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“Bee-friendly” plants could be bee killers
Half of a sampling of "bee-friendly" plants purchased from major retailers tested positive for bee-killing neonic pesticides, according to a new report.
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Someone put a mountain on top of this building
If you're imagining that this rooftop-garden-on-crack is some sort of peaceful retreat, that's not quite what's going on.
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You’d better get used to glowing neon genetically altered animals
Think you've seen it all? Check out GMFs (genetically modified furries).
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BLM schedules two major coal leases, undermining President Obama’s climate action plan
Next week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to sell 148 million tons of publicly owned coal, making clear that BLM continues to ignore concerns about the carbon pollution from coal mining, burning and export proposals. In addition to this lease sale, known as “Maysdorf II,” BLM has also scheduled the sale of the […]
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Goats are eating and peeing all over J. Edgar Hoover’s grave
Goats are helping out at the Congressional Cemetery, and hopefully not peeing on George Clinton's grave. (Not that one. He's still alive.)
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Genetically modified literature (in which I read books so you don’t have to)
Books on the GMO controversy don't always wear their sympathies and biases on their sleeves -- so here's a handy guide.
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Electric cars are clean today and will only get cleaner tomorrow
Never mind the skeptics: From cradle to grave, electric cars are the cleanest vehicles on the road today.
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More of America’s wind turbines are actually being built in America
In 2007, just 25 percent of turbine components used in new U.S. wind farms were produced domestically. Last year, that figure rose to 72 percent.
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Undercover agents infiltrate anti-Keystone protests
Cops spied on activists planning a peaceful protest in Oklahoma -- and that's just one of many incidents of spying by the government and TransCanada.
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BP whines some more about how rough life is
After Deepwater Horizon, BP was temporarily banned from winning new federal contracts. The oil giant thinks that's totally unfair and is now suing the government.
