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Steve Curwood

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The grid debate: Decentralize or expand infrastructure

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Two authors debate whether we should move away from centralized power, water and other utilities or invest more in them.
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More access to healthy foods for low-income Americans

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A Boston program encourages low-income residents to eat healthier by giving them incentives to buy food at farmers markets.
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Sunflowers used to clean up radiation

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Scientists have discovered that sunflowers can pull radioactive contaminants out of the soil, and researchers cleaning up the Fukushima site in Japan are putting the flowers to the test.
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Debate over oil pipeline running from Canada to Texas

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The oil pipeline from Canada to Gulf Coast could provide 700 thousand barrels a day, but critics say it would wreak environmental havoc.
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Lawmakers: Remove EPA's enforcement of water standards

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A bill passed by the House would revise the Clean Water Act to give states more authority to determine water quality standards.
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Making mobile phones conflict-free

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A Dutch team is applying the principles of the fair trade to mobile phones to combat the 'conflict mineral trade.'
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'Green' grocery store lets you package your own food

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A new supermarket lets shoppers bring in their own reusable containers for everything from butter to beer.
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Global violence linked to severe weather

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How extreme weather increases competition for scarce natural resources and increases violence towards the world’s poorest citizens.
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Harnessing tides for electricity

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Clean energy entrepreneurs are exploring how to turn tidal power into zero-emissions electricity with very little environmental impact.
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What the internet is hiding from you

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How personalization on the internet, combined with the influence of social media, creates a 'filter bubble' that limits access to certain kinds of information.
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