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Here is a chicken wearing a sweater
It's a chicken in a sweater. What more do you need to know? Oh: You can also knit your own, if you know a chicken with goosebumps.
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Before Rubio, Before Luntz: Meet A Founding Father of Climate Change Denial
Republican consultant Frank Luntz, a master of words, made clear in a 2002 GOP strategy memo how conservatives would address the growing threat of climate change: They would simply deny it was happening. According to the memo: The scientific debate remains open. Voters believe that there is no consensus about global warming within the scientific community. […]
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Oh rot, the White House just gutted the new food safety rules
Those new rules we thought were going to keep nasties out of our food supply? Well, it was a nice idea, anyway.
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Good news, Arkansas: Tar-sands oil isn’t oil-oil
The federal government doesn't consider tar-sands oil to be "oil" -- which means Exxon might weasel out of paying for damages.
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Two new bills aim to save California farmland from rampant sprawl
The two proposed bills would create tax incentives for city farms and dense development, plus protect the state's existing farmland.
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Kidnapped Ethiopian girl rescued by caring, protective lions
A 12-year-old girl kidnapped in Ethiopia was found several days after her abduction, safe under the watchful eyes of three lions.
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Here’s how to make an omelette without breaking eggs
Well, OK, not quite. But this is as close as you're going to get.
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The drought is drying up all our ethanol
After getting slammed last summer, ethanol producers are hoping to catch a break -- but their fate is far from settled.
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Live the dream vicariously with this beautiful art book of a bike trip around the world
Twelve years ago, Sophie Binder quit her job and left for a cycling trip around the world. Now you can live her epic trip through her incredibly beautiful sketches and watercolors.
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Texas cities roping in more wind energy
A $6.8-billion project will connect giant cities of eastern Texas with wind farms in the state's blustery west.
