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“Slow biking” is the newest movement against mindless speed Holly Richmond, grist.org FrenchyNo need for speed.Slow food, slow fashion, slow … biking? Yes indeed. This burgeoning movement is reminding Americans that bicycling is a relaxing way to see your world up close and personal — you can enjoy biking without getting coated in… http://flip.it/cvcPf Related…
Has the world reached peak chicken? Kiera Butler, grist.org ShutterstockOn Wednesday, the Northern California animal sanctuary Animal Place will airlift — yes, you read that right: airlift — 1,150 elderly laying hens from Hayward, Calif., to Elmira, N.Y., in an Embraer 120 turbo-prop.The price? $50,000.Rig… http://flip.it/67jkU
From the founder of Aptera, tiny (and stackable) ultra-efficient organic farms Katie Fehrenbacher, gigaom.com Steve Fambro, the founder and former CEO of electric car startup Aptera, isn’t one to sugarcoat a story. He told me that shortly after he was fired from Aptera in late 2009, he was standing in the checkout line of a…
Rimac unveils greyp G12 electric bike with 75 mile range, 40mph top speed James Trew, engadget.com Rimac’s Concept One has been something of an enigma, but there’s no doubting that the EV maker has just taken the veil off its latest product — the greyp G12 electric bike. If you’re not sure if looks like…
What If We Named Catastrophic Hurricanes After Climate Change Deniers? fastcoexist.com We give hurricanes such friendly, blameless names. What did Sandy ever do to anyone? An advocacy group wants to name disastrous storms after the politicians who are blocking effective climate policy. Spare a thought for people named Ivan,… http://flip.it/SKXvC Related articles What If We…
The 59 Countries That Are Most Prepared To Handle An Uncertain Future fastcoexist.com A new report ranks the world’s countries not on their economic indicators, but on their ability to “safeguard the needs of its future generations.” The results might surprise you. We normally judge which countries are “doing best” by looking… http://flip.it/Pus8b
Fukushima radiation set to hit the U.S. by 2014 By Lindsay Abrams, salon.com Fortunately, it should be harmless Unless you were one of the 160,000 thousand people in the near vicinity of the Fukushima disaster who evacuated their homes in 2011, the ongoing nuclear crisis on Japan’s shore can seem awfully far… http://flip.it/pEFyG Related articles…
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