Six things we can learn from Northern Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, where cooperatives drive the economy.
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North America’s Dirty Energy Superpower Is Going Green
December 15, 2016Alberta, home to the tar sands, is about to see a renewable energy boom—and former oil field workers are spearheading the effort.
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This Grassroots Project Is Out to Cut Food Waste and Feed the Hungry
Added by kHilton December 15, 2016Food for Thought is redistributing leftover restaurant meals in Pakistan to people in need.
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The U.S. Doesn’t Even Crack the Top 10 on a Ranking of Social Progess
Added by kHilton December 15, 2016The ‘Social Progress Index’ shows global prosperity isn’t only about GDP.
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The Deportation System’s ‘Lock-up Quota’ Is Just As Bad as It Sounds
Added by kHilton December 15, 2016Law enforcement is in the business of dealing with insecurity. But the one thing that’s always secure about America’s law-enforcement system is the number of immigrants it imprisons each day.
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Can Redflow’s Home Flow Battery Really Beat Lithium-Ion?
Added by kHilton December 15, 2016The battery is unique—but can it live up to its promise?
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Report Says Putin was directly involved with Russian Interference in U.S. Election
Added by kHilton December 15, 2016The Russian president personally directed leaks of material hacked from Democrats, according to NBC.
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Scientists are frantically copying U.S. climate data, fearing it might vanish under Trump
Added by kHilton December 14, 2016Alarmed that decades of crucial climate measurements could vanish under a hostile Trump administration, scientists have begun a feverish attempt to copy reams of government data onto independent servers in…
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Looking for a Pristine Landscape? Sorry…
Added by kHilton December 14, 2016If you’re hoping to escape civilization and head into an unaltered wilderness, you might be surprised to learn it no longer exists on Earth, a study says.
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The most well-known astrophysicist of our time discusses a dozen times he’s been racially profiled
Added by kHilton December 14, 2016With the exception of creationists and other anti-science groups, Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the most recognizable and well-liked people on the planet.