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Organic farmers lose court battle with Monsanto
Monsanto says on its website that it won't sue organic farmers if trace amounts of its biotech genes wind up in their crops, and a federal court says that's good enough.
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Elusive sea serpent spotted; penis jokes commence
Researchers shot not one but FIVE videos of the Michael Fassbender of the sea.
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Utilities and distributed energy: Further reading
If you're as fascinated by utilities as we are, you'll want to follow these links to more reports and articles covering the spread of distributed energy and utilities' efforts to adapt.
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We really, really want one of these gorgeous human-sized bird’s nests
These "spirits nests" are often made out of Eucalyptus wood.
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Patriot Bankruptcy Puts Retired Miners in Life and Death Struggle
In my many years in Appalachia, I’ve worked, traveled, prayed, broken bread, and raised a glass with a good many retired coal miners. I know that, in retirement, they are still paying heavily for their decades of work in the mines – you can hear it in their shortness of breath, you can see it […]
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Naked bike riders have a strong message of … sorry what were we saying?
In Sunday's World Naked Bike Ride, genitals met saddles around the world. We bring you some photos, and try to sort out what it all means.
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Trees may be keeping you alive
There’s reason to believe that killing trees really does lower overall health.
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The U.S. government is the fourth biggest greenhouse gas polluter in the country
Part of the reason the government ranks so high is that it's also a power company.
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EV owners jolted by new taxes
At least 10 states are moving to impose new fees on electric vehicles or hybrids to make up for projected losses in gas-tax revenues.
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Bee sperm bank developed to fight colony collapse disorder
Our entire future rests on scientists' ability to collect bee sperm and use it to create the One True Bee. So, basically The Matrix.
