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South Korea wants to put endangered species in gigantic bubbles
The giant translucent Easter eggs are supposed to "blend harmoniously within the surrounding environment."
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Drought-plagued California tries to drink the ocean (hold the salt)
Un-salted seawater might be one cure for California's water woes, and 17 new desalination projects are banking on it.
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Cabin fever: Are tiny houses the new American dream?
Tiny houses have seemingly taken over the landscape of aspirational real estate, and not just for the green-minded. What's the appeal?
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Feedlot frenzy: Should we shun grass-fed beef for the sake of the climate?
Don’t fence us in! Despite a new study’s findings, free-range meat still has a green streak.
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Round up the usual suspicious studies (but don’t link to them)
We picked some bad science to support our post on new findings about herbicide contamination of the atmosphere in the Mississippi Delta. Here's the scoop.
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Apple CEO says he doesn’t want stockholders who don’t believe in climate change
A right-wing think tank tried to tell Tim Cook to dump Apple's green initiatives. He basically flipped them off. (Take THAT!)
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Everything that’s wrong with the suburbs, in one image
But the point of these maps isn’t -- believe it or not -- to give city-dwellers one more reason to gloat.
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Your car will soon be less polluting, thanks to EPA’s new gasoline rule
Oil refiners will have to reduce the amount of sulfur in gasoline, which will help combat asthma, lung disease, and premature births and deaths.
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Endangered slow lorises are fighting back, starting by biting Lady Gaga
The slow loris may be an adorable, big-eyed creature that you want to tickle, but it’s done taking your crap.
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Could the Keystone pipeline give you cancer?
Sen. Barbara Boxer is warning that tar-sands oil poses significant health risks. She's calling on the State Department to do a new study on the issue.
