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Thoughts on slavery, environmental destruction, and the will to survive
As we wrote recently, the new film "12 Years a Slave" is a story of human and environmental abuse. Here's what we learned from your responses.
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Evil genius takes liberty with maps, floods your city
Andrew David Thaler is a marine scientist by day. But by night, he works his magic with Google maps to show people what their cities will look like if climate change is left unchecked.
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Obama nominates BLM leader Neil Kornze to lead the BLM
If confirmed, he'll lead the agency through mounting controversy over leasing of land for fracking and coal mining as well as for solar and wind projects.
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Enviros give a thumbs-up to Obama’s new climate chief
Dan Utech, a D.C. insider and former Hillary Clinton aide, has been promoted to become the president's top climate and energy adviser, replacing Heather Zichal.
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Train loaded with oil derails, explodes, pollutes Alabama wetlands
A 90-car train carrying fracked oil from North Dakota went off the rails into a marsh, making a big ol' mess.
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Everybody managed to not get killed during the first five months of New York’s bikeshare
Doomsayers predicted helmetless tourists careening into taxis, but so far there have been no deaths on or caused by Citi Bikes.
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Look what’s slowing down global warming
It's us! Turns out temperatures would be higher if not for a 1987 pact to slash CFCs.
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Texas attorney general is going to great lengths to water his lawn during drought
Note: There's a terrible, terrible drought going on in Texas.
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Home Depot will trade in your energy-wasting Christmas lights for LEDs
But only for the next few days.
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Tell the FDA what you really think about its new food safety rules
How well do the new regulations balance helping small farmers with protecting our food supply from nasty bugs? Now's your chance to weigh in.
