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$100 million worth of natural gas goes up in flames every month in North Dakota
Drillers in the state don't have an easy way to get their natural gas to market, so nearly a third of it is being flared off, i.e. totally wasted.
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World Solar Power Topped 100,000 Megawatts in 2012
By J. Matthew Roney The world installed 31,100 megawatts of solar photovoltaics (PV) in 2012—an all-time annual high that pushed global PV capacity above 100,000 megawatts. There is now enough PV operating to meet the household electricity needs of nearly 70 million people at the European level of use. While PV production has become increasingly […]
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Plastic bags printed with dildos guarantee you’ll never forget your reusable ones again
Plastic might be dangerous to the planet, but we know what people are really motivated by: social embarrassment.
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Here’s what it would look like if L.A.’s freeways magically turned into subways
Peter Dunn tries to design maps "that show places a little differently."
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We are consigning hundreds of coastal cities to destruction. Who cares?
New research shows that sea-level "lock in" -- the amount of sea-level rise we are making inevitable through carbon emissions -- is growing rapidly. Do we, should we, care about what will happen so far in the future?
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Save the economy; visit a park
You can get all the benefits of being outside, and still be doing your part to create jobs.
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Nature writ small: Kids capture scenes of wild things in the city [SLIDESHOW]
In post-industrial Pittsburgh, underserved kids are handed cameras and challenged to explore the natural world right at their feet. Here are some of the things they've spotted.
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We’re kind of in love with this mountain man and his pet raccoon
All his raccoons are named Gunshow. They like Hannah Montana shampoo. You can't make this stuff up.
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This doohickey turns your normal bike into an electric bike
Plop the Rubbee on your back tire and get ready to blast off into the future (at a modest 15 mph).
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The easiest way to get a cronut: Donate to a food bank
You bet your barnacles I'd give money to feed the hungry if I got some sugary deliciousness in return!
