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U.S. sees worst West Nile outbreak in its history
A relatively high number of West Nile cases, particularly around Dallas, have made 2012 the worst year for the disease since it arrived in the U.S.
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We’ve already used a year’s worth of resources in 2012
Nice job sticking to your budget, humans.
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Paradise lost in Palau: Island nation fights back against climate change
Threatened by encroaching seas, the tiny island nation of Palau is taking legal action with the U.N. to hold the industrialized world accountable for damage caused by climate change.
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Should Walmart Write America’s Energy Plan?
Recent campaign stops by Mitt Romney and President Obama could not provide a more stark contrast of energy policies. Romney promises coal miners that he’s in favor of energy from […]
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What would happen if everyone on Earth jumped at the same time?
Michael Stevens of internet thingy VSauce investigates the foremost question in the minds of people who care about the Earth: How worried do we need to be that everyone on […]
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New clean energy plant will run on used cooking oil
In Shoreham, on the south coast of England, they’re building a clean energy plant that will operate on basically the same fuel as your biodiesel-retrofitted Jetta. The plant will burn used cooking […]
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Swiss can now brag about neutrality, cheese, and a tree museum
If you were a tree, could you think of a better life than living with 2,000 other trees on the grounds of a 14th century Swiss monastery? Well, I have no […]
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Don’t toss your cookies: Curbing the crisis of food waste
Almost half the food in the U.S. goes uneaten, and every part of the supply chain is to blame -- including you and me. But we can do better.
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Beyond chicken patties: How to improve school lunch without spending more
As kids go back to school this month, cafeteria expert Kate Adamick is working with parents and school administrators to rethink school lunch budgeting in radical new ways.
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New fuel-efficiency standards coming any day now — and not a day too soon
The Obama administration has delayed new standards for auto fuel efficiency -- but not for too long, we hope.
