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Grow your own glow-in-the-dark rose
Researchers who fantasize about using trees as street lights have already made smaller plants that glow.
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This bat has a tongue about twice as long as its head
And those tongues work like "nectar mops."
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Should America export its fracked gas? Why greens say no.
The rest of the world is eyeing the cheap natural gas produced by fracking in the U.S. Obama will soon decide whether we should share.
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Here are some animals who are having a harder morning than you
If you're struggling today, at least you have company in the form of adorable animals.
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Beyond the pale ale: A guide to sustainable beer
Ever wondered what kinds of beer are most environmentally sound? Our ethical guide will influence how you get under the influence.
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In the Gulf, a long history of oil spills and cover-ups
When the Deepwater Horizon spewed millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, we were horrorstruck. But wait, there’s more …
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One nuke plant in Wisconsin will shutter, another in California might not be switched back on
Low-priced natural gas doomed the Wisconsin plant, while maintenance problems plague the San Onofre nuke facility along the Pacific coast.
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Beware: Rough wildfire season ahead
Firefighters are bringing a blaze in the Santa Monica Mountains under control, but many more such fires are expected in the West this year.
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Phone-charging, wifi-providing, levitating bike is one of the coolest concept bicycles we’ve seen
It charges. It hovers. It has batteries. It's a bike. It's a miracle.
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Canadian tar-sands exec: ‘We do need Keystone’
Contrary to what the U.S. State Department says, the head of an oil-sands company insists that the industry needs the pipeline to help it expand.
