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Eight-foot-tall “corpse flower” looks like a dick and smells like death
It tooootally looks like a schlong. I’m not just saying that because I’m 14 inside, either.
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Those who walk together rise up together
New research shows dense, walkable neighborhoods are the hottest spots for environmental and social justice groups.
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Tar balls from wildfires worsening global warming
We already knew that climate change is aggravating wildfires. Now comes news that wildfires are aggravating climate change. Talk about a vicious cycle.
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Obama likes broccoli, and thanks to science, soon you will too
Scientists are tinkering with the way broccoli tastes, looks, and grows, in an effort to get us to eat more of it. Sounds like a liberal government conspiracy.
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Meat industry doesn’t want to tell you where your meat comes from
Big Meat is suing the USDA because it doesn't like rules that require country-of-origin labels and prohibit the mixing of meats from different countries.
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This is basically the teeniest baby deer ever
She's a southern pudú, the world's smallest deer, and she weighed only a pound at birth!
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Kelloggs killing last Sumatran tigers for cheap processed snack food
The Sumatran tiger is awesome. It’s one of the most beautiful creatures in the world, and there are less than 400 left in the wild. To give you an idea of how fast this creature is being wiped out, I remember only a couple of years ago writing that there were only 500 Sumatran tigers left. […]
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EPA chief nominee clears one hurdle, but more lie ahead
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) has dropped his filibuster threat against EPA nominee Gina McCarthy, but other Republicans are still opposed.
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Invention of the decade saves water AND gets dudes to wash their hands
Presenting the sink urinal.
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The GM safety dance: What’s rule and what’s real
Advocates say genetically modified crops are regulated like crazy. Critics say they are totally unregulated. We hack our way through this rhetorical impasse.
