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Have fun, stay single — it’s sustainable
People who live alone tend to live more sustainably, which is good news for cities.
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E.U. bans another bee-killing insecticide
First the European Union banned three neonicotinoid pesticides, and now it's restricting use of a nerve agent that's toxic to bees. If only the U.S. were so concerned about pollinators.
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Handy map shows you where to find a moment of silence in New York City
If you're fed up to death with urban noise, this crowdsourced map will help you find a place where you can hear yourself think for half a second.
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Antarctic marine reserve plans scuppered by Russia
Russia blocked proposals from America, New Zealand, and others to protect more than 1.5 million square miles of Antarctic ocean areas from fishing.
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CIA backs $630,000 scientific study on controlling global climate
Conspiracy theorists, rejoice! The scientists will study how humans might influence weather patterns.
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We’ll need to see your license for that magic bunny, sir
The government is deeply concerned about the life of the bunny rabbits that magicians pull out of their hats.
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Polite bike activists mind their p’s and q’s while practicing civil disobedience
When the adults in your life taught you to say please and thank you and to be respectful, they weren't entirely wrong.
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Keystone XL could hike gas prices as much as 40 cents a gallon
Midwesterners would see the biggest price increases if Keystone XL is built and Canadian oil starts bypassing American markets and heading abroad.
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Charge your phone with pee
A team at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory puts a new spin on the idea of waste-to-energy.
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How’d the present get so tense?
Technology is speeding up and dumbing down our world, argues Douglas Rushkoff in his latest book. Here's how to get our time back -- and use tech to clean up our polluted minds and planet.
