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Students build a cafe out of plain old recycled cardboard
Students in England have built a pop-up cafe out of cardboard. It can be flatpacked and moved around to wherever English people need coffee.
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ExxonMobil deserves a pat on the back for Arkansas spill response, says congressmember
ExxonMobil spilled some 200,000 gallons of oil in Mayflower, Ark. But don't be too harsh on the company, says Rep. Markwayne Mullin.
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10 states to sue Obama admin for dragging feet on climate rules
The EPA has missed a deadline for regulating new power plants, and a coalition of states, cities, and green groups is fed up with delays.
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BP oil spill cleanup continues, three years after blowout
Tar balls and oil mats are still tarnishing Gulf Coast beaches, and BP is still refusing to take full responsibility and pay for full restoration.
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Indiana lawmakers, who are also coal company execs, help coal industry
A plan to build a pricey coal-gasification plant is getting help from not-so-impartial legislators. Hoosiers could get hosed as a result.
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How science can predict where you stand on Keystone XL
Want to make sense of the feud between pipeline activists and "hippie-punching" moderates? Talk to the researchers.
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Gang of ukulele players brightens up Toronto’s morning subway commute
They did not get punched for their relentlessly chipper 8 a.m. singing because they were in Canada.
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None of the world’s top industries would be profitable if they paid for the natural capital they use
A sobering new study finds that the world's biggest industries burn through $7.3 trillion worth of free natural capital a year. And it's the only reason they turn a profit.
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Koala populations are threatened by rampant STDs
About 50 percent of the koalas in Australia have chlamydia. Now, new discoveries in genetics may save koala populations threatened by STDs.
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European leaders let cap-and-trade flounder
The European Union's carbon-trading system is no longer working effectively, and the E.U. parliament on Tuesday voted against fixing it.
