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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!
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Fracking boom in North Dakota is here to stay
A new federal study doubles previous estimates of the Bakken Shale’s oil reserves.
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Climate change hurts women. Wall Street Journal sneers.
Democrats pointed out that climate change disproportionately affects women, especially poor women in developing countries. Right-wing media outlets thought that was funny.
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Here’s a bus blocking a bike lane in the most ironic way possible
Still, we don't want to hate on buses.
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Here’s how to make a living night light out of glow-in-the-dark algae
Caleb Kraft, secret genius, made a night light out of phosphorescent algae, and you can, too
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New Mexico county is first in the nation to ban all drilling and fracking
Mora County has also adopted a bill of rights asserting its local autonomy, essentially telling state and federal officials and corporations to piss off.
