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Life in the fast lane: In the D.C. area, carpooling ‘slugs’ ride fast and free
Turns out "ridesharing" isn't just for the techy-sharey set. In Washington and other cities, they've been doing it for decades -- no smartphone required.
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Colbert skewers the climate fatalism caucus
The Colbert Report had a wicked segment on climate change this week. Watch it.
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The unsophisticated reply to the ‘sophisticated objection’
The "sophisticated objection" to U.S. climate action is that it is pointless without help from China, India, and other major emitters. The unsophisticated reply? Tough shit. Decency dictates that we try.
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Your cat is a massive environmental hazard
Cats are one of the major threats to U.S. wildlife, killing up to 3.7 billion birds and 20.7 billion mammals every year.
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This is probably the freakiest fungus we’ve ever seen
There's no real mystery why this thing is called a "bleeding tooth fungus." It is ... alarming.
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Look out! These cute penguins are cold-blooded killers
Japanese researchers put cameras on the backs of adorable Adelie penguins and sent them out to hunt. Generally, if you are interested in continuing to think an omnivorous animal is cute, you don't want to do this.
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Hopping monkey in a coat is ready for whatever the climate dishes out
His little elf-parka will get him through unseasonable cold spells.
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Ultimate Yosemite video took 30 photographers to make
We have seen some great videos of Yosemite in our time. But let us tell you -- this is the Yosemite video to beat all Yosemite videos.
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Drought caused an Omaha street to erupt in fireballs
There are many potential reasons for a sewer fire -- angry mutants, too many farts. In this case, we can blame it partly on climate change.
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To save cyclists, put airbags on the outside of cars
It might not be a perfect fix, but any cyclist would be happy to hit an inflated piece of plastic rather than a piece of hot metal.
