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Let this mesmerizing video show you the beauty of Alaska’s ice caves before they’re gone
Icy landscapes can be stunningly lovely, and we should probably enjoy them while we can.
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From veteran organizer Marshall Ganz, how-tos for activists
From the civil rights era to the Obama campaign, one approach has consistently worked, according to Ganz: Pick a clear, specific goal.
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“The Simpsons” now has an extensive public transit system
Springfield's rail system is looking spiffed-up, with eight lines serving areas like Ethnictown, Albino Heights, and the Varmint District.
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Whoa there! State lawmakers try to make oil trains safer
The wheels of railway safety reform may be in motion in Minnesota, but they've ground to a halt in Washington state.
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Florida has just basically given up on trying to keep pythons from taking over the Everglades
The snakes are so good at hiding, even trackers with radio transmitters couldn’t spot pythons just a few feet away.
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The sharing economy is thriving in Berlin’s “borrowing shops”
At Leila, you can borrow everything from electric drills to unicycles.
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Keystone foes turn their fire to natural gas exports
Bill McKibben and other enviros say shipping American natural gas overseas would make it even worse for the climate than coal.
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This “ski lift for cyclists” helps you get up hills
A Norwegian city built “the world's first bicycle lift intended for urban areas,” and over 15 years, it's helped 200,000 cyclists up a 426-foot hill.
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White House gets geeky on climate problem
The Obama administration is launching a new climate hub to help Americans understand how weather is changing around them. Google, Microsoft, and Intel will help.
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Bill Maher says you aren’t an environmentalist unless you care about overpopulation
If you care about sustainability -- hell, if you care about the future at all -- you should be seriously worried about how many humans are on the planet.
