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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.
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This bike could purify the air as you ride it
What if bikes could actually reverse pollution, instead of just not making it worse?
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Happily ever NAFTA: New trade pact could boost corporations and harm environment
Following in NAFTA's footsteps, new trade pacts like the Trans-Pacific Partnership could make it easy for foreign companies to sue the U.S. for enforcing its environmental rules.
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Washing our hands in hot water is using as much carbon as Barbados, and it’s not doing a damn thing
Sure, hot water can kill bacteria, but it has to be so hot that it would scald your skin.
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The week in GIFs: Jennifer Lawrence edition
Now catching fire: Katniss, climate change, our impatience for the weekend.
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Oil and gas drilling waste is being spread over New York roads as de-icer
The salty waste makes roads less slippery, but environmentalists warn that it contains nasty chemicals and radiation.
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Miami vise: Rising seas put the squeeze on a sun-drenched beach town
In Miami Beach, high tides regularly flood streets with knee-deep seawater. The growing crisis, and the city’s response, hold lessons for seaside cities everywhere.
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Factory farms fed cows the mess from the bottom of chicken cages
There's always one more additional, disgusting detail of factory farming that you've overlooked.
