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Hunter shoots the first endangered wolf seen in Kentucky in 150 years
This is sort of an object lesson in why "hey, I don't recognize that thing, better shoot it" is not the most adaptive outlook on life.
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Reign of tarragon: How to start an herb share with neighbors
Is there a package of leftover herbs rotting in your fridge? The Greenie Pig, Grist's green-living pioneer, has the solution.
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Take a virtual flight through Yosemite’s fire zone
This Google Earth tour shows you where the blaze is burning --- and what's at stake.
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Fukushima keeps on leaking, Japan keeps on issuing confusing explanations
More than 300 tons of highly radioactive water leaked from the crippled nuclear power plant last week. So what else is new?
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Australia has been invaded by giant feral cats
Australia is fighting the smart giant cats in the only way it knows how: with SMART GIANT DOGS.
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U.S. government paid $17 billion for weather-withered crops last year
A lot of that expense could have been avoided if the Federal Crop Insurance Program encouraged farmers to use conservation-oriented techniques, says NRDC.
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Pointed talk: Michael Pollan and Amy Harmon dissect a GM controversy
When one journalist tweets that another's piece contains "too many industry talking points," it takes a lot more than 140 characters to sort out the rights and wrongs.
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Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to shutter
More bad news for the nuclear industry: Entergy Corp. announced Tuesday that it will power down the plant next year.
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I have a great world dream
Filed under: federal, Climate Change, home When I visit Washington, DC my favorite place to hang out is the Lincoln Memorial. With the great statue of Lincoln overlooking the mall, his great words inscribed into the walls on either side, it is one of the capital’s most inspiring places. Great words have been spoken there […]
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Wind turbines don’t hurt property values
The most comprehensive study to date finds that the construction of wind farms near homes does not lower home sale prices.
