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Reddit’s science forum banned climate deniers. Why don’t all newspapers do the same?
One of the moderators of the science page on social news site reddit explains why they ousted climate-skeptic commenters and what they learned in the process.
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Ask Umbra: Does antibacterial soap work better than the old-school variety?
A reader wonders if he caught his roommate's cold because the dish soap didn't kill the germs. Umbra says suds are nothing to sneeze at.
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How to kill your car: From Dragon Wagon to bike paradise
The author thought it was going to be hard to ditch his personal truckster. It turned out to be easier than he imagined. Read part 1 of Nathanael Johnson's car-free adventures.
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How is parking like a sandwich?
In parking, as with ham-on-rye, there is no free lunch.
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Every “serious environmentalist” must support fracking? Seriously?
Physicist and former climate denier Richard Muller is now gung ho about natural gas, and he thinks you should be too.
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The grinch that stole the coal industry’s Christmas
The pace of coal-fired power-plant closure is accelerating, thanks to cheap natural gas and environmental regulations.
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Harper in denial: Stephen Harper’s refusal of climate reality
Definition of denial, according to Merriam Webster: 1. refusal to satisfy a request or desire 2. a (1) refusal to admit the truth or reality (as of a statement or charge) (2) : assertion that an allegation is false b : refusal to acknowledge a person or a thing : disavowal 3 . the opposing […]
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Are Brits going to get screwed by pricey nuclear power?
The U.K. plans to allow a new nuclear plant to charge double the market rate for electricity. The E.U. is investigating whether that amounts to illegal government aid to a company.
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America’s new cars are more fuel-efficient than ever before
The average model-year 2012 vehicle got 23.6 miles per gallon -- still pretty lame, but 1.2 mpg better than the previous year.
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Pushing poor people to the suburbs is bad for the environment
High-income people moving into cities means low-income people are being pushed out. The better answer is density and more affordable housing.
