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France looks at America, says non to fracking
The French energy minister wants to keep her country's fracking ban in place. Just look at what a mess fracking has made in America, she says.
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Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris partied at Sean Parker’s eco-wrecking wedding
A tech billionaire trampled a redwood forest for his fantasy wedding, and two of California's most senior elected officials were at the obnoxious bash.
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Coke bottle made of ice helps you water down your corn syrup, ponder mortality
Supposedly Coke's ice bottle is eco-friendly, because by the time it melts, you’re left with nothing but a sugar high and a dumb red Coca-Cola band to remind you of global branding’s insidious nature.
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This 13-by-13 cube of metal used to be an amusement park
"Creating [it] was undoubtedly the most violent process I’ve ever embarked upon," the artist said.
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Sean Parker defends multimillion-dollar wedding
A letter from Sean Parker to the Atlantic's Alexis Madrigal questions the California Coastal Commission's report of his expensive, damaging wedding.
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Get your city fix: Parklets, DIY bike lanes, and other hometown improvement projects
Inspired by crosswalk vigilante Anthony Cardenas? Then check out these other city hacks of questionable legality.
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Whole Foods opens in Detroit, threatening stereotypes everywhere
The opening of a Whole Foods in inner-city Detroit has caused more fanfare than possibly any grocery-store debut in history. Why all the hoopla?
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Slicing open stalagmites to reveal climate secrets
Scientists are heading underground for clues to ancient climates.
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Oklahoma’s cyclones were all kinds of freaky
Last week's flurry of tornadoes included the widest twister ever recorded in the U.S. and one tornado that spun backward.
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Bird penises are fascinating. Wait, where are you going?
Occasionally we like to remind you that you should not mess with nature because it is weirder and scarier than you. Case in point: duck dick.
