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This is a story about weed and hoes
Now that weeds can stand up to herbicides, farmers have to uproot them the old-fashioned way: with garden tools.
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Here’s a solution for those out-of-control toxic algae blooms
A coalition of agribusinesses, farmers, and food companies may be the thing to stop toxic algal blooms
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Jeb Bush once tried to house Katrina victims on cruise ships
While Bush is praised for his response to Hurricane Katrina victims in Florida, no one is talking about his Carnival Cruise boondoggle.
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What the climate movement can learn from the war on smoking
If you want to change the culture, you have to get your message spread by "trusted advisers." Then get them to repeat themselves a lot.
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Air pollution at home could lower kids’ GPAs
In a study of almost 2,000 kids in El Paso, Texas, researchers found a strong correlation between air pollution and academic performance.
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Low-income, black women largely ignored in Katrina recovery
Ten years later, some women say they feel like they were better off before the storm.
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That 15-foot-long tiger shark need wrestling? Leave it to the pros
You probably aren't going to tango with a tiger shark anytime soon -- but David Shiffman does it on a weekly basis, for science.
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Was there a link between climate change and Hurricane Katrina?
Here's what the science says.
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Tea Partiers are almost as dumb about vaccines as they are about climate change
A new study shows it's not just hippies who distrust vaccination.
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Musk’s new Tesla gets extra credit in respected auto test
The Model S P85D scored a logically impossible 103 out of 100 in a Consumer Reports evaluation.