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Obama can tackle climate in his second term, and he doesn’t need Congress to do it
Here’s how Obama can crack down on carbon from filthy old coal-fired power plants and substantially reduce U.S. emissions -- without any help from Congress.
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Balanced rock art is crazy stressful and crazy beautiful to look at
Watching artist Michael Grab balance rocks is really kind of stressful, but the results are amazing.
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Waiting for a bus in Sweden can actually make you happier
In one Swedish town, a local company has hit upon a simple way to make waiting for the bus not-terrible.
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These early 20th century nature drawings are like a bad acid trip
They start out all fun and colorful, and the world just seems amaaaaazing and full of beautiful creatures.
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Do we leave you stirred, not shaken? Then toast us with a donation!
Would you give just $5 to bolster Grist's defenses so we can stir more people into action?
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An Ethiopian zoo has lions unlike any others on earth
Zookeepers were convinced that these lions were really something special. And it turns out, they were right.
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Dolphin at Sea World rises up and bites the hand that feeds him
Feeding the dolphins at Sea World is a totally fun, once-in-a-lifetime experience … until the dolphins decide they care more about eating the fish than the integrity of your arm.
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Community Solar Shouldn’t Be This Hard
Sunlight falls almost anywhere, in every community. So it would make sense for any number of people in that community to team up to harness the sun and make clean, local power. Sadly, it isn’t as easy as it should be, as illustrated by the Vashon Community Solar Project in Washington State. The Vashon project […]
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Nanoparticles in your food? You’re already eating them
What's engineered in a lab, added to processed foods, and never labeled? If you thought GMOs were mysterious, try nanoparticles.
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How Walmart is devouring the food system
One out of every four dollars Americans spend on groceries goes to Walmart. Get more scary facts about Walmart and food.
