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Piles of tar-sands waste in Chicago are pissing people off
A company owned by the Koch brothers is storing big piles of petroleum coke, which is blowing into nearby neighborhoods. The city, state, and feds are finally taking action.
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Colorado to crack down on methane emissions from fracking
New draft rules would require oil and gas companies to control emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane, a first in the nation.
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Want a climate deal? Rich nations will have to pay up to help poor ones
Developing countries are demanding that they get help cutting emissions and adapting to climate change, plus compensation for damage already done.
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Enjoy your nightmares about this squid and its creepy extra-long tentacles
That's not an alien that's sweeping through the void to end your life and consciousness with a single, silent whip of its stringy tentacles. It's a squid.
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Brazil declared a state of emergency over this little tiny caterpillar
It looks like your standard caterpillar. Little, squirmy, kind of creepy, kind of cute. Brazil is freaking out because this thing can eat.
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People in New York are living in RVs to get around astronomical rents
Of course, there are practical drawbacks.
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Howard Stern’s SeaWorld comments might actually make you like him
More eco-activism and less misogyny, please!
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China officially abandons its pursuit of “growth at all costs”
The country has decided that screwing the environment, human health, and social stability for the sake of the almighty yuan is not such a hot idea.
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Mom packs kids homemade lunch; school fines her and feeds kids Ritz Crackers
Roast beef, potatoes, carrots, and oranges apparently make for an "unbalanced" lunch without added Ritz crackers.
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London is going to use excess heat from the subway to heat homes
Now Brits can warm their toes with the stinky heat of the London Underground! It's the next best thing to a crackling fire.
