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Diary of a one-month vegan
Grist’s green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, has forsworn all animal products this month. Nobody told her there might be fish bladder in her Guinness.
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Energy secretary nominee Ernest Moniz has deep ties to oil, gas, and nuclear industries
He's served on advisory boards for BP, GE, and a uranium company, and the center he runs at MIT gets corporate funding from Shell and Chevron.
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Man presumptuously kidnaps 13 percent of an entire turtle species
A man was arrested in Bangkok smuggling 54 ploughshare turtles. There are only 400 of the species in the wild.
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Chris Christie slams ‘selfish’ homeowners blocking coastal protection measures
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, some owners of oceanfront properties in New Jersey are stymieing efforts to build sand dunes to block storm surges. They're worried about views and privacy.
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Please keep an eye out for this lost space hedgehog
CASSiE the Cosmic Hedgehog is the U.K. space mascot. We're hoping for her safe return after being lost on the way back from the edge of space.
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Giant investment bank taken over by hippie alarmists
A new report from banking giant HSBC confirms that the climate situation is grim and that most fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground. Then it says there's hope. Ha ha! Hope!
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Deer playing in a mud puddle will totally make your day
If you are feeling overly old or responsible, here's your antidote.
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Solar cooperative gets panels on 1 in 10 roofs in Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of DC
What began as a group of neighbors hoping to reduce their impact on global warming has since become a major force for solar advocacy in Washington, DC. The Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative was started by two teenage boys who wanted to make solar power convenient and affordable through a bulk-purchase program. Along the way, the […]
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These recyclable solar cells are made from trees
When they've outlived their usefulness, just plop the panels in water and the plant-based part will dissolve.
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Oil industry likely triggered big 2011 Oklahoma earthquake, scientists find
The pumping of oil-drilling wastewater underground probably induced a series of earthquakes in Oklahoma, according to new research.
