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Food System
On Small Farms, Agritourism Grows
Jul 16th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Whether you want to take a day trip to learn how lavender is farmed or stay a few days on a working farm to learn about organic agricultural methods, there are a multitude of agritourism experiences available right here in America.
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Food System
Food Forests Take Root
Jul 12th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Last spring, the city of Seattle announced plans for the nation's first food forest, and people around the country immediately took notice. News of the 7-acre public park to be converted into a free, open, public food forest spread through blogs and other news publications and before long others decided to embrace the idea for their own community.
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Eco Living
5 Anti-Idling Heroes
Jul 10th, 2013 | By Nicole Rogers
Individuals, cities, businesses and organizations across the country have been taking initiative to eliminate unnecessary idling in their communities. Allow us to introduce you to five anti-idling heroes that make us proud to say "I Turn It Off".
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Food System
First Ag-Bioscience High School to Open This Fall
Jul 5th, 2013 | By Laura Waldman
Global Impact STEM Academy, a new public high school in Springfield, Ohio — and the first in the nation to focus on agricultural biosciences — is now recruiting students. The concept for the school was developed to address the region's widening gap between the skills of its workforce and the skills required for the agbioscience industry and give young people real-world experience in areas with strong job and economic growth — agriculture, energy and the environment.
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Transportation
Obama's Plan to Curb US Oil Addiction
Jul 1st, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
This Tuesday, President Obama unveiled a new plan aimed at curbing carbon emissions and reducing America's dependance on oil.
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Food System
Is Your State Locavore-Friendly?
Jun 27th, 2013 | By Amy Leibrock
The second-annual Locavore Index, which ranks states in terms of access to locally produced food, was released recently by Strolling of the Heifers, a Vermont-based local food advocacy group. The rankings compare the number of farmers markets, CSAs and food hubs on a per capita basis. Like last year, Vermont came out on top by a landslide, which shows that it is possible for a state to build a thriving local food system. Also, like last year, we used the data to make an infographic. How does your state stack up?
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Transportation
What We Learned From Better Place
Jun 24th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Despite filing bankruptcy last month, EV innovator Better Place leaves behind valuable ideas and lessons for the future of electric vehicles.
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Transportation
The U.S. Food Waste Challenge
Jun 21st, 2013 | By Nicole Rogers
Earlier this month, the USDA and the EPA teamed-up to launch the U.S. Food Waste Challenge. The challenge asks individuals and groups from every facet of the food system – including farmers, producer groups, processors, manufacturers, retailers, communities, government agencies, and consumers – to reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfills.
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Eco Living
Solving the Truck-Idling Problem
Jun 19th, 2013 | By Laura Waldman
As part of our new anti-idling campaign, iturnitoff.com, we've been talking a lot about a simple personal change that can make a big difference — restarting your car instead of idling. But what if you drive a truck for a living? Drivers of heavy vehicles and tractor trailers often take breaks or even sleep in their trucks, and turning it off in extreme weather becomes is a safety issue rather than an environmental one. But with new anti-idling laws that can carry steep fines for idling more than a few minutes, not to mention the harmful impact on the environment, companies are starting to take note and explore alternative solutions.
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