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When cranky crude rides the rails, who should know?
The feds say the railroads need to inform state officials when they're shipping volatile oil. But the railroads want everyone to sign non-disclosure agreements.
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Why Cantor’s defeat is terrible for the climate — and the country
The House majority leader lost the GOP primary to a Tea Party challenger. That's a terrible omen for any sort of policy progress or competent governance.
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Four reasons why Portland became a cyclists’ utopia
It wasn't inevitable. Here are some of the things city leaders and residents did over the years to turn their town into a haven for bike riders.
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Looking for a place to film your live-action Frozen fan fic? Dutch students have you covered
Students and faculty at Eindhoven University of Technology are building a 131-foot-tall ice palace. That is, if the weather gets cold enough.
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Yes, black people talk about climate change
A recent blog post declared that “President Barack Obama might be the only black person on the planet who cares about climate change." Uh, no.
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Your local delivery man may soon get a flying robotic sidekick
Remember that video of a drone delivering a box from Amazon? Total pie in the sky. But launch that drone from a roving delivery truck and you might have a system that works.
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This meat lover isn’t giving up on the test-tube burger
Grist grills New Harvest's Isha Datar on her love of flesh, her beef with factory farms, and how close we are to lab-grown meats on shelves.
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A meat giant gobbles up another meat giant
Tyson will acquire Hillshire Brands -- further concentrating corporate power in the already centralized animal-farm industry.
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Here’s how California could fix its drought-time water woes
By improving irrigation, efficiency, recycling, and stormwater-capture practices, California could free up enough extra water to meet all of its cities' needs.
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Guess which company got the first U.S. commercial drone permit?
Oh – hello, BP! Always a pleasure to hear from the Charlie Sheen of the oil industry.
