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Just, um, do it? Climate action, sponsored by Nike
The Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy coalition wants President Obama to see how expensive climate change can be.
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Coal-mining jobs on the rise under Obama
Despite industry claims of a war on coal, there have been 15.3 percent more coal-mining jobs on average under Obama than there were under Bush.
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Slingshot-based condom applicator definitely deserves a $100,000 grant
Jörg Sprave's condom gun is obviously the answer to giving safe sex more universal appeal.
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Changes on the horizon for California’s troubled Salton Sea?
New efforts to save the Salton Sea from ecological disaster are winding their way through the California state assembly.
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Using aging, retrofitted pipelines to ship oil — what could go wrong?
Decades-old pipelines have been quietly retrofitted to carry thick, corrosive petroleum products. Maybe it's time for a rethink.
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This weird spinning monk seal will put you into a hypnotic trance
Gaze upon this 400-pound seal rotating slowly in the water, and you will soon come to know inner peace.
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Michigan neighbors sue to shut down new wind farm
Property owners say nearby wind turbines are causing them health problems. Meanwhile, a new paper finds no evidence that "wind turbine syndrome" exists.
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Lake Erie’s Great Garbage Patch is even denser than the one in the Atlantic
Oceans aren't the only bodies of water where tiny bits of plastic are collecting into huge, polluting concentrations.
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Watch volunteers plant 40 trees in 90 seconds
You've got a patch of parkland that needs new trees. You've got the tools to plant trees -- 40 of them. Ready … set … GO!
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Skiers and snowboarders to Obama: Save our snow!
Professional winter athletes plead with the president to cut carbon pollution and reject Keystone XL. They say our white winters depend on it.
