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Modern-day Ben Franklins manage to charge a cellphone using lightning
This is the most metal way to charge a cellphone.
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Why Congress Reminds Me of NASCAR
NASCAR and Congress have much in common. They both go round and round in circles burning up vast amounts of resources without ever really going anywhere. Both are driven by big-monied sponsors although only the racing companies are transparent about who those sponsors are. NASCAR is implementing a host of green measures to try to […]
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In Silicon Valley hub, new homes must be wired for electric cars
Palo Alto will update its building codes, requiring all new homes to be prepped for electric vehicle chargers.
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This couple has been biking around the world for five years and 60,000 miles
They've been to 84 countries, and they just keep going.
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U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 11 Percent Since 2007
By Emily E. Adams Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels in the United States peaked at more than 1.6 billion tons of carbon in 2007. Since then they have fallen 11 percent, dropping to over 1.4 billion tons in 2013, according to estimates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Emissions shrank rapidly during the […]
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Kiribati climate refugees fighting to stay in New Zealand
A couple's homeland is being lost beneath rising seas. Does New Zealand have any obligation to give them asylum?
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Here’s what it looks like when 10,000 walruses don’t have ice to hang out on
The beach isn't even that crowded this year.
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Army going green to cut back on dangerous fuel convoys
Fuel trucks are a favorite target of anti-American forces in Afghanistan, so the Army is shifting to greener alternatives.
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The London Zoo has a new Sumatran tiger cub, and you can see a video of its birth
It might even hold us over til Panda Cam comes back.
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The five best times jellyfish shut down power plants
It's taken decades, but the jellyfish have perfected this guerrilla protest technique.
