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Hurricane Sandy didn’t kill NYC’s rats — it just made them move into luxury apartments
Extermination companies have gotten so many complaints about rat infestations they can hardly keep up.
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China is getting serious about taming coal
The most worrisome energy trend in the world is rising coal consumption in China. But Chinese officials have announced an ambitious new plan to curb that growth.
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Clean Energy Continues to Break Records, Lead the Way
Here are two headlines from the past week that blew me away (no pun intended): #1- Wind was the top new energy source to come online in 2012. #2- “Renewable-energy capacity in the U.S. almost doubled from 2009 to 2012, helping reduce the nation’s carbon-dioxide emissions last year to the lowest since 1994…” With every […]
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Use this fantasy high-speed rail map to plan your epic train adventure
New York to Chicago? That looks to be about, oh, five or so hours to us.
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Now even birds can find their homes using Google Maps markers
Artist Shuchun Hsiao he has an ongoing project in which he puts up birdhouses that look like Google Map markers.
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How can we prepare for climate change without screwing poor people?
Urban adaptation plans are ramping up. It would be nice if the interests of poor and minority communities didn't get trampled in the process.
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Sea urchins can teach us the secret to effective carbon storage
Like other ocean creatures, sea urchins turn carbon dioxide into shells made of calcium carbonate.
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Upcycling win: A vintage shoe that also makes phone calls
This project doesn't make much sense on a practical level, but we're into it anyway.
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Big Steps Forward for US Climate Movement
There are two major events being organized by the US climate movement over the next month. The first and most immediately significant event is what is being described (accurately) as the biggest climate demonstration in US history, taking place February 17th in Washington, D.C. Tens of thousands of people have already signed up indicating their […]
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This bike pumps out clean air while you ride it
The wheels turn a generator that runs an air filter. The clean air goes through a tube, into one of those fighter pilot masks that make the wearer look like an alien.
