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posted by Kaid Benfield, 5/14/08
A coal powered ethanol plant and a test of the new RFS
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Op-ed on biofuels, food prices, and GHG emissions
posted by Nathanael Greene, 5/14/08
How smart is your city?
posted by Kaid Benfield, 5/13/08
Ecological Accounting: A New Measure of Economic Health
posted by Frances Beinecke, 5/13/08
Rethinking environmental impacts to manage growth
posted by Kaid Benfield, 5/13/08
Different Coasts, Same Schmutz
posted by David Pettit, 5/12/08
How much the US will grow, and where: numbers and a map
posted by Kaid Benfield, 5/12/08
Press Clips: airline fuel economy, a conservation deal, integrated pest management, more
posted by Phil Gutis, 5/10/08
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A dictator wanted to raze it with bulldozers. Investors wanted to turn it into a theme park called Draculaland. In a forgotten pocket of Central Europe, villagers struggle to preserve a way of life that leaves only the lightest of footprints on the land. by Bruce Stutz
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