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TransCanada and GOP steamed over EPA’s Keystone comments
The company that wants to build the Keystone XL pipeline accused the EPA of meddling in Canadian affairs after the agency warned of environmental impacts from the project.
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After reading this incredible note, you’ll wish YOUR bike got stolen
In an ideal world, bikes would never get stolen. In the real world, this is the perfect way to get away with it.
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This map will tell you where to forage for food in your neighborhood
Falling Fruit lists locations of fruits and vegetables free to forage across the world.
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This McDonald’s hamburger is 14 years old
If this hamburger were a human, it would be in high school.
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Chili peppers might help develop new medication for migraines
Chili peppers and migraines cause pain in the same way. Researchers hope this discovery has led to a miracle drug.
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Spilled tar-sands oil could be creeping toward the Arkansas River
ExxonMobil says it has contained the toxic gunk that spewed into small-town Mayflower, Ark. But one oil spill expert begs to differ.
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Free-market fans hate climate science, heart conspiracy theories
Why do climate deniers refuse to accept that climate change is happening despite overwhelming scientific evidence? A new study may provide a clue.
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Court hands EPA a victory in fight against mountaintop-removal mining
A federal appeals court has ruled that the EPA can block a permit for a big, controversial coal mine in West Virginia. Activists are celebrating.
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Two More Victories in the Fight Against Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
While the fight to end mountaintop removal coal mining is still far from over, we are celebrating today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on a massive mountaintop removal project, the Spruce Mine. The court affirmed that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority under the Clean Water Act to […]
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If you can’t grow your own aerodynamic mullet, you can buy one instead
You don't have to grow a mullet to sport this most aerodynamic of hairstyles. And you don't have to be ashamed to love it.
