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It hasn’t rained this much in England in 248 years
Is this weird weather we should connect to climate change? Or weird weather that has no explanation?
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Another day, another river ruined by a big coal-industry spill
This time it's a spill of 100,000 gallons of coal slurry from a coal processing facility in West Virginia. Thanks, Patriot Coal!
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This start-up wants to track the movement of all NYC’s pedestrians
How creepy is the creep factor here?
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U.S. wants poor and rich countries alike to cut emissions under next climate treaty
The Kyoto Protocol required only rich countries to take action. The Obama admin says that approach is "clearly not rational or workable" any more.
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Earth is taking its revenge on cars by eating expensive Corvettes
A 40-foot-wide, 20-foot-deep sinkhole opened beneath eight Corvettes worth, altogether, millions of dollars.
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Get your Valentine’s Day kink on with these sex toys made of upcycled bike tires
Take your love for cycling into the bedroom ... or dungeon.
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The secret ingredient to slow food: Slow cash
Insight and advice from an expert in creative ways of making smart, sustainable farmers solvent, too.
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Dems and GOP have competing visions for making oil trains safer in Washington state
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are feeling nervous about soaring oil-by-rail traffic, but they disagree on what to do about it.
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Here is what you would see if you were being eaten by a pig
To be fair, the pig did not succeed at eating this camera. But it definitely tried.
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This boat hull was left rusting in a bay until it turned into a forest
The SS Ayrfield was built in 1911.
