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The state of global climate finance is looking … not awful
A new report estimates that the world mobilized $62 billion in climate finance in 2014. The global goal is $100 billion annually by 2020.

Are vegetarians secretly eating meat when drunk?
A new poll claims the drunken munchies are the Achilles heel of vegetarians.

A more permeable concrete will inspire you to achieve your wildest dreams
Shia LaBeouf better watch his back -- this parking lot is vying for his job as the world's best motivational speaker.

Not to be outdone by climate change, God to end world today
You don't have to be religious to see that things are getting pretty dark around here.

This salad brought to you by … a vegetable factory?
A new "vegetable factory" planned near Kyoto will be the world's first farmer-free farm.

Watch Stephen Colbert apologize for Whole Foods’ future missteps
Whole Foods has made its fair share of blunders this year, creating a situation ripe for comedy.

Some of the biggest banks are cutting how much they lend to coal companies
Citigroup and ANZ announced they will slice their lending to coal mining operations and dirty coal plants. Do they go far enough?

Study confirms the Republican Party is alone in its crazy climate denial
The researcher compared conservative climate change policies from the U.S., the U.K., Norway, Sweden, Spain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Germany.
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Is recycling as awful as the New York Times claims? Not remotely
Here are the five most misleading arguments in John Tierney's slam on recycling.

To save chocolate, big food companies have started collaborating
Food companies take ridiculous measures to protect their secrets, but now they’re beginning to see the benefits of cooperating and sharing information.

Robots could make recycling cheaper and safer
Some jobs are so dangerous that we might be better handing them off to robots entirely.

Who are the rich Californians using millions of gallons of water a year? It’s a secret
California’s public water agencies are allowing residents to use as much water as they want to buy -- even in the middle of a drought.

Fossil fuels may be causing some serious damage on “The Leftovers” — just like in real life!
The HBO series' season two premiere featured some Texan earthquakes ... sound familiar?

This genius wants to make fuel from poop — no butts about it
Engineer to use $100,000 MacArthur award on feces-to-fuel work.





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