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This nifty box can (illegally) turbo-charge your bikeshare cycle
Two hours of charge will get you 12 miles of riding.
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Florida judge rules it’s illegal to unhook from the city’s water system
A Florida official decided Robin Speronis was doing something too strange to tolerate: She was trying to live off the grid.
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Watch the Arctic’s oldest ice melt away
The Arctic's "old ice" -- ice that had been around for at least four years -- used to make up about a quarter of all the ice in the Arctic sea.
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It takes how much water to grow an almond?!
Why California's drought is a disaster for your favorite fruits, vegetables, and nuts.
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New Poll, Rally Show WV, NC and Beyond are Fed Up With Coal Industry’s Pollution
West Virginians hold the coal industry responsible for air and water contamination in the state, and they are tired of the stranglehold they believe the industry’s lobbyists have on state politics. That’s just one of many powerful findings of a new poll out today about the aftermath of the January coal chemical spill in Charleston, […]
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Vanilla Ice became an Amish farmer when no one was paying attention
Vanilla Ice helped raise a barn and birth a baby calf, Baby Ice. If that's not the cutest thing ever, well ...
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Extreme weather means we have traffic-related musical numbers now
Watch a Cincinnati traffic reporter warn drivers to stay off the icy roads, to the tune of "Let It Go" from "Frozen."
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Father of the ride: One dad’s bike quest ends expensively on eBay
Our intrepid family man tried them all -- comfort bikes, cargo bikes, electric bikes -- but ended up building one himself.
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Ask Umbra: What’s better than butter? Spreads will roll
Olive oil from the fridge? Apple sauce? Prunes? Our green advice guru explores a tub full of butter substitutes.
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Move over, baking soda: Surprising pantry items that double as cleaning supplies
You have an arsenal of cleaning supplies lurking in your pantry. Roll-up your sleeves and get ready to pat yourself on the back for how resourceful you are.
