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When it comes to naming craft beers, there’s a perfect legal storm a-microbrewin’
There are so many craft beers that microbreweries are now fighting over names.
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Leave it to West Virginia to confuse its students about science
The state board of education is introducing nonsense into teaching guidelines for climate change.
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Congress will soon approve Keystone, say Republicans
The new GOP-led Senate is pushing the pipeline as its first priority this year. Will Obama respond with a veto?
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Use energy wisely and save money
How the power of positive energy turns you into a climate superhero.
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How can I keep my cat’s fur from coating my house?
A reader is tired of lint rollers and cat fur. Umbra sheds light.
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Here’s the right way to make transit and density work in the suburbs
Bethesda, Md., a suburb of D.C., is a great example of smart growth. Let’s hope the state’s new GOP governor doesn’t screw that up.
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This new app takes a swipe at China’s worst polluters
The interactive map shows, in real time, exactly who is spewing smog.
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Gas prices are way low, but U.S. oil production to grow in 2015. What gives?
A worldwide glut of the crude stuff should mean less oil drilling in North Dakota, right? Wrong.
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These maps show your city’s best-trod running routes
Oceans, rivers, lakes -- one look at these beautiful maps of smartphone data show just how much we love to run next to bodies of water.
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The new year means more healthy food — and junk food, apparently
While we toss in seaweed chips and gluten-free bread into our shopping carts, we forget to let up on the Cheetos.
