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Uniting Against Coal Exports in the Pacific Northwest
A coal train in the Pacific Northwest. Photo by Paul K. Anderson. There’s been a lot of buzz about coal exports lately, but if I was a betting woman, I’d say the smart money is on these coal industry pipe dreams never becoming a reality. That’s because local communities that would receive the brunt of […]
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Best (or worst?) bike thief ever returns stolen bike with money for a new lock
With the ten dollars, plus some additional funds, the bike owner bought a U-lock.
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Growing up, growing food: A teenage farmer to watch
At 16, Sophia Vartanian is planning gardens, connecting young farmers, and getting ready to give a TED talk. What have you done recently?
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In VP debate, Ryan complains of ‘green pork’ and fact-checkers swat him down
Paul Ryan got his facts wrong during an exchange on clean-energy stimulus funding at the vice presidential debate.
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Nearby ‘super-Earth’ planet is made of diamonds
Exoplanet 55 Cancri e is too hot to live on, but other than that it's the sweetest planet ever. It's eight times the mass of Earth and at least a third of that is diamond.
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Hungry guy tries to set squirrel on fire, ends up torching apartment building
Guy tries to cook squirrel with propane torch; squirrel lights his whole building on fire. Seems more than fair.
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Arctic Sea Ice in Free Fall
By Emily E. Adams and Janet Larsen The North Pole is losing its ice cap. Comparing recent melt seasons with historical records spanning more than 1,400 years shows summer Arctic sea ice in free fall. Many scientists believe that the Arctic Ocean will be ice-free in the summertime within the next decade or two, and […]
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Sea otter that survived the Exxon Valdez spill dies at 23
She was the second to last otter survivor of the Exxon Valdez spill.
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This guy is so good at recycling he can turn trash into masterpieces
Bernard Pras, a French artist, uses discarded materials to recreate iconic images.
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Gorgeous, crazy-fast Australian train would go over 500 miles in two hours
Australia has plans to make a new really fast train. It's also really sexy. We wonder if we could get Paul Hogan to make out with us on it.
