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Yet another oil train explodes, this time in New Brunswick, Canada
A train carrying crude oil and propane jumped the tracks and burst into flames, triggering evacuations in a town just beyond the Maine border.
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Many Countries Reaching Diminishing Returns in Fertilizer Use
When German chemist Justus von Liebig demonstrated in 1847 that the major nutrients that plants removed from the soil could be applied in mineral form, he set the stage for the development of the fertilizer industry and a huge jump in world food production a century later. Growth in food production during the nineteenth century […]
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Jon Stewart’s balls get angry when you say cold weather disproves climate change
And you wouldn't like Jon Stewart's balls when they're angry.
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This brilliant tie has a subway map printed on the inside
A necktie with a subway map printed inside? Why hasn’t anyone thought of that before? GENIUS.
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This land is ours: African Americans should claim their place in the great outdoors
If black people are uneasy with the natural world, it's because America made us that way. But that, too, we can overcome.
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These movies changed your political views, according to science
"As Good As It Gets" will increase your support for Obamacare. "The Cider House Rules" will make you pro-choice.
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Why Canada sucks on climate change
The old liberal refrain of "I'm moving to Canada!" makes less sense now that our neighbor to the north is just as bad as the U.S. on climate and energy issues.
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Court battle could force New Jersey to resume carbon trading
Enviros are trying to push the state back into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative cap-and-trade program, despite opposition from Gov. Chris Christie.
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This is the first public library without any books
The all-digital books at this library may save trees, but they're not very compostable.
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Will the U.S. lift its 38-year ban on crude oil exports?
Oil companies and oil-loving politicians alike are anxious to ship U.S. oil abroad and are pushing for an end to the ban.
