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People: Stop getting your panties in a wad about “fake” charity clothing bins
The donation boxes have been condemned as public nuisances, magnets for graffiti and crime, and fire hazards. In fact, they're a logical response to our overconsumption.
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How a town in Maine is blocking an Exxon tar-sands pipeline
The city council of South Portland has voted to block ExxonMobil's scheme to ship filthy Albertan oil out through the city's port.
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Will drones save the rhinos? Some conservationists say it’s launch time
Drones send privacy advocates into a tizzy. But can camera-equipped bots help enforce environmental regs?
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George Harrison memorial tree falls victim to climate-driven irony
The tree was killed by, you guessed it: beetles.
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Earth crushes another temperature record; not getting much love from the stands
June marked the 352nd consecutive hotter-than-average month. It's a streak that would make Barry Bonds blush.
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Millions alive today would have to die before the paleo diet could take over
There's some sensible thinking behind the trendy diet, but it's fueled by a "press reset" mentality that distracts us from more realistic solutions to food problems.
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Good news: Mother jailed for sending daughter to playground is freed. Bad news: McDonald’s fires her
It is believed that Harrell let her daughter go to the playground alone because she couldn't afford childcare. But daycare will be even farther out of reach without a job.
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The strange relationship between global warming denial and … speaking English
Climate denial isn't a worldwide delusion. It's a distinctly Anglophone one.
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The NHL is out to punch climate change in the mouth
Without those frozen ponds where the Gretzky’s and Lemieuxs fall in love with the game, there is no hockey, and the NHL knows it has a role in saving those ponds.
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D.C. scraps climate art installation, says it sends the wrong message
Mia Feuer's half-submerged gas station was slated for a lake near the Anacostia River, which neighbors have worked for years to clean up.
