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Here’s the depressing reality of train travel in America
It's no secret that the Northeast Corridor line is the system's most popular, but you can get a sense of how much more used it is than any other bit of the system.
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We are losing our minds over this tiny pig and his tiny wheelchair
Chris P. Bacon is a four-pound piglet on wheels and we love him and are never going to stop watching these videos.
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These ‘God Made a Farmer’ parody ads are much, much better than the real thing
As you may have heard, God created farmers, heart-moving rural imagery, and Dodge Rams. But did you know that God also created Monsanto, farm subsidies, and factory farms?
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New Era of Food Scarcity Echoes Collapsed Civilizations
By Lester R. Brown The world is in transition from an era of food abundance to one of scarcity. Over the last decade, world grain reserves have fallen by one […]
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Hurricane Sandy didn’t kill NYC’s rats — it just made them move into luxury apartments
Extermination companies have gotten so many complaints about rat infestations they can hardly keep up.
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China is getting serious about taming coal
The most worrisome energy trend in the world is rising coal consumption in China. But Chinese officials have announced an ambitious new plan to curb that growth.
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Clean Energy Continues to Break Records, Lead the Way
Here are two headlines from the past week that blew me away (no pun intended): #1- Wind was the top new energy source to come online in 2012. #2- “Renewable-energy […]
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Use this fantasy high-speed rail map to plan your epic train adventure
New York to Chicago? That looks to be about, oh, five or so hours to us.
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Now even birds can find their homes using Google Maps markers
Artist Shuchun Hsiao he has an ongoing project in which he puts up birdhouses that look like Google Map markers.
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How can we prepare for climate change without screwing poor people?
Urban adaptation plans are ramping up. It would be nice if the interests of poor and minority communities didn't get trampled in the process.
