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Eight Lessons I Learned From Pippi Longstocking

If you don’t recognize Ms. Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim's Daughter (aka “Pippi”) Longstocking from her books, then you...

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How Eliminating the 'Yes, Buts' Cut Stanford Commuting by One Fourth

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Mysterious Anthony Foxx: Who Is Obama’s New Transportation Secretary and What Will He Do?

When President Obama announced Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as his nominee for Secretary of Transportation last week, the New York Times noted...

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Green Lanterns: Which Cities Lead the Way With LED Streetlamps?

Bad drivers and good energy designers alike have a thing for urban streetlights

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Shul En Español: Shifting Demographics Gives This Synagogue a Creative Second Act

Visitors to Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights might be surprised to learn that the now predominantly Latino neighborhood was once home to a vibrant...

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A Public Space Recycling Program That Relies on People Power, Not Just Great Design

If you have ever spent the day carrying around an empty soda bottle or an old magazine you've read cover-to-cover, unsuccessfully looking for a...

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How I Built a Brunch Around a Plant Foraged From the Banks of the East River

As I've done on so many other New York City Saturdays, this past weekend I had the pleasure of enjoying a late brunch with my good friend (and...

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Will Work for Food: A Job Finding Site for the Food Movement

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So You Want to Open a Sustainable Local Food Biz? Don't Forget the Business Plan

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Power Shift: Downtown Pittsburgh To Halve Energy Consumption by 2030

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How One Ohio Town Turned its Garbage Into Cheap Green Energy

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Red Governors, Green Jobs: Could 2013 be the Turning Point for Clean Energy?

If it seems like you can’t open a newspaper anymore without reading about some terrible, weather-related calamity, don’t worry. It’s not all...

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Bikeshares and Liability: Answering the Sharing Economy's Legal Questions

As the sharing economy continues to grow, questions about regulation, liability, and the economic value of ownership are cropping up.

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