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Eat & Drink

Dr. Michael Greger: How Not To Die

Dr. Greger visits Google to discuss his new book How Not to Die.

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Change

Existing Carbon-Cutting Rules Won’t Get Us to Our Climate Goal. Where Will the Rest Come From?

World leaders came out of Paris with an international climate agreement seeking to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius. The following is part of “What It Takes,” a series that looks into what we’ll need to do to pull that off.

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Change

How Listia Grew from a Pair of Snowboard Boots to 100 Million Shared Goods

“We’re trying to add all the different, non-monetary motivators to help people declutter their lives a bit and get value for their stuff.”

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Reflect

Saving Our Future by Soiling Ourselves

Transitioning to organic regenerative agriculture practices “offers the best, and perhaps our only, hope for averting a global warming disaster.”

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Change

Call to Claim the Sky as Common Good Intensifies

“The global atmosphere is certainly one of our major common assets and should be held in trust and protected from harm for current and future generations.”

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Change

Cities, States, and “Subnations” like the Left Coast are Key to Cutting Carbon

Climate responsibility will fall to individuals, businesses, and local governments.

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Change

5 Urban Village Projects Changing Communities

Grassroots community organizations are transforming physical and social landscapes in cities by adding value to the community, creating bonds of trust and comradeship, and linking neighbors together.

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See

“Planetary” Reminds Us That to Save Life on This Planet, Humans Will Need to Get Over Themselves

Director Guy Reid couples breathtaking footage from around the globe (and beyond) with interviews with philosophers, astronauts, environmentalists, cosmologists, and activists.

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Reflect

Paris Climate Summit: Why More Women Need Seats at the Table

Collective intelligence rises with the number of women in a group.

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Change

The Honorable Harvest: Lessons From an Indigenous Tradition of Giving Thanks

What if this holiday season we fill our shopping baskets with only that which is needed and give something back in return?