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The hot new teen trend is competitive milk tasting
Hey, it's no less cool than debate or band or model U.N. (All of which are really cool, right?)
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This company wants to let you see the world from 100,000 feet
World View wants to take you to the edge of space, without rocket fuel -- in a helium balloon.
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Democracy in action: 300 enviros, unionists and locals “town hall” together on proposed LNG export terminal
The first town hall meeting concerning the risks of the proposed Cove Point LNG export terminal in Maryland was held Tuesday night, October 23. It was a big and rousing success. At least 300 people attended, most of them local residents. It was held at the Southern Community Center in Lusby, Md. in Calvert County, […]
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Study shows humans are jerks
We're too selfish to want to avert climate change.
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The weird humming noise in this British town turned out to be fish sex
The humming sounds like a really, really annoying dial tone.
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Russia drops Greenpeace piracy charges, alleges activists are hooligans
Charges have been lowered against Greenpeace protesters who scaled an Arctic offshore platform, but they could still get seven years in jail.
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This bamboo house might be indestructible
The Blooming Bamboo house can withstand five-foot-high floods -- and it's PRETTY.
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This inflatable community space happens to be inside a dumpster
It's like Park(ing) Day, except smellier!
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Colombian women get their road fixed by refusing to have sex
It shouldn't take 14 hours to get to the hospital because the roads are so bad. So the women of Barbacaos staged a real-life Lysistrata.
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Ask Umbra: How can I throw a party without crashing the planet?
A reader wonders about eco-friendly party tips. Umbra takes a shot.
