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Coal plants could be linked to thousands of North Carolina suicides

New research suggests that people in counties with coal-fired power plants are more likely to kill themselves.

John Upton Technology

Occupy the Farm movement rises again, hours after being raided

Guerrilla farmers planted thousands of veggie seedlings over the weekend, only to see them plowed over Monday by the University of California. Within hours, the activists returned.

John Upton Culture

These cartoon bears care more about the environment than you do

Smokey isn't the only fictional bear who cares about the environment.

Susie Cagle Climate & Energy

Taco Bell has invented the waffle taco

Taco Bell is testing a waffle taco. It's the end of days. Or it's the greatest news ever.

Sarah Miller Food

This (theoretical) house is entirely powered by exercise

How would you like to have a house where every room was a workout station? How would you like it if that house was named after Jane Fonda?

Sarah Miller Culture

Don’t get backyard chickens unless you are prepared to kill them

It's pretty simple, really. Hens lay eggs until they're about three. And then they live for five to seven years after that.

Sarah Laskow Culture

North Carolina might ban Tesla’s business model

Lawmakers are pushing a bill that would prevent Tesla from selling its own cars in the state, forcing it to go through commission-charging car dealerships instead.

John Upton Technology

Dozens of U.S. Cities Board the Bike-Sharing Bandwagon

By Janet Larsen When New York City opened registration for its much anticipated public bike-sharing program on April 15, 2013, more than 5,000 people signed up within 30 hours. Eager for access to a fleet of thousands of bicycles, they became Citi Bike members weeks before bikes were expected to be available. Such pent-up demand […]

Lester Brown Uncategorized

London may soon be drinking recycled sewage

And 63 percent of people who took a totally unscientific Guardian poll said they would be fine with this.