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Jon Miller

Kings of the American Road, then and now. 40 years after the Arab Oil Embargo, American driving habits are slowly changing.

America may finally be learning the lessons of the 1970s oil shock

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The Arab oil embargo of 1973-’74 changed the way Americans thought about driving, at least for a little while. Now 40 years later, it’s changing again.

Kings of the American Road, then and now. 40 years after the Arab Oil Embargo, American driving habits are slowly changing.

America may finally be learning the lessons of the 1970s oil shock

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Alt-meat lunch: In the Netherlands, a lab for low-impact alternatives to livestock

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Kampala Entrepreneur Charles Mulamata is developing low-cost technology to produce fish, like this tilapia, and vegetables in a largely closed-loop system.

Aquaponic lunch: Pushing super-efficient fish & veggie farming in Uganda

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An artist’'s rendering of a full-scale commercial low-input desert agriculture facility. Project’s designers say the concept should work in any low-altitude desert area near a large source of salt water.

Desert lunch: Coaxing climate-friendly food from the world’s driest places

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Bon Appétit's low-carbon food plan calls for putting vegetables at the center of the plate. Making the plate smaller cuts down on waste.

Cafeteria lunch: Industrial kitchens dish out climate-friendly cuisine

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Food service companies serve millions of meals a day in the US in a process that’s extremely wasteful and carbon-intensive. Now one company has set its sights on revolutionizing the industry.

GMO lunch? Uganda considers disease-resistant cassava

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The vital staple cassava is one of the most climate-resilient crops around, but it’s also highly susceptible to diseases. Scientists in Uganda hope to distribute a free, virus-resistant GMO variety, but it’s run into a buzzsaw of hostility.