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Glenn Beck will fire any employee caught using CFLs
HOW DARE YOU use an energy-efficient lightbulb! The terrorists have won!
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Officials discovered an illegal vodka pipeline in Kyrgyzstan
As pipelines go, this one sounds better than the oil kind.
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New app lets you hack the streets
It's time to take the streets back from the the transportation engineers -- even if it's only for pretend.
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Marching on DC for Voting Rights, Racial Justice and Climate Action
On April 4, 1967, exactly a year before he was killed, Dr. King named ‘materialism’ as one of the deadly triplets afflicting America: ‘When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.’ “At that point, he […]
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We’re already sick of climate change — and getting sicker
Reporter Linda Marsa investigated the impact of global warming on our health. Cover your mouth: What she found is terrifying.
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Brilliant proposal: Name hurricanes after obstructionist lawmakers
"If you value your life, please seek shelter from Michele Bachmann."
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Non-panel costs make a bigger difference as solar energy gets cheap
Last week’s graphic on the impact of local permitting on the cost of solar power was a big hit, so here’s a follow-up on “soft costs,” the expenses in a solar installation (including permitting) that are not the solar module. The chart compares the soft costs in the U.S. to Germany (thanks to LBNL’s analysis), […]
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Government officials shut down 4-year-old’s vegetable garden
There's not really any apparent reason for the garden to be removed, either.
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For tweet’s sake: How to get the most out of 140 characters
Yes, Twitter is an addictive time suck. But it's also an incredibly powerful way to enhance your career and communicate about climate change. David Roberts offers tips and tricks.
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Girl steals bike back from bike thief
She contacted the thief posing as an interested buyer, took the bike for a test ride -- and just kept riding.