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Fuel barges explode, burn through night in Alabama
Two gasoline barges in Mobile went up in flames on Wednesday night, critically injuring three people. The fire was put out on Thursday morning, and now an investigation into the causes is underway.
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Quiet Car on stalled Amtrak train transforms into rowdy impromptu wine tasting
Score one for mass transit.
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Here’s what it feels like to ride a 14.5-foot-tall bike
This video shows you what it's like to ride on the "Stoopid Tall" bike for 20 miles.
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Apparently even cats can get addicted to McDonald’s
A cat got used to eating McDonald's. Now he won't eat anything else.
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So you want to document farm abuses?
Use this handy illustrated guide to find out if a farm protection or ag-gag law would get you into trouble.
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Two views on ag-gags: The investigator and the farm advocate
Do these laws stop whistleblowers from exposing abuse -- or protect farm security?
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A big blow for Big Coal in Wisconsin
One coal-fired power plant will be shut down and others will be cleaned up to make amends for air pollution violations, thanks to the EPA.
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This solar power system makes electricity and clean water at the same time
The HCPVT works on a basically the same principle as those giant fields of mirrors that concentrate sunlight at the tops of tall towers.
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We actually kinda love this furniture made out of dirt
This new line of disposable furniture comes so directly from the earth that it's easy to make it return to the earth.
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Fracking waste deemed too radioactive for hazardous-waste dump
A truck full of fracking waste was turned away from a Pennsylvania landfill after it set off a radiation alarm. But, hey, nothing to worry about.
