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Look how depressing The Lion King’s opening would be without the animals
This video from Greenpeace Netherlands ruins everyone’s fun by removing most of the life from "Circle of Life."
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Mass-transit commuters getting screwed by the taxman in 2014
Get ready to pay more for your transit pass. As of Jan. 1, the tax code will cut a benefit for transit commuters, even as it boosts a benefit for drivers.
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Sharks are now tweeting to warn nearby swimmers
Ideally, the tweets would say something like “It’s me, Jaws! I’m rapidly approaching Laguna Beach! GET OUT THA WAY.”
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More anger, please: Why Ani DiFranco’s slave plantation retreat was worth protesting
By dismissing critics of her Righteous Retreat, DiFranco seemed to want to relegate the place’s racist past to history. She should have known better.
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This is the weirdest bike helmet you’ll see all day
Do you want to frighten fellow cyclists? Maybe make them think an eagle is having its birthday party on your head?
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Sorry to harsh your mellow, but dolphins aren’t regularly getting high on pufferfish
The internet is, like, SO EXCITED that dolphins are JUST like us: Not only do they get Starbucks and pump their own gas, but they get high too! Yyyyyeah not so much.
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Power from the people: Human energy will fuel NYC’s New Year’s Eve ball drop
A 11,875-pound geodesic sphere, covered in 2,688 Waterford crystals, illuminated by 32,256 LED bulbs, powered completely by human energy.
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On defense: Cities get serious about climate resilience in 2013
This is the year we realized that being "green" is more than a tired trend. For cities, coping with climate chaos is a matter of survival.
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Hey, protester, leave those Google buses alone
Activists fighting gentrification in San Francisco criticize private buses for Google employees. But getting rid of them wouldn't be good for the city or the environment.
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Super-rich Californians formed a nonprofit to protest bad smells
Wouldn’t it be cool if the hella-wealthy were as concerned about air pollution from their SUVs as they are about stink from sea lions?