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ExxonMobil’s tar-sands pipeline leaks again
The same ExxonMobil pipeline that made a big mess a month ago in Mayflower, Ark., has now spilled into a yard in Missouri.
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How a public school in Queens went vegetarian
The food sounds pretty darn good.
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Mind-boggling infographic shows why sharks should be way more scared of you
This is pretty staggering. Why haven't the sharks made a classic movie about a terrifying rampaging human?
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Adorable dog has four bionic legs
Naki'o lost his legs to frostbite. Now he has four prosthetic legs, and he is loving his doggie life like a doggie should.
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Local food — put a sticker on it!
As the public’s appetite grows for locally grown eats, so do the smart marketing campaigns designed to help local farmers, and foster more of them.
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Climate hawk Markey wins primary, moves one step closer to Senate
Rep. Ed Markey won the Democratic primary for Massachusetts’ special Senate election, thanks in part to help from greens, and is favored to win the general election.
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Climate-denying GOP rep wants to take science-funding decisions away from scientists
Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas has drafted a bill that would let Congress set the criteria for grants awarded by the National Science Foundation.
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Uranium mining is coming soon to the Grand Canyon area
Last year, Obama banned mines near the Grand Canyon, but one Canadian company has successfully argued that it should be allowed to mine anyway.
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The medium chill, revisited
Two years later, we offer a look back at "the medium chill" and a consideration of what it means to live a meaningful life.
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What does a 20-pound swamp rat taste like? Watch two brave guys find out
Save the world. Eat a nutria. Taste test today!
