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Nearly 70 percent of Fox climate pundits doubt global warming
A new study from Media Matters shows just how far Fox News has strayed from reality on climate change.
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You could totally drink Gowanus water, if you wanted diarrhea and cancer
The Gowanus Canal is even grosser than you could imagine.
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Time to have a cow about dead cows
An early blizzard in South Dakota and Wyoming recently left a trail of bovine tragedy -- and a reminder of the side-effects of climate disruption.
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One giant coal plant reopening in Minnesota, another shuttering in Massachusetts
A behemoth coal plant is being switched back on after two years of repairs. But a pending closure of another marks the 150th coal-plant shutdown since 2010.
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This plant is lonely: Talk to it on Twitter and help it grow
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is investigating the effect of social media on plant growth.
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Oil industry sues EPA over biofuel mandate
The American Petroleum Institute is fighting efforts to boost the percentage of biofuels in gasoline. Some green groups don't like the EPA's biofuel rules either.
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Drones are protecting elephants by scaring the bejeezus out of them
The drones were supposed to scare poachers. They're scaring elephants instead. But it's still helping to keep the elephants alive.
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Old Russian nukes provide 10 percent of U.S. electricity
But not for long. Russia is ending the deal that has sent cheap uranium from decommissioned warheads to American nuclear plants.
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Check out these special jeans for lady bikers
Ride Your Bike Denim jeans have reinforced crotches, reflective piping, a U-lock holder, and more.
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L.A. Times won’t publish climate-denier letters
Factual inaccuracies -- like claims that there's no evidence for human-caused climate change -- don't belong on the letters-to-the-editor page, the Times says.