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In weather this cold, you can make snow out of boiling water
Temperatures of -42 degrees in Ontario meant one resident could make it snow by shooting a Super Soaker full of boiling water into the air.
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Why the Arctic is drunk right now
The jet stream is too inebriated to walk a straight line, bringing Arctic temperatures to the U.S.
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The dirt on the “Agent Orange” GMOs you’ve been hearing so much about
The USDA recently recommended the approval of herbicide-resistant, genetically engineered crops. Here's what you should know about the controversy.
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U.S. sailors say Fukushima radiation made them sick
A U.S. Navy ship that delivered aid to Japan after the big tsunami in 2011 sailed right into a plume of radioactive pollution. Now sick sailors are suing the nuclear plant owner.
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Check out these awesome 1916 suffragettes riding around on scooters
In 1916, if you were a progressive feminist, you rode a scooter.
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These bike turn signal gloves make you both safer and more rad
They’re pretty slick!
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Beware the 16-foot giant snow shark
The Bartz brothers, of New Brighton, Minn., have developed an annual tradition of building giant, sea-themed snow creatures.
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Crab creates cinema masterpiece by trying to steal a camera and bury it
Your worst fears are realized as you come face-to-belly with THE CRAB and get dragged in the dirt, no doubt to be buried alive.
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California is dangerously short on snow
The snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains is way low, suggesting that Californians can look forward to a year of drought and water shortages.
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Top 5 Democratic Energy Resources of 2013
From the Democratic Energy initiative at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance: Rooftop Revolution A combination resource of our two reports on residential and commercial solar grid parity, including a slideshow, infographic, and an amazing interactive map (#5 on this list by itself). Germany Has More Solar Power Because Everyone Wins It got press because someone […]
