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Baby octopi look like cartoon characters
Did you have any idea that baby octopi (octopuses? Octopodes? I’ve actually seen a surprising amount of debate about this) were so goshdarn adorable? The top one even has little […]
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‘Crash test cow’ video is like a low-budget Mythbusters
Farmers are often injured or even killed when cows crash into gates, which then slam, crush, or pinch any unlucky human standing behind them. So scientists at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific […]
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Impress all your air-breathing friends with a car that runs on air
Look, down on the ground! It’s an orange mole with no face! It’s a Weeble that says "air" on the side! It’s an M&M with wheels! No, it’s an Airpod -- a car that runs on compressed air.
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Dallas will spray pesticides to quash West Nile outbreak
Residents have expressed concern, but spraying in other areas has not caused major problems.
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Agenda 21: Everything you need to know about the secret U.N. plot, in one comic
Some Republicans and Tea Partiers want you to think that Agenda 21 is just your typical stealth campaign of “extreme environmentalism.” But when you’re finished reading the latest in Grist’s series, The Basics, you’ll be terrified.
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A helpful compendium of all of the recent stories about our friend the drought
Given all of the news stories about the drought, we figured a handy index was in order. Please print out and carry with you.
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Polar bears are dying of zebra herpes
There’s a well-known doctor saying: “When you hear hoofbeats in Central Park, don’t expect zebras.” The idea is that the symptoms you’re looking at probably don’t indicate a super-rare disease, […]
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Our Challenge to TVA: Will You Live Up to Your Values and Save Money and Lives with Energy Efficiency?
This week, the Sierra Club presented a new report to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) board of directors that charts a course for TVA to a clean energy future. The […]
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Offshore Wind Development Picking Up Pace
By J. Matthew Roney Wind power is the world’s leading source of renewable electricity, excluding hydropower, with 238,000 megawatts of capacity installed at the start of 2012. Thus far, almost […]
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Paul Ryan ignores Paul Ryan and Ryan Inc. to push for green jobs
Ryan -- whose family business includes work building coal plants -- advocated for stimulus funding for Wisconsin energy-conservation groups.
