Posted 8 Oct 2010 2:46 PM By David Roberts

• Maldives leader puts solar on presidential mansion 2

  Posted 8 Oct 2010 1:25 PM By Todd Woody

• Plastic bag bans sweep cities across nation 2

  Posted 8 Oct 2010 12:59 PM By treehugger.com

• Urbivore’s Dilemma, Week 18: Tomatillos, cilantro, hot peppers, oh my! 9

  Posted 8 Oct 2010 12:29 PM By Jennifer Prediger

• The Climate Post: Everybody loves clean energy, but nobody wants to pay for it 3

  Posted 8 Oct 2010 10:43 AM By Christopher Mims

• China warns trust ebbing from climate talks 1

  Posted 8 Oct 2010 9:33 AM By Agence France-Presse

• Not your grandma’s sweet potato pie

  Posted 8 Oct 2010 9:26 AM By April McGreger

• Stephen Colbert on the raw-milk raids and our ‘right to get dysentery’ 14

  Posted 8 Oct 2010 8:15 AM By Bonnie Azab Powell

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