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Pro-Keystone XL Senate bill follows pattern of following the oil money
Once again, a group of Senators, spearheaded by Hoeven and Baucus, has released a new bill to push for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. And, following the clear pattern set by their colleagues, the co-sponsors of this new bill have enjoyed massive contributions from the fossil fuel industry.
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Extreme weather and GMO crops devastate monarch butterfly migration
The monarch butterfly migration to Mexico dropped by 59 percent in two years.
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Watch a pine marten turn a soccer game into a Wild Kingdom episode
A pine marten bit a soccer player. We know what a soccer player is, but WTF is a pine marten, other than something that bites them?
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This site lets you alert other dumpster divers to the best curbside treasures
You know what we're talking about. The dressers, the couches, the chairs, the books, the records, the lumber -- the stuff that makes you think "I want that! But I'm not going to bother picking it up right now!"
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Wind power is poised to kick nuclear’s ass
Wind energy is becoming so cheap it could force nuclear power plants to shutter, analysts say.
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German prince is bringing bison back to Europe
Releasing them into the "wild," in this case, means something pretty specific: the bison will likely hang out on the 30,000 acres that Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg controls.
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This orphaned dik dik may be the cutest animal we’ve ever encountered
This baby is being raised by a zookeeper after being abandoned by her mother. Good luck feeling satisfied with your life ever again.
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Minnesotan towns say ‘no’ to a fracking sand mine
After a Minnesota township told sand miners for the fracking industry to take a hike, the mining company tried to change city limits. No dice.
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We’re just gonna spend all day watching this video of penguins falling down
Oh sure, penguins. You're soooooo good at walking on ice. Well, if you're the ice experts, how come you keep falling on your adorable asses?
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Iowa and South Dakota Approach 25 Percent Electricity from Wind in 2012: Unprecedented Contribution of Wind Power in U.S. Midwest
By J. Matthew Roney Defying conventional wisdom about the limits of wind power, in 2012 both Iowa and South Dakota generated close to one quarter of their electricity from wind farms. Wind power accounted for at least 10 percent of electricity generation in seven other states. Across the United States, wind power continues to strengthen […]
