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Made in China 2.0 — Selamta
A handful of “maker spaces” are bringing creative energy to the Chinese economy.
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Suit Up! Menswear for Women is Heating Up — Curve
Thanks to a handful of new companies, menswear is getting a gender-bending overhaul that could make it easier for many lesbians and trans men to find suits that fit and feel good.
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Call for Personal Stories—Trans Bodies, Trans Selves
“Trans Bodies, Trans Selves” is looking for a few personal stories—about Families, Relationships, Sexuality, and Aging—by trans and gender non-conforming individuals to accompany chapters in the book.
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U.S. Fertilizer Business Booms on Cheap Natural Gas — Scientific American
After a nearly 30 year hiatus, ammonia plants are making a comeback in the U.S., thanks to low natural gas prices. In addition to recent safety concerns, the plants pose another problem. They don’t just make fertilizer; they also produce vast amounts of carbon dioxide.
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Coal Sludge Sucks
Washington Post reports on a new federal study which found that many coal sludge impoundments have weak walls. New report, same old bad news. GQ’s “Black Tide” feature a few years ago, on the Tennessee coal sludge disaster was an excellent piece of reporting on what, exactly, the consequences of this news are.
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“Structured Comments” on the NYT
Nieman has a little post about the New York Times’ new approach to comments, which incorporates some structured discussion questions/prompts.
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China’s Last Wild River — Outside
Travis Winn, a 29-year-old river guide based in Kunming, is working to bring people from China’s growing cities out to see the last remaining wild river in the country and, in doing so, martial their support for protecting it from a series of proposed dams
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Inventor’s Latest Project: A Cleantech Superlab — BusinessWeek
Necessity is the mother of invention, and Shawn Frayne, a serial inventor who cut his teeth designing for the developing world at MIT’s D-Lab program, is putting that hypothesis to the test through an emerging network of labs, known as the Ocean Invention Network.
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Thanks for all the fish, 2012!
2012 was a year in motion. A look back at the destinations, modes of transportation, and achievements of the year.
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