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Do you think Obama will approve the Keystone pipeline? Take our poll
A decision on the Keystone XL tar-sands pipeline is now expected in the spring. The State Department is reviewing it, but ultimately Obama will make the call.
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Watch this baby elephant get rescued from a well
A group of elephants strayed unusually close to a village in India, and one of the baby elephants fell into an unused well.
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There’s only one thing that matters for Obama’s legacy
The election is over, the inauguration is complete, and it is time, as President Obama said in his inaugural address, to "answer the call of history." That means taking bold action on climate change. As President Obama embarks on his second term, many are already discussing his legacy. Will he be the President who stood by while the climate crisis unfolded? Or will he be our generation’s Abraham Lincoln, rallying the nation to tackle the fundamental moral challenge of our time?
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Pro-Keystone XL Letter Dripping in Fossil Fuel Money
In the ongoing saga that is the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, it’s clear that supporters of the dangerous project are getting anxious. Perhaps they’re seeing the writing on the wall that this project is nowhere near a sure thing, thanks to themassive resistance to the pipeline, the scientists throwing their weight in opposition to it, and […]
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Victoria’s Secret will soon offer nontoxic bras, for a change
Victoria's Secret is going to make its bras less toxic by 2020. Great for your boobs, great for the planet.
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Uncertainty about climate change is reason for more aggressive action
Fully accounting for the uncertainties involved in the climate system entails a higher price on carbon, according to new research.
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Whales adopting disabled dolphin is the feel-good story of the millenium
Once upon a time, there was a dolphin who was born different than the other dolphins.
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Transparent ninja bike will probably get you killed
Most received wisdom about bikes focuses on keeping yourself visible. This bike is clear. As in, hard to see.
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The world’s largest online nature sounds archive features 8,000 hours of animal noises
Thanks to Cornell's Macaulay Library, you can now listen to 150,000 recordings of over 9,000 species of animals. But you still have to do your work too.
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You can 3D-print an entire building in only 18 months
You just have to print out the building blocks and then join them together with fiber-reinforced concrete.
