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How much power do cities really have to combat climate change?
A new report looks at how much power cities have over climate change adaptation and CO2 emissions.
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A British scientist is building a 280-cubic-foot model of the entire Arctic ocean
It's hard to do research in the Arctic Ocean -- it's dangerous, expensive, and really, really cold.
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This guy found and restored the world’s oldest subway tunnel, and New York City took it back
Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue tunnel was sealed in 1861, and totally forgotten about until 1980.
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A Big Oil foe runs for Congress — as a Republican
Monte Shaw, head of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, hates Big Oil, which is refreshing -- but he loves the ethanol industry, which is not so refreshing.
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Pennsylvania to start fracking sensitive state forestland
Nearly half of Pennsylvania's shale-rich state forests have been leased to frackers. The state's Republican governor thinks that's not enough.
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Duke Energy’s coal-ash spill has utterly ruined a river
The Dan River in North Carolina has been turned into gray sludge -- and Duke Energy still hasn't figured out how to stop the leak.
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Abandoned train tunnels in Paris could get new life as nightclubs or swimming pools
One French politician wants to revive "ghost" stations that have been out of service for 75 years.
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Ask your doctor about Not Having Kids, your prescription for a better, greener life
Not Having Kids can prevent the insomnia and crippling financial obligations often experienced with Having Kids, for starters.
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Hundreds of scientists urge EPA to reject Pebble Mine
A proposed gold and copper mine near Alaska’s fish-rich Bristol Bay would be a terrible idea, 360 scientists say in a letter to the EPA.
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Meet Wattson, a new app that graphs your home energy use
Wattson wants to be your personal energy butler. We'd rather have a cute doctor sidekick, but this isn't bad.
