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![U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about his vision to reduce carbon pollution while preparing the country for the impacts of climate change while at Georgetown University in Washington, June 25, 2013.]()
![U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about his vision to reduce carbon pollution while preparing the country for the impacts of climate change while at Georgetown University in Washington, June 25, 2013.]()
Obama: I will only OK Keystone if it won’t significantly increase CO2 emissions
In his big climate speech, Obama says the Keystone XL pipeline won't be in the nation's interest if it markedly worsens climate pollution.
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Newly licensed pilot aims to cross the Atlantic in an electric airplane
The idea is to do what Charles Lindbergh did — but in an electric plane.
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We’re jealous we weren’t invited to this awesome abandoned subway station party
It was a two-hour event (with no bathrooms) where everyone was told to bring a candle, a flashlight, and 20 bucks, and kept in the dark about everything else.
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Giant train-inspired cake took 30 hours and more than 1,200 pounds of icing to build
To celebrate its anniversary, the Heathrow Express made a GIANT, 13-foot-long cake in the shape of a train car.
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For Our Future, Today Can’t Be Obama’s Final #ActOnClimate
This afternoon at Georgetown University, President Obama plans to announce a series of “steady, responsible steps” to tackle climate change. It appears that the president will finally begin to make good on his climate promises, but to truly meet his obligation to future generations, this must be the foundation – not the final act – […]
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New thing to fear: Poop raining down on you from airplanes
An Ontario woman had the joy of crap leaking out of an airplane and plummeting into her swimming pool.
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Please do not shoot the world’s oldest wild bear
So 39 is now considered "old, old, old." Great. JUST GREAT.
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These women deliver food from farm to table by bike, in minutes
A vegan bicycle maker and two organic urban farmers walk into a bar … (Hint: Yep, it’s for real, and nope, it’s not in Portland.)
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No-drama Obama unveils series of modest, sensible steps on climate change
Obama's climate plan contains no sweeping, cathartic gestures, just a series of small, sensible steps. But small, sensible steps matter.
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Obama’s climate plan in 3 easy bullet points (and a few sub-bullet points)
We've got details on the president's climate action plan, which he unveiled in a speech on Tuesday. The big move: clamping down on coal power plants.
