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In unlikely alliance, Wisconsin libertarians back solar plan
The Wisconsin Libertarian Party endorsed a clean energy group’s proposal to let customers lease solar panels.
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Hundreds of millipedes crashed a train in Australia
And it wasn't the first time this has happened, either.
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$1,000 question: Did the population bomb ever explode?
Paul Sabin's new book "The Bet" recounts an archetypal conflict between Paul Ehrlich and Julian Simon. On the line: $1,000 and the future of the planet.
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Rent this chicken
Owning backyard chickens isn't exactly a pile of roses. Why not rent?
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Science confirms: Politics wrecks your ability to do math
A new study finds that even how you solve a difficult math problem can depend on your politics.
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Here comes the story of no hurricanes
Scientists don't know everything about hurricanes and global warming. But they know one big thing.
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Canadian PM to Obama: Let’s make a deal on Keystone!
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has sent a letter to Obama proposing "joint action" on CO2 emissions, hoping to pave the way for Keystone approval.
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Fracking industry says fracking made you $1,200 richer last year
So go on out and buy that 65-inch plasma TV on credit -- you're good for it. Or, wait, maybe that's not quite the whole story ...
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Replacing poultry inspectors with factory workers might not be greatest idea, says GAO
As the USDA prepares to remove inspectors from poultry factory lines, food-safety groups and the Government Accountability Office are raising concerns.
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Detroit’s dirty petcoke piles disappear, but where did they go?
The Koch brothers have removed their disgusting piles of refinery waste from Detroit. Rumor has it that they're now in Ohio, but the Kochs aren't talking.
