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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 […]
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Vetting antibiotics: How the FDA’s new rules look at hog’s-eye level
In Iowa, a veterinarian and a farmer chew over the real-world impact of new government rules limiting antibiotic use in livestock.
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Ask Umbra: Can I drink coffee with a clear conscience?
A reader wonders if her trenta caffe latte makes a grande mark on the planet. Umbra does a little venti-ing.
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Paris bans cars, makes transit free to fight air pollution
Epic smog has settled over the City of Love, so officials are taking drastic steps to clear the air.
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Keystone XL and the energy rush that could change America forever
A sneak peak at a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist's new book about the tar-sands oil rush.
