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Someone stole 11,000 pounds of Nutella and I wish it was me
They're going to have a hard time eating it all, but we are willing to help.
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For the price of the Iraq War, the U.S. could have gotten halfway to a renewable power system
If we had spent $3.9 trillion on building renewables instead of fighting in Iraq, we could be generating around half of our electricity from clean power today.
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Flying worst class: Air travel is about to get bumpier and barfier
Thanks to climate change, what remains of glamorous air travel will soon be soaked in vomit and spilled Diet Cokes.
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How Thatcher made the conservative case for climate action
In her later years, Margaret Thatcher tried to water down her climate legacy, but as prime minister, she rallied the world behind global action.
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Your internal organs have a sense of smell
New research indicates that organs that we usually don't think of as having anything to do with smelling have the same olfactory receptors as cells in found in noses.
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The next popemobile could be powered by bike
This is a serious vehicle. It has a bulletproof booth for the pope, with air conditioning powered by rooftop solar panels.
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Is the Keystone XL pipeline the ‘Stonewall’ of the climate movement?
If so, that may not be a good thing -- because unlike gay rights or other issues of basic human justice, climate change comes with a time limit.
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London’s going to power 40,000 homes with used kitchen grease
You know how you're not supposed to pour oil and bacon fat down the drain? Before that oil and fat gets discarded, the city's going to collect it and use it to run "the world's biggest fat-fuelled power station."
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Why tar-sands pipelines are just too risky
Pipeline spills are happening more frequently in Upper Midwest states where tar-sands oil is more commonly transported.
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Here’s what it would look like if we connected every subway from Canada to Mexico
We'd still have next to no coverage in the Midwest.
