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Where food prices are heading
Adriene Hill Sep 6, 2012
Global food prices are expected to rise in the long term as population grows, but a new study warns that severe weather events like this year's drought in the U.S. could spike prices higher suddenly.
Worried about climate change? Eat less meat.
Mark Bittman Jul 30, 2012
Commentator Mark Bittman says industrial meat production accounts for at least one-fifth of greenhouse gas emissions.
Melting Arctic sea ice mostly man-made
Scott Tong Jul 26, 2012
The latest study on the unprecedented loss of ice covering the Arctic says it is 70 percent the result of human-caused climate change.
New York seeks to refashion pay phones
Stacey Vanek Smith Jul 12, 2012
As people stop using pay phones, New York launches plan to convert the booths into Wi-Fi hotspots. Watch out for sidewalk gridlock.
A roundup of the 'micro' news
Mark Garrison Jul 10, 2012
Small apartments and even smaller CEO tenures make for a "micro" news day.
Bus ridership is up across the country
Sean Bueter Jul 10, 2012
Transit ridership across the U.S. has been steadily rising for more than a year. One of the biggest jumps came in Indianapolis.
What we have learned from the 1995 Chicago heat wave
Sarah Gardner Jul 6, 2012
Three days of extreme heat in Chicago in 1995 caused over 700 deaths. New York University professor Eric Klinenberg talks about what we've learned from that catastrophe.
The private sector's role in fighting climate change
Jeremy Hobson Jun 19, 2012
Yvo deBoer, co-writer of the original Kyoto Protocol, talks about the Rio+20 Earth Summit, how climate change is being perceived in the global community, and names a surprising country that's making the best sustainable efforts right now.
What Mayor Bloomberg should ban next
Brokelyn Jun 5, 2012
Writers at the web magazine Brokelyn say banning Big Gulps isn't enough.
Mayor Bloomberg seeks ban on sugary beverage sales
David Brancaccio May 31, 2012
The mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, says he plans to propose a municipal ban on sales of large-size sugary beverages at restaurants, delis and movie theaters.
