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How green is that new car you’re eyeing? This site is the easiest way to find out
Just plug in two cars, and RideNerd will tell you which rates better on metrics like fuel efficiency and climate friendliness.
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Bike-powered treehouse elevator is the world’s coolest way to climb a tree
Ethan Schlussler got tired of climbing up and down the 28 feet from his treehouse to the ground.
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The best (and worst) quotes from the silly House climate hearing
Republicans accused Obama of being a job-killing, coal-hating president who believes fairy tales invented by mischievous scientists.
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Help indie rockers buy solar panels for a cool L.A. nonprofit
Homeboy Industries teaches former gang members how to install solar panels. Now you can get them solar panels of their very own.
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Why is there poo in Austria’s holy water?
Like an adult diaper, holy water in places of worship should be changed regularly to avoid fecal contamination.
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How energy efficient is your city?
A new report ranks 34 major U.S. cities by their energy-use policies.
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Delaying climate action will triple costs
It will be a lot cheaper to start fighting global warming today than it will be 15 or so years from now.
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British anti-fracking occupation will continue
A local council in England tried to evict a high-profile fracking protest, but a judge ruled that the protesters can stay.
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USDA doesn’t care about GMO contamination of alfalfa
The feds are refusing to do anything after Monsanto's GMO alfalfa contaminated a Washington farmer's crop, saying the marketplace should sort it out.
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This guy spent the night with a crocodile under his bed
The eight-foot, 330-pound Nile crocodile evidently had quite enough of human intrusions into his territory, and decided to intrude right the hell back.
