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Great, now you have to worry about living too close to an airport
ADHD and other health problems are rampant in this neighborhood beneath a flight path. A local pediatrician thinks the lead in airplane fuel is to blame.
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Harrison Ford crusades against climate change, illegal logging in Indonesia
The Indiana Jones and Star Wars star gets threatened with deportation after confronting Indonesian officials over illegal logging and climate impacts. Total badass.
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For just $845,000, you can buy a hybrid more efficient than a Prius
It's called the Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid, and it gets about 72 miles per gallon.
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Why firefighters are scared of solar power
A 300,000-square-foot warehouse burned down, and the local fire department says solar panels are partly to blame.
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Biking is the best way to get somewhere fast while getting in shape
Running everywhere isn't really feasible.
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No, bike lanes don’t hurt retail business
They may even bring in more customers, according to a recent Seattle case study.
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All of Yale’s squirrels have mysteriously disappeared
Did the college kill them off?
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Official Texas review: “Creation science” should be incorporated into every biology textbook
Reviewers appointed by the Texas State Board of Education are fighting against climate science and evolution in textbooks that will likely be used across the country.
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Why would Kiewit want the risk of an expanded coal mine?
That’s the question at the heart of a letter sent today to the CEO of Kiewit and the President of its mining subsidiary as this major construction company considers whether to bid on the Hay Creek II coal lease next week. The Bureau of Land Management has scheduled the lease of 167 million tons of […]
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Ground Zero garden revisited: Remembering 9/11 with a homegrown meal
"Four Fish" author Paul Greenberg assembles an entire meal out of foods grown or caught near the World Trade Center site.
