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Sandra Bullock loves her backyard chickens
As a 12-year-old, Bullock gave her chicken a ride on her bike's handlebars. Adorbs.
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Everybody wants condom vending machines
Would you like a prophylactic with your cheese doodles? You can get one -- even in prison.
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The secret, sordid lives of shared cars
Wonder what mischief your car might get into in the hands of strangers? Here are a few cautionary tales.
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Labor and Climate Justice: 60+ Environmental Justice groups appeal to AFL-CIO on eve of convention
On the eve of the annual AFL-CIO 2013 convention, over 60 environmental justice groups wrote a letter to the Labor Movement about climate change. Its a sort of tough-love letter from the Climate Justice Alliance, with sharp analyses of our shared crisis, opportunities for collaboration, and identification of the historic divisions between Labor and the […]
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Fracking study downgrades methane worries, escalates enviro infighting
Environmental Defense Fund helped pay for a study that found fracking might not be so terrible for the climate. Other green groups are not pleased.
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This entire village moved out to make room for tigers
And the tigers -- one tiger at least -- moved in.
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America’s kids eating healthier, getting fitter
The sweet news from a new study is that children are exercising more, watching TV less, and eating more healthful foods than they used to.
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Pebble Mine project in Alaska is on the ropes
One of two companies that wanted to build a massive gold and copper mine near Bristol Bay has pulled out of the project, leaving its future uncertain.
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New species of snail looks like really unappetizing candy
Scientists have found a new species of cave-dwelling snail in a cave in Croatia.
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Herbicide drift threatens vineyards
Wisconsin is home to a flourishing grape-farming industry. Who knew? But that industry is threatened by pesticides from corn and soy farms.
