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  Spotlight: American Power

  In 2003 the photographer Mitch Epstein embarked on what he calls “a strange kind of tourism: energy tourism.” His aim was to document, with his large-format camera, the countless sites of energy production in the United States and the ways in which energy is consumed, as well as the costs of those endeavors to society and the natural world.
  Comments (0)  |  August 26, 2009
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  The Barbaric Heart

  Look deep into what Curtis White calls "the Barbaric Heart" and you’ll find yourself traveling, like some blood clot in a House episode, down the aisles of Wal-Mart and Costco, into the boardrooms of multinational corporations, along the streets of suburban sprawl, through alleyways of junkies and the homeless, to some dinner party where beautifully dressed people feel simultaneously empty and self-important.
  Comments (0)  |  August 26, 2009
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  poetry

  The Crystal Palace

  A poem by Richard Kenney
  Comments (0)  |  August 26, 2009
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  open space

  The Day I Hit the Brakes

  What if you stopped driving? Not bought a hybrid, or carpooled, or kept your tires inflated. Just stopped. Forever. One man did -- and lived to tell the tale.
  Comments (1)  |  August 26, 2009
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  The Road Ahead

  Four-dollar gas: dream or nightmare? Craig Canine reviews two new books on the future of the car.
  Comments (0)  |  August 26, 2009
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  frontlines

  A Clean Epidemic

  Is littering contagious? That’s the premise behind the Broken Windows Theory.
  Comments (1)  |  May 28, 2009
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  feature stories

  Designing Woman

  For the visionary landscape designer Diana Balmori, green roofs are just scratching the surface. The real challenge is to rethink how our cities relate to their natural surroundings.
  Comments (0)  |  May 28, 2009
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  Enter Sandman

  Jim Denevan will walk for hours to draw swirling patterns on a monumental scale.
  Comments (0)  |  May 28, 2009
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  Green Playthings

  So get the kids -- let's play!
  Comments (0)  |  May 28, 2009
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  open space

  Make Way for the Movable Beast

  Elephants and lions used to roam the Great Plains, and some scientists would like to put them back. But can we really hope to restore the world to its "original" state?
  Comments (0)  |  May 28, 2009

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