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Nervous about MRSA? Us too — but here’s what we can do
There are scary new links between our overuse of antibiotics in agriculture and disease-resistant pathogens in humans. Deep breath: We can still take steps to fix it.
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The News Just Keeps Getting Worse for West Virginia (and It Doesn’t Stop There)
Earlier this week my West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin said the following about whether people should be drinking the water in Charleston and downstream: “It’s your decision….I’m not a scientist.” For the 300,000 people affected by the coal chemical spill from two weeks ago, I bet that’s very reassuring. Quite a profile in courage, […]
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Watch this soulful Johnny Cash tribute band take on coal
Now you don’t have to imagine what it’d be like if the Man in Black had been worried about air quality.
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Crude awakening: As Keystone opens in Texas, neighbors fight to protect their water
As the U.S.-only section of the embattled Keystone XL pipeline barrels forward and tar-sands oil starts to flow, nearby residents turn from protest to monitoring.
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Cyclists, here’s a comprehensive list of the cars you should avoid
Josh Zisson of Bike Safe Boston's Guide to Vehicular Profiling says, “If you know what to look for, you can stay streets ahead of these bozos."
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The madding cloud: When forecasting the future, scientists’ blind spot is above them
Clouds -- or a shortage of them -- could send the climate into a tailspin. The trouble is, it's almost impossible to predict what they'll do.
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The hacker collective Anonymous is punishing people for dolphin deaths
Anonymous briefly shut down Wakayama Prefecture's website -- to send a message, the group said, that the dolphin killing should stop.
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Enviros step up fight over oil shale mine in Utah
It would be the first commercial oil shale project in the U.S., and environmentalists hope to stop it by fighting a state water permit.
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Singing frogs: Officially the most beautiful sound in the world
It came from the island of Borneo and was recorded in the late afternoon.
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This app keeps track of just how late Philadelphia’s trains are running
Will Entriken doesn't care if the trains run on time -- he just wants the timetables to reflect when the trains run.
