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New Google Street View project lets you hang out with polar bears
Well, not in real life, but there is a nice video.
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How big meat recalls hurt small cattle ranches
The recent recall of 9 million pounds of meat won't just harm the Rancho Feeding slaughterhouse. It has the potential to put small producers out of business, too.
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Whole Foods doesn’t want organic food and regular food to touch (but this may not be totally crazy)
It is a little bit funny, though.
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Ask Umbra: Is my compost pile contributing to climate change?
A reader worries that her banana peels are giving off bad gas. Umbra forks over some scrappy advice.
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Western Marylanders Arrested in Stop Cove Point Protest
CUMBERLAND—A local Unitarian minister and three western Maryland residents were arrested just before noon today outside the Allegany County Courthouse in Cumberland for peacefully protesting Virginia-based Dominion Resources’ plan to build a liquefied natural gas export facility at Cove Point in southern Maryland. The protesters blocked the courthouse entrance to demand justice in the controversial […]
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Snails wearing sweaters might just be the best thing ever
Rescued critters in hand-knit garb? YES, PLEASE.
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You might see fewer oil trains on the tracks, thanks to a new emergency order
But new rules still don't go nearly far enough to protect communities along rail lines from explosions and fires.
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Someone found the world’s oldest cheese, and it’s from 1615 B.C.
This means the stuff we found under the bed is still fair game, right?
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Saline solution: When de-icing roads, we may want to pass on the salt
The overuse of road salt this winter might eventually mess up freshwater ecosystems. Thanks again, polar vortex.
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The Onion takes on Monsanto
Rejoice! America’s Finest News Source turned its funnymaker on everyone’s favorite GMO villain.
