These beautiful bridges are just for animals
grist.orgNobody teaches moose pedestrian etiquette like “look both ways,” but they figure out pretty quickly that crossing the terrifying asphalt river is safer if you take the beautiful grassy bridge.
Estimated reading time: 1 min
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Busting Monsanto's 'better' broccoli
grist.orgMany of us are familiar with Monsanto the seed giant, but who knew the company was making a new ready-to-eat packaged broccoli? The new product is called Beneforté, and it quietly launched last October.
Estimated reading time: 3 min
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Myhrvold finds we need clean energy yesterday (and no natural gas) to avoid being cooked
grist.orgso much CO2 accumulation is already “baked in” that temperature will continue to rise for a while even in the context of rapid emission reductions. We’ve already gotten drunk on fossil fuels; there’s no way to avoid the hangover.
Estimated reading time: 4 min
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Against all odds, Los Angeles is getting a bikeshare
grist.orgMayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced over the weekend that the City of Cars will soon have a permanent bikeshare program. And if there were ever a city that should be bike-friendly, it’s L.A.
Estimated reading time: 1 min
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Europeans are buying two bikes for every car
grist.orgWhatever the reason, Europeans are figuring out how to make life work without cars. AND they’re more svelte, urbane, and culturally sophisticated than we are, for the most part. And their food is awesome. America, you have some catching up to do.
Estimated reading time: 1 min
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