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Busted ant farm or bikeshare? Watch Citi Bikers swarm NYC streets
This mesmerizing data visualization shows where, and when, NYC Citi Bikers ride.
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Top Five Earth Day Presents
What do you get Mother Earth on her big day (reminder: it’s April 22nd!)? She’s just so hard to shop for and, after all, she already has everything. She might appreciate one of those self-help books, although few moms want a gift that implies they are fat or “polluted”, but aren’t her kids the reason […]
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A Big Question for ‘Solar Choice’
Two weeks ago, Minnesota’s Public Utilities Commission ratified the first-ever statewide policy for setting a fair and transparent price on solar energy. This week, a coalition of companies that provide leasing contracts for solar to home and business customers declared war on this “value of solar” policy, and pretty much every financial model for compensating […]
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If you were watching “Game of Thrones,” you missed Neil Tyson’s solution to global warming
This week's "Cosmos" explained how plants produce clean energy … and how our inferior energy technologies produce climate change.
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Donate to the Sharknado sequel and you’ll also be supporting shark conservation
If you donate enough money, you can help save a shark AND be in the movie!
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The four fossil fuel stockpiles that could toast the world
A Sierra Club report looks at what would happen if the U.S. burned through its biggest oil, gas, and coal reserves -- and it ain't pretty.
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With “Netflix for LEGOs,” the sharing economy just went preschool
Your kids (or you -- no judgment) get to play with one set at a time, ship it back for free, and then eagerly await the next set in your queue.
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Ohio blames frackers for earthquakes
Now the state will require fracking operations to closely monitor seismic activity and stop drilling if things get shaky.
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Smog is linked with higher risk of suicide
After breathing hella-polluted air, Utah residents were significantly more likely to off themselves. Cheery, isn't it?
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This could be the future of Chicago public transportation
The city isn't as centralized as it used to be, which forces people into their cars. This expanded transit system could fix all that.
