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Could America see an India-style blackout?
The very short answer is "yes." But it's also highly unlikely -- unless the U.S. sits on its infrastrucural butt.
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These trees on wheels double as wifi hotspots
It doesn’t seem fair that car-owning people can use parking spots (or rent them at extremely low rates) to store their cars, but the car-free don’t get to use them […]
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Along the L.A. River, new signs of life in an industrial wasteland
While city leaders labor to rebuild riverside green space, Mama Nature is making inroads of her own. These scrappy wetlands offer a hint of what is to come in a city that’s going green.
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The first challenge to restoring the L.A. River: Reminding Angelenos that it exists
City planners once imagined that Los Angeles residents would take pleasant walks along the freeways that line the L.A. River’s banks, but today, the waterway is largely invisible to the city that surrounds it.
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Atlanta region heads to the polls to reject a massive transportation investment
We've looked into our crystal ball, and it doesn't look good.
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I am kind of in love with these glowing fish bikes
As I always say, a woman needs a man like I need a fish-bicycle. Which is why I got married, I guess, because I need this fish-bicycle pretty bad.
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Can sprawling Los Angeles learn to let a river run through it?
It will take more than pretty streamside parks to heal the beaten-down L.A. River. A real revival will have to involve the entire watershed – a tall order in a valley dominated by blacktop and rooftops.
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Los Angeles River checks into rehab
The Los Angeles River usually gets attention only when it cameos as an apocalyptic wasteland in movies. But a closer look reveals secret hideaways that could someday give the sprawling city a stronger sense of ecological identity.
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This amazing lightweight bike is made entirely out of cardboard
The bikes cost about $10 to make and can support up to 300 pounds.
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When disaster strikes, Twitter might save us
Scientists mine social media, email, and other communication data to prepare for hurricanes, heat waves, and other natural disasters.
