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Safety inspectors target oil-hauling trains
U.S. safety officials have launched a Bakken Blitz to keep closer watch on trains carrying fracked oil out of North Dakota.
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Uniting Cascadia: The forest biocarbon connection
The Pacific Northwest possesses a singular regional identity, one of the strongest in North America. A large portion of the population is here by choice, opting to move here or to stay here despite the lure of opportunities elsewhere. But what draws the region together? What are the roots of this identity? Diamond […]
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Levitating train breaks speed record in Japan
Japan is building a maglev train that moves fast -- it just tested at more than 310 miles per hour. But construction is moving slowly.
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Vegan M&Ms promise to leech the joy out of your life
We all have the same complaint when eating M&Ms: They’re too meaty. Thankfully, with your donation, one company will set things right.
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Has the world reached peak chicken?
You won't believe how many chickens live on this planet.
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Crop-munching pests are traveling north as the climate changes
The beetles, moths, and fungi that chomp on crops and devastate forests are moving toward the North Pole at an average of 24 feet per day.
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This amazing little patch keeps mosquitoes away without any toxic chemicals
It uses non-toxic compounds to screw with mosquitoes' sense of smell.
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KALE COULD KILL YOU(r faulty reading of scientific studies)
Did you know that kale contains sulfur?
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Buying Local Solar Makes Florida City a World Leader
“It’s the only time I’ve done a rate increase when nobody was opposed,” says Ed Regan of the Gainesville utility’s feed-in tariff for solar power. The program, launched in 2009, has resulted in nearly 15 megawatts of new, local solar energy generation on or near buildings in the northeast Florida town, enough to make it […]
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Watch two guys free a wolf who was caught in barbed wire
Most people don't want to go anywhere near wolves.
