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Self-cleaning subway strap could make your commute a little less sickening
Design award winner Cyclean is an alternative to the bars and straps we normally put our grubby mitts all over in the subway.
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Bill Koch is the latest executive to leave the coal business, saying it “has kind of died”
Another executive has apparently decided to ditch the shrinking US coal mining industry: Bill Koch, who made billions selling petcoke and coal with his company Oxbow Carbon. Energy and Environment News reports: “The coal business in the United States has kind of died,” Koch said during a phone interview Friday, “so we’re out of the […]
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What we can learn from millennials who opt out of driving
Even if young Americans are ditching cars for practical and economic reasons, not because of personal preference, that’s still a good thing.
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This eye condition means you don’t see pedestrians — but in many states, you can still drive
A small study of drivers with hemianopia found they didn't turn their heads far enough to see people at crosswalks.
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Baby gorilla born via C-section is both cute and freaky-looking
Doctors delivered the little gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park after her mom was having a tough time in labor.
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Alabama wetland still infested with oil, four months after train accident
An oil train derailed and exploded in a swamp in November, and the area remains a big, smelly mess.
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Judge rejects latest Koch-led bid to snuff out Cape Wind
Offshore wind energy just won a big court battle, and wind opponent Bill Koch took one in the crotch.
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Tomatoes could be giving you BO
The antioxidant lycopene is not only fighting off free radicals and protecting your heart -- it's also making you stink.
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Watch Will Ferrell and Robert Redford hilariously insult each other to save a river
Even if you don’t care about the Colorado River, there’s nothing like watching Robert Redford tell Will Ferrell, “Seek help soon, Will. You need it.”
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Could Minnesota’s “Value of Solar” Make Everyone a Winner?
On Wednesday, Minnesota became the first state to allow utilities a new method of contracting with distributed solar producers, called the market-based “value of solar.” If adopted by utilities, it will fundamentally change the relationship between solar-producing customers and their electric utility. Following Minnesota’s Value of Solar Process? Here are a few resources: Part 1 […]
