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We really want to live in this floating Finnish village — and thanks to climate change, we’ll eventually have to
They're building some energy efficient floating condos in a little town in Finland. Maybe we will learn Finnish and retire to one and drink aquavit forever.
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National Review heralds the ‘wonderland’ of tar sands with a photo of a blighted hellscape
This cover literally looks like a Photoshop someone mocked up to make everyone on the masthead look like asses.
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Zappos CEO wants to lure Las Vegas residents out of their cars
The idea? Help people give up the headache of auto ownership by turning transportation into a service.
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Make an awesome kid’s bike by ruining an IKEA stool
If you put it together right, IKEA's Frosta is a simple stool. If you put it together wrong, it's a cute kid-sized bicycle.
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Something smells bad in New Orleans (more than usual)
A chemical smell like burning rubber has overwhelmed New Orleans. The area is surrounded by gas and oil plants and wells, but nobody can figure out what's causing the stink.
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How Obama can work around Congress to go forward on climate right now
Last month, President Obama proposed a plan that will, in his words, “pave the way toward a sustainable energy future” by using billions of dollars from offshore oil and gas leases to fund clean energy technology. While we share the vision of a sustainable energy future, the President’s proposal exemplifies two major reasons his “all […]
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Take our quiz to figure out what kind of chicken is right for you
Modern Farmer has a guide to choosing a chicken. The only problem: It wasn't in Cosmo quiz form. We fixed that.
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If your food wasn’t fake enough already, now you can spray paint it gold
As a rule, we do try not to eat anything that has "ethanol" in its list of ingredients.
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Nevada utility to stop burning coal, which will probably just be burned somewhere else
NV Energy will stop burning coal by 2025, replacing that source of energy with renewables and natural gas.
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Meet Paris’ newest municipal gardeners: Four teeny sheep
Paris is finally catching up with those cutting-edge trendsetters in Ohio -- the City of Lights has decided to follow the herd and use a flock of adorable sheep as lawnmowers.
