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Compare time and cost of every possible transportation option with a single app
Whatever your favorite travel app is, RideScout probably has it beat.
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Watch a baby polar bear have his first experience with snow
His verdict seems to be "squeeeee."
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Climate change means more wildfires, and that means lots more air pollution
In California, air pollution from wildfires is expected to soar over the coming decades, according to new research.
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Farm bill passes Senate, with a little something for everyone
The long-delayed grab-bag legislative package finally staggers its way out of the legislature and onto the president's desk.
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Against all odds, this journalist managed to bike around Las Vegas
They tried to get him to use a motorized scooter instead, but he persevered.
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2013 Marked the Thirty-seventh Consecutive Year of Above-Average Temperature
By Janet Larsen Last year was the thirty-seventh consecutive year of above-normal global temperature. According to data from NASA, the global temperature in 2013 averaged 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit (14.6 degrees Celsius), roughly a degree warmer than the twentieth-century average. Since the dawn of agriculture 11,000 years ago, civilization has enjoyed a relatively stable climate. That […]
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Video: McDonald’s has NO idea what you mean by “pink slime”
McDonald’s wants to show you just how innocuous your McNuggets are.
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Tunisia’s new constitution calls for climate protection
The country that kicked off the Arab Spring has now committed to fighting global warming.
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Coal plant accident spews coal ash into North Carolina river
Just last month, Duke Energy insisted there was no reason to clean up its coal-ash piles. Oops.
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Rob Ford got busted for … jaywalking
“We can’t bust you for smoking crack or being obnoxious,” the cops’ reasoning seems to be, “but you didn’t wait for the ‘walk’ signal, so WE GOT YOU!”
