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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.
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U.S.-India: Dealing With Monsoon Failure
The scene plays out in India. At a reception, I met the head of Indian operations for Esso (now ExxonMobil). When I asked him how business was, he said it was great. In particular, diesel sales to fuel irrigation pumps were nearly double the previous year’s level. Why? Because farmers were pumping continuously to try […]
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BP found another shady way to cheat public, get richer
Minnesota is suing the oil giant, claiming it lied when taking state funds to clean up leaky tanks that were already covered by its insurers.
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Ted Cruz is right: Everyone is too fixated on Keystone XL
But that's the only thing he's right about. His new energy bill is full of terrible ideas that would endanger air and water and increase CO2 emissions.
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These workshops will teach you to salvage and build an upcycled tiny house
Yep, the goal is to build a tiny house in a week flat.
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Monster wind farm planned in South Dakota
More than 80 landowners are banding together and aiming big, working on a wind project that could produce up to a gigawatt of electricity.
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Confiscated Mafia property gets new life as organic farmland
Wine is not only labelled organic and Mafia-free, but it's named for slain mob victims.
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EPA is finally taking at least a small step to protect water supplies from fracking
The agency is now telling industry to be more careful when it pumps diesel underground as part of its cocktail of fracking fluids.
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Catastrophe in West Virginia: Delivering Water to Prenter Holler
(This is a guest post from Steve Norris) This is a tough story to write about: the horror of contaminated water, the images of the mining families’ peoples’ faces, the children, the confederate flags, the beautiful mountains, the extreme gratitude of folks we gave water to – these are all so fresh that I can’t […]
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Designer Vivienne Westwood thinks climate change is more important than the fashion industry
The legendary clothier says she's decided to stop her brand's expansion and that we've gotta halt climate change. Woot!
