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Taller Wind Turbines Boost State Energy Self-Reliance
A story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune highlights the increasingly common use of 100 meter wind turbines for new wind power projects, up from the previous 80 meter standard. The […]
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Big Coal to meet its fate in tiny Northwest town
One of 2013's biggest climate fights has quiet Boardman, Ore., poised to become a backdrop for the transformation of the U.S. coal industry.
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The 14 fossil-fuel projects poised to f*ck up the climate
New research has determined which planned fossil-fuel projects pose the biggest threat to the climate. Coal-port expansion in the U.S. ranks near the top. Find out what the others are.
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New Zealand economist wants you to get rid of your cat
It's not that Gareth Morgan doesn't like cats. It's that he thinks your kitty is a "natural born killer."
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Holy crap, this monster egg has a whole other egg inside of it
And it's not the only example of this phenomenon.
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Sir David Attenborough thinks you’re a plague on this earth
We can’t exactly argue. Especially because it sounds so nice when we imagine it in your dulcet British broadcasting voice.
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Watch a three-legged dog pull off a daring dog food heist
They say honey badger doesn't give a fuck -- well, honey badger has nothing on Oscar the short-haired pointer.
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Chernobyl’s wildlife may be surprisingly healthy
We have found animals with ridiculously high levels of radiation in their bodies. But these animals still look…totally normal.
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The problem wasn’t the green groups: What Skocpol gets wrong about the climate bill fight
Who's to blame for the failure of the climate bill in 2009 and 2010? Hint: the people who opposed it, ignored it, or undersold it.
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There’s too much garbage for just two garbage patches
Scientists have discovered a new floating garbage island off the coast of Chile.