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Shark dies in L.A. pool while filming a commercial, miraculously has no cocaine in system
A shark meant for a Kmart commercial died in an above-ground pool in Van Nuys, in Los Angeles. Not a dignified way to go.
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Living la vida vegan: My month of saying good-bye to delicious animals
Grist’s green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, has given up all things animal for a whole month. Why? She’s curious. Also a little nuts.
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Are municipal utilities more resilient during disasters?
Proponents say publicly owned utilities would better respond to superstorm super-outages. Oh, they also tend to be cheaper.
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The push for local control over energy makes the NYT
The New York Times hits on an important trend: cities like Boulder, Colo., trying to wrest control of their power systems from privately owned utilities.
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U.S. to help Pacific islands cope with climate change
Every time you turn on a light bulb, you're helping to sink a Pacific island. At least USAID is trying to help a bit.
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E.U. car efficiency info may be more ‘creative’ than accurate
A new report shows how European car manufacturers game fuel-efficiency tests.
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Big Sugar could get a big government bailout
The USDA is thinking about bailing out poor sugar companies -- or make that rich sugar companies. Is it time to Occupy Big Sugar?
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U.N. to poor people: Sorry, pollution and warming will hit you hardest
Hey, here's another U.N. Human Development Report with terrible news about the planet.
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Weird worm that looks like a penis may be an evolutionary missing link
It's not a fossilized dong; it's a significant paleontological discovery. That happens to LOOK like a fossilized dong.
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Pipeline struck by tug still burning, yards away from oil-laden barge
South of New Orleans, a tugboat pushed an oil barge into a pipeline area where shipping is banned, and the resulting fire is still blazing.
