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Only 100 cod in the North Sea? No — but there’s still a problem
There are still many cod in the North Sea, but only about 100 of them are 13 years or older, and that's bad news for the species going forward.
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Northern Virginia seems to have a rabid beaver problem
If you don't want to get bitten by a rabid beaver, best to avoid Northern Virginia, where there have been a spate of attacks.
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Georgia assures you: There’s no drought. Also, please send water, so thirsty
Georgia, like many other states, is suffering from the drought. Here’s Drought Monitor’s assessment of the current state of drought in the southeast; Georgia is affected far more than any other state in the region. More than half of the state is experiencing at least moderate drought; 17 percent is seeing “exceptional” conditions. If you […]
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Exposed: Manufacturing conglomerate’s plan for moving humans off of Earth
Sean Ragan of MAKE magazine just posted this amazing graphic, which he tracked down after being mildly obsessed with it for more than a decade. It’s an “Integrated Space Plan” drawn up by Rockwell International, a conglomerate of manufacturing companies in the aerospace, electronics, and truck component industries. The plan was created in the ’80s, […]
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You should probably spend all day watching this brand-new baby panda
Suspend all activities you had planned: THERE IS A NEW PANDA CUB AT THE NATIONAL ZOO.
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Wolves are no longer endangered, so go kill some wolves
Lifting the animals' endangered status is more popular among people who like to shoot things than people who are generally opposed to shooting things.
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I promise you will enjoy watching this man get attacked by a bear
In fact, it may make YOU want to get attacked by a bear.
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Four Charts Provide Distributed Solar Lessons from California
A new study for the California Public Utilities Commission explores the “Technical Potential for Local Distributed Photovoltaics in California.” Basically, it’s one of the more in-depth analyses of local solar power in the country, suggesting that California has the capacity to add 15 gigawatts (GW) of local solar (20 megawatts and smaller) to its grid […]
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What runners can teach us about sustainability
Today in the U.S., we have a “sprint culture” -- an addiction to speed and quick rewards. We need to slow down and begin to find a rhythm for a long-distance run.
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Photos: See ya later, lovely glaciers
A new book by photographer James Balog captures in vivid color just what’s at stake as climate change erodes ice in some of the world’s most extreme places.
